Document 2051203

Report Produced by:
Judith G. Bartlett (Métis) MD, MSc, CCFP
Associate Professor and Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health Sciences,
University of Manitoba
Julianne Sanguins RN, PhD
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health Sciences.
University of Manitoba; and Knowledge Development Manager, Manitoba Metis Federation - Health & Wellness
Department
Wayne Voisey Clark (Inuit) MA
Director, Aboriginal Health Programs – Health Services
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority [Chair Inuit Site Visits and Evaluation Committees]
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Table of Contents
WELCOME TO THE INIHKD – NEAHR 2014 CONFERENCE ....................................................................................................... 4
OVERVIEW OF INIHKD ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
OVERVIEW OF NEAHR ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF VOLUNTEERS ............................................................................................................................... 5
INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS .......................................................................................................... 6
CANADIAN NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE .................................................................................................................. 7
LOCAL WINNIPEG ORGANIZING COMMITTEE..................................................................................................................... 8
CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 9
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
INIHKD – NEAHR 2014 – DAY 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 11
INIHKD – NEAHR 2014 - DAY 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 13
INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014 - DAY 3 ................................................................................................................................. 18
INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014 - DAY 4 ................................................................................................................................. 25
INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014 – DAY 5 ................................................................................................................................ 28
APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX A ..................................................................................................................................................................... 333
APPENDIX B ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39
APPENDIX C ....................................................................................................................................................................... 41
APPENDIX D....................................................................................................................................................................... 42
APPENDIX E ....................................................................................................................................................................... 43
CONFERENCE SPONSORS ...................................................................................................................................................... 44
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WELCOME TO THE INIHKD – NEAHR 2014 CONFERENCE
The International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and
Development (INIHKD) in collaboration with Manitoba Network
Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) co-hosted this
international Indigenous health conference held October 5-10, 2014 in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. With planning beginning in early 2013,
about 365 Indigenous people and supportive allies gathered to share
knowledge on creative and sustainable approaches to recover from the
disparities in health, education, and socio-economic circumstances
experienced by Indigenous populations around the world. Community
members, health care providers, policy makers, students, and researchers
gathered to share how they translated new knowledge from research to
policy makers and communities in a real world setting in order to support
Indigenous leadership and initiatives, and work toward healthier peoples
and more effective services. Working jointly, INIHKD and Manitoba NEAHR engaged researchers, students and
community representatives over the week in knowledge exchange and development.
OVERVIEW OF INIHKD
The International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge
and Development (INIHKD) was created as an international
space for Indigenous leadership to focus ideas, models and
experiences in Education, Training and Workforce; Health
Services; and Research Activities. The main aims of the
INIHKD are to:
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develop standards that ensure true collaboration and
Indigenous leadership and participation at all levels of
research;
exchange ideas, models, and experiences about health
services delivery, health determinants, and health systems;
encourage bi-directional learning, share approaches, knowledge, and experiences and encourage exchanges in the
teaching of health staff involved in the delivery of health care services with and for Indigenous peoples;
foster partnerships in, and exchange information about, basic and applied research and workforce education and
training, with emphasis on models which facilitate enhancement in health care delivery and improved health
gains;
share policy approaches to Indigenous health that have been adopted in each country, evaluate the various
approaches, and provide information to policy makers;
foster mentoring relationships and exchanges of researchers and students; and,
provide opportunities to learn from each other, stimulate research, and strengthen and expand international
knowledge translation.
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OVERVIEW OF NEAHR
The Manitoba NEAHR has focused on promoting
partnerships in community based Indigenous health
research,
connecting
universities
and
Indigenous
organizations and communities in research and training, and
mentoring undergrad and graduates students. Manitoba
NEAHR, along with other research networks across Canada,
has ensured crucial training and partnerships in Indigenous
health research for over ten years. Such research networks
are crucial to the development of Indigenous health research
that is based within Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
The Canadian INIHKD was fortunate that the Manitoba
NEAHR was positioned to provide sufficient resources up
front for the Local Organizing Committee to hire a conference management company to help with the planning, and to
make commitments for conference space and hotel room blocks. Without this support, the conference could not have
been achieved.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF VOLUNTEERS
No large international conference is created without its teams of people who commit expertise, time and energy to the
undertaking. The conference required activity at the international, national and local levels with each providing a
specific and important role. The International Steering Committee provided oversight and ensured the conference
advanced the INIHKD aims, selected keynote speakers, and provided international protocol advice. We are grateful to
each country’s INIHKD team for organizing and implementing their high quality peer review process.
In Canada, the Canadian Advisory Committee also provided insight and advice to ensure an inclusive voice and protocol
for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples and sectors. As well, our Local Organizing Committee, as the worker bees,
carried the bulk of the work to ensure the overall conference planning occurred in a timely manner. The LOC ensured
sound planning on local cultural protocols and showcasing for the gala cultural evening, plus organizing the community
site visits.
We are very appreciative of the Manitoba Metis Federation, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the University of
Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority for their generosity in allowing their
staff to be on the LOC and its subcommittees. We are grateful that Mr. Wayne Clark, who was a LOC member and also
the chair of the evaluation subcommittee, for agreeing to be our Master of Ceremonies. This was a difficult role and he
did a great job.
Finally, the Local Organizing Committee particularly wanted to recognize Dr. Julianne Sanguins for her efforts. She was
presented with a painting created at the Gala Dinner. We are particularly in debt of the Manitoba Metis Federation for
her time and for ongoing meeting space for the committee work. Below is a listing of the members of the three main
Committees.
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INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AUSTRALIA
Michael (Mick) Adams (Yadhigana/Gringyji)
Research Fellow
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
(AIATSIS) and Chair of the Australian INIHKD peer review committee
Jacinta Elston (Kilkadoon/South Sea Islander)
Associate Dean Indigenous Health
James Cook University
AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND
Melanie Cheung (Māori)
Fulbright NZ Scholar at Brain Plasticity Institute, Posit Science, San Francisco
Research Fellow, Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland
Chair of Aotearoa Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Melissa L. Walls (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nation Ojibwe)
Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health & Population Sciences
University of Minnesota Medical School - Duluth
Co-Director, Research for Indigenous Community Health (RICH) Center
Michelle Johnson-Jennings (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Science
University of Minnesota
CANADA
Judith G. Bartlett (Metis) (Chair)
Associate Professor and Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Julianne Sanguins (Coordinator)
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health Sciences University of Manitoba
Knowledge Development Manager, Manitoba Metis Federation - Health & Wellness Department
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CANADIAN NATIONAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Judith G. Bartlett (Chair)
Associate Professor and Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health
Sciences
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba
Joanne Cook
Director and Regional Representative for
Saskatchewan and Manitoba,
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.)
Grand Rapids Manitoba
Anita Ducharme
Executive Director, National Aboriginal Diabetes
Association, Winnipeg Manitoba
Darlene Kitty
President, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada
Winnipeg Manitoba
Jeff LaPlante
Project Officer, CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health
Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby British Columbia
Namaste Marsden
Executive Director, Aboriginal Health Research Networks Secretariat
University of Victoria Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Victoria British Columbia
Pamela Ouart
Director, Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network
National Association of Friendship Centres,
Ottawa Ontario
Jeff Reading
Past Scientific Director IAPH
Professor, Faculty of Human and Social Development; Faculty Associate Indigenous Governance Program, University of
Victoria, Victoria British Columbia
Julianne Sanguins
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health Sciences University of Manitoba and
Knowledge Development Manager Manitoba Metis Federation Health & Wellness Department, Winnipeg Manitoba
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LOCAL WINNIPEG ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Judith G. Bartlett (Co-Chair)
Associate Professor and
Adjunct Scientist (MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community Health
Sciences, University of Manitoba
Catherine Cook (Co-Chair)
Associate Dean, Indigenous Health, Associate
Professor, Community Health Sciences
College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Manitoba
Jaime Cidro
NEAHR New Investigator in Aboriginal Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
University of Winnipeg
Wayne Voisey Clark
Whale Cove, Nunavut
Director, Aboriginal Health Programs – Health Services
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority [Chair Inuit Site
Visits and Evaluation Committees]
Michael A. Hart
Canadian Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledges
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work
University of Manitoba
Kathi Avery Kinew
Manager, Research & Social Development Initiatives
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs [Chair First Nations Site
Visits Subcommittee]
Josée Lavoie (Sept-Oct 2014)
Director, Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal
Health Research
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences,
College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Manitoba
Wanda Phillips-Beck
Nurse Research Manager
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Julianne Sanguins
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Scientist
(MCHP)
College of Medicine, Faculty of Community
Health Sciences University of Manitoba
Knowledge Development Manager Manitoba
Metis Federation Health & Wellness
Department, Winnipeg Manitoba
Leona Star
Research Associate, Coordinator of Manitoba
Regional Health Survey (RHS) & Regional
Education, Employment and Early Childhood
Development Survey
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Amanda Woods
Research Associate, Manitoba First Nations
Centre for Aboriginal Health
Georgina Liberty
Director Tri Partite Self – Government Negotiations
Manitoba Metis Federation [Chair, Metis Site Visits
Subcommittee]
Dawn Stewart
Research Program Lead
Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal
Health Research, Department of Community
Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Faculty
of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
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CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT
An international conference that brings together hundreds of people from four plus countries is no easy task.
Planning occurred over the span from July 2013 to October 2014. The International, national and local
committees all worked very hard to ensure high quality presentations; with a balance of oral, workshop and
poster presentations.
Sessions were organized to provide a mix of countries in many sessions to maximize opportunity for networking
both within and across countries. An Aboriginal management company, Bruce & Boivin Ltd., was hired by the
Local Organizing Committee. Financial management of the contract was carried out by Dawn Stewart (University
of Manitoba).
Bruce & Boivin’s contracted role was to undertake all management functions for the conference including
website development, conference and hotel venues, registration and communication with registrants, receipt
and distribution of abstracts to country peer review committees, conference meals, Aboriginal entertainment,
Gala Dinner (art and Canadian cultural showcase), conference bag and materials, addressing registrant questions
or concerns, media communication, conference agenda, dignitaries, organizing buses for opening ceremonies at
the Canadian Human Rights Museum, the Manitoba Museum experience, and the community site visits, and
finally to identify sponsorships and tradeshow venues. Bruce & Boivin worked hard to ensure a quality
conference for our international and Canadian Guests.
Despite having a contract for management functions, the LOC carried out many roles including setting out the
conference theme, ensuring contract oversight with discussion and decisions on all ideas and plans by B&B,
managing abstract peer reviews, organizing presentation into themes, developing the overview conference
agenda (unfortunately not included in the printed agenda - in this report), developing media content and context
to ensure keynote speakers could feel prepared, doing media interviews, participating in identifying volunteers
for conference package preparation and room supports and note-takers, planning and organizing preconference
and conference site visits, deciding on and organizing for gifts and identifying First Nations and Metis artists to
produce these. The LOC Chair and Coordinator both dedicated most of their time to conference planning in the
final ten months.
We are pleased that the majority of registrants enjoyed the conference as can be seen in the evaluation section.
As with any conference there are always things that could have been done better. These are also set out in the
evaluation for the use of the next INIHKD planning committee for the 2016 meeting in New Zealand.
Following is a conference at a glance, followed by a listing of sessions. It is beyond this report to describe each
session in detail. Abstracts were included in the INIHKD conference bag as an Abstract Book along with the
conference agenda. Throughout this report, quotes from conference delegates are set out in call out boxes.
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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
FULL CONFERENCE LAYOUT
October 5/14
Sunday
Early
AM
AM
Turtle Lodge &
Petroglyph Site
Visits
Local, National
& International
Committees
Meet
PM
EVENING
REGISTRATION
& WELCOME
RECEPTION
University of
Manitoba
Greetings Dr. Digvir Jayas
October
6/14
Monday
October 7/14
Tuesday
October
8/14
Wednesday
October 9/14
Thursday
Registration
Breakfast
Registration
Breakfast
Registration
Breakfast
Registration
Breakfast
Prayer
Country
Welcome from
Dignitaries
Day Opening
Keynote
Speaker:
Dr. Karina
Walters (USA)
NEAHR Grant
Writing Workshop
for Students &
New Investigators
Break
Break
Site Visits to 3pm
Break
Day Opening
Keynote
Speaker:
R. Naida Glavish
ONZM, JP
(AOT/NZ)
Break
Keynote
Speaker:
Dr. Jakelin Troy
(AU)
Concurrent
Sessions/
Workshops
Special Topics:
Public Health
Panel
Concurrent
Sessions/
Workshops
Lunch
Lunch
Student/Mentor
Lunch; Others on
Own
Lunch
Concurrent
Sessions/
Workshops
Keynote
Speaker:
Hon. Levinia
Brown (CA)
Special Topics:
Dr. Beda
Margarita Suárez
(Columbia)
Closing
Ceremony
Break
Break
Break
Concurrent
Sessions/
Workshops
Concurrent
Sessions/
Workshops
Special Topics:
Dr. Lance
O’Sullivan
(AOT/NZ)
MANITOBA
EXPERIENCE
RECEPTION
Special Topics:
Dialogue on
Indigenous
Health
Research
Funding and
Mentorship
DINNER AND
CULTURAL EVENT
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10/14
Friday
Net-working:
Thunderbird
House
Passing of the
INIHKD banner
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INIHKD – NEAHR 2014 – DAY 1
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Preconference Site Visit:
Turtle Lodge and Petroglyphs
Registration
WELCOME RECEPTION- CANADIAN
MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Entertainment by Jason Tuesday, Classical
Guitar
ON BEHALF OF THE CANADIAN – INIHKD:
DR. JUDITH BARTLETT
The Canadian - International Network of
Indigenous Health Knowledge and
Development (INIHKD), in collaboration
with the Manitoba Network Environments
for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR), welcomed everyone to Winnipeg. We respectfully acknowledge our
presence on Metis traditional homeland and First Nations traditional territory.
Conceived in 2001 by Indigenous researchers and practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and
Canada, the INIHKD idea was quickly supported by colleagues in the United States. It has been two short years
since I was asked, at the INIHKD Brisbane Conference, to receive the INIHKD Flag to host the next conference in
Canada. The INIHKD has been very busy indeed!
The International Steering Committee (ISC) served as an ongoing reminder of the INIHKD broad goals and aims.
Members of the ISC formed National Advisory Committees in each country. These NACs were essential for the
thoughtful fair peer review of the many abstracts received. Thank you for a job well done! Presenters: your oral
talks, workshops and posters inspired the delegates.
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We were thrilled to once again gather with friends, families, and supporters to touch base in our journeys as
Indigenous health researchers, communities, policy developers and program deliverers. We hope our conference
achieves positive reflections – “From the Wisdom of the Elders to the Voices of the Youth”.
ON BEHALF OF MANITOBA NEAHR:
DR. CATHERINE COOK
It was our pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of our
guests, friends and their family members. Thank you for
accepting our invitation to participate in the International
Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development
and the Manitoba Network Environments for Aboriginal
Health (NEAHR) Joint Conference. Welcome to Winnipeg, our
conference venue! We acknowledge the traditional owners of
this territory, the First Nations of Treaty One, and the Metis
of this traditional Metis Homeland. The INIHKD-NEAHR Local
Organizing Committee was pleased to acknowledge the joint
conference focus with the Manitoba NEAHR as recognition of the growth and development of our International
Network of Indigenous health researchers – one of the core goals identified at the inaugural International
Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development meetings.
We acknowledge and value the support of our First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities in Manitoba and in
Canada. Through the active participation of all of our delegates, we had an opportunity to share knowledge and
experiences and most of all, to celebrate our ability to support the hard work and development of a growing
network of Indigenous health researchers in Canada and throughout our International community. We
appreciate the invaluable contributions of our INIHKD-NEAHR Local Planning Committee and the support of the
International Steering Committee and each country’s working groups in planning for this meeting.
GREETING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA: DR. DGIVIR JAYAS
The University of Manitoba mission is to create, preserve and communicate knowledge, and thereby, contribute
to the cultural, social and economic well-being of the people of Manitoba, Canada and the world. Our vision is
that our students, staff and alumni will have an association with the University of Manitoba that is transformative
and their discoveries will be of the greatest possible benefit to their own lives, and to the lives of others. Finally,
our values are excellence, equity and diversity, accountability, innovation, integrity, humanity, responsibility to
society, environmental sustainability, selectivity, and academic freedom. To this end, one of the University of
Manitoba priorities is Aboriginal achievement. Dr. Jayas described supports the university has implemented to
achieve this priority.
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INIHKD – NEAHR 2014 – DAY 2
Monday, October 6, 2014
OPENING PRAYER: METIS ELDER NORMAN MEADE
INTRODUCTION OF MASTER OF CEREMONIES: MR. WAYNE CLARK
INTRODUCTION: LOCAL ORGANIZING, CANADIAN ADVISORY,
INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEES
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF INIHKD AND NEAHR-DR. JUDITH BARTLETT AND
DR. CATHERINE COOK
WELCOME TO COUNTRY BY DIGNITARIES:
• Grand Chief Nepinak : Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
• Ms. Frances Chartrand : Manitoba Metis Federation
• Hon. Kevin Chief : Province of Manitoba
• Ms. Pam Smith : Health Canada
Break & Networking Session 10:30 – 10:50
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: DR. JAKY TROY (AUSTRALIA) INTRODUCED BY DR. MICK ADAMS
Dr. Jakelin Troy, Director of Research from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATIS), offered a keynote presentation on languages
and their link to Indigenous health and wellbeing. She asserted that loss of language
and, as a result culture, has resulted in trauma. Her keynote speech generated a
discussion on the importance of language revitalization in working towards better
health outcomes, improved health and wellbeing. Dr. Troy cited Jenna Richards
(2014) saying “I believe that if we were to revive our sleeping language, we could not
only gain recognition in the Aboriginal and wider community but we could also regain
our sense of identity, we could start to become a strong community and family
again”. She also referred to comments of Tyrone Bell, Ngunawal Traditional
custodian who has observed without language, stories and knowledge passed down
inter-generationally are incomplete. Dr. Troy brought home the message of focusing
on the importance of language and language education and spoke of the need to
engage communities and the importance of early years. She completed her
presentation by sharing her vision for “a world in which all Indigenous peoples’
knowledge and cultures are recognized, respected and valued”.
“The impacts of
historical losses
persist today and
have an impact
on our children”
Lunch & Networking 12:00-1:00
POSTER PRESENTATIONS [ALL DAY]
(AOT/NZ 17): Are We Making A Difference? Reflections on a New Curriculum in Māori Health – Anna Dawson,
Francis Kewene & Joanne Baxter
(US 6): Healthy Hearts, Healthy Minds: A Culturally – Adapted Intervention to Improve Self-Care – Karina Walters,
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June LaMarr & Rachelle McCarty
(US 7): Beyond Good Intensions: Indian Adoption Project and Child Displacement in the Post World War II Era –
Melissa Olson
(US 28): Building Indigenous Research Capacity in HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse: The IHART and ISMART
Programs – Karina Walters, Bonnie Duran, Tessa Evans-Campbell, Meg MacDonald & Anastasia Ramey
(CA 12): Guide to Accessing Traditional Foods in an Urban Environment – Kerry Spence
(CA 38): Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) as a Tool for Urban Aboriginal Health Assessment and Community
Engagement in Ontario, Canada – Michelle Firestone, Janet Smylie, Sara Wolfe & Constance McKnight
(CA 61): Exploring patterns of mental health conditions across Manitoba First Nation Tribal Councils: A Qualitative
Participatory Study – J. Erynne Sjoblom & Brenda Elias
(CA 66): Positive Youth and the Manitoba HIV Program Pilot Project – Roberta Woodgate & Michael Payne
(CA 71): The Green Light Project: A Celebratory Approach to Addressing Adverse Respiratory Outcomes in Two
First Nations Communities – Kathleen McMullins, Vivian Ramsden, Jeremy Seeseequasis & Arnold Naytowhow
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 1:00 - 2:15
S1 - Indigenous Knowledges
(CA 106): Transformation of Identity: The Journey (CA 106) – Kim McKayMcNabb
(CA 39): Dakota Healing Ways: Horses & Sacred Landscapes (CA 39) – Henry
Skywater
S2 - Learnings from Our Mothers
(AOT/NZ 19): Māori Women’s Voices About Being and Keeping Safe and
Connected – Denise Wilson, Debra Jackson & Ruth Herd
(CA 122): Manito Ikwe Kagiikwe. Walking with Substance Using Women –
Margaret Bryans, Angela Parisian, Tammy Rowan, Wanda Scott, Denise
Mcgillivary & Gerry Shingoose
(CA 26): Breaking Barriers – Working with Aboriginal Women in the Health
Care Setting – Sylvia Boudreau
“This session focused
on transformative
changes in youth
who are guided
through traditional
practices for the
purpose of identity
formation and
healing.”
S3 - Education
(AOT/NZ 6): Cultural Competence Training for Health Researchers – Anna Dawson
(CA 117): Consulting Indigenous Peoples to Prepare Future Health Care Providers – Arliss McQuarrie & Peggy
Proctor
(CA 84): Teaching Medicine on Stolen Lands: Interrogating Settler Privilege in Undergraduate Medical Education –
Barry Lavallee & Linda Diffey
S4 - Factors Impacting Health Status
(CA 57): Addressing Aboriginal Health Disparities in the Northwest Territories: A New Collaborative Public Health
Approach – André Corriveau
(US 25): Reducing Obesity Through Grass Roots Movements Within a Tribal Community: Identifying Strengths
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Through Photovoice among Indigenous Women – Derek Jennings & Michelle
Johnson-Jennings
(CA 90): A New Vision for Dene First Nation Housing in Manitoba to Improve
Health – Linda Larcombe, Lancelot Coar, Brian Saulnier, Kathi Avery Kinew,
Mathew Singer, Chief Leo Dettanikkeaze, Chief Peter Thorassie & Pamela Orr
S5 - Strengths-Based Approach to Youth Mental Health
(CA 13): A PAR Mixed Methods Approach to Indigenous Youth Suicide
Prevention – Henry Harder & Travis Holyk
(CA 114): Health and Wellness (Suicide Prevention) and First Nations Youth Manitoba – Carla Cochrane
“It is interesting to
hear the stories of
people and how
research is linking it
together. Next step
is to make change
and educate the
families.”
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 1:00 - 2:15
W2 – Chronic Diseases
(CA 64): Testing a Medication Education Program in Partnership with Indigenous Health Service Providers –
Results from the Canadian Arm of an International Study – Janet Smylie, Nancy Cooper, Bernice Downey, Conrad
Prince, Marcia Anderson, Athena Weber, Constance McKnight, Susan Reid, Michelle Lambert, Margaret Kelaher
& Sue Crengle
W4 – Decolonizing Health Research
(AU 16): Self-Determination in Aboriginal Research – What Does This Look Like? – Kim Morey, Janet Stajic, Rosie
King & Annapurna Nori
Break & Networking 2:15 – 2:45
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 2:45 – 4:00
S6 – Decolonizing Indigenous Research & CBPR
(AU 9): Y Health - Staying Deadly – Annapura Nori, Rebecca Piovesan, Joanne
O’Connor, Amy Graham, Smita Shah, Damian Rigney & Nigare Brown
(US 1): Putting the Community Back in Community Based Participatory
Research – Nigel Lawrence, Lisa Rey-Thomas, R. Sigo, L. Price, D. Donovan & L.
Austin
“Very relevant
and encouraging
to me as an
Indigenous
person”
(CA 40): Using Decolonizing Methods and Processes to Develop a Community –
Led Diabetes Prevention Intervention in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation –
Sharon Bruce, Barry Lavallee & Sandy Bay Advisory Group
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S7 – Learnings from Our Mothers
(CA 116): Women and Their Families – Alanah Woodland & Bree Beveridge
(CA 82): Intersectionality and Wellness: Wholistic Health Intervention for Women on Release from the Criminal
Justice System – Alexandra King
S8 – Risk & Trust Messaging Panel
(CA 9): Trust in Health Risk Communications in First Nations, Inuit and Metis Settings – S. Michelle Driedger,
Judith G. Bartlett, Frances Chartrand, Cindy Jardine, Laurie-Anne Lines, Chris Furgal, Elena Labranche & Amanda
Boyd
S9 – Educating for Health Workforce Development
(AU 6): ‘Reclaiming the Spaces of Teaching and Learning for Health and Wellbeing’: Decolonizing
Nurse/Midwifery Education in Australia – Odette Best & Bronwyn Fredericks
(CA 50): Go –Along in Aotearoa: Reflections on a New Zealand Health Research Internship – Elizabeth Cooper
S10 – Voice of Our Youth - Panel
(CA 51): What Goes Around: How Peers Use Their Social Networks to Share STBBI Education and Information –
Shohan Illsey & The 595 Peer Working Group
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 2:45 - 4:00
W5 – Decolonizing Indigenous Research
(CA 20): Bridging Indigenous and Academic Worlds: Developing a Framework for Research Engagement with
First Nations, Metis and Inuit Communities at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg Canada – Catherine Cook,
Kathi Avery Kinew, Julianne Sanguins, Wayne Clark, & Josée Lavoie
W6 – Health System
(AU 11): Death Review Processes and Aboriginal Family Violence: Learnings from the NSW Death Review Team –
Emma Buxton-Namisnyk
W7 – Contemporary Indigenous Health Policy Issues
(CA 32): First Nations Health Authority – A New Model of Health Governance in BC – Richard Jock, Harmony
Johnson, Michelle Degroot, John O’Neil, Josée Lavoie, Lloy Wylie & Brittany Bingham
W8 – Culture and Wellness
(AU 14): Working Together for Wellness: Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers and Social Workers in Hospitals in
Victoria Australia – Elizabeth Orr, Aunty Diane Kerr – Witundjeri & Terori Hareko-Samios
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 4:00 – 5:00
S11 – Decolonizing Indigenous Research & CBPR
(AOT/NZ 12): The Stories of Māori Health, Illness and Health Treatment Through Indigenous Photo Methodology
–Glenis Mark
(CA 55): Reflecting on the Meaning of Research Process – Renée Masching & Saara Greene
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(CA 111): Ensuring Ethical Spaces for Indigenous Health Knowledge: Editorial Perspectives from the International
Journal of Indigenous Health – Rod McCormick, Margo Greenwood & Charlotte Reading
S12 – Historical Trauma & Healing
(US 12): Out of Historical Trauma Into A Healthy Future Through StrengthBased Community Change – Paula Feathers, Kee Straits & Nadine Tafoya
(CA 96): Healing on Hold – Rod McCormick
(CA 52): Intercultural Mediation Between Indigenous/Non-Indigenous
People: Sharing Life Learning – Without Too Many Words – Helen
Laperriere
(AOT/NZ 18): Learning From Tragedy: New Zealand’s Family Violence
Death Review Committee – Denise Wilson & Ngaroma Grant
S13 – Indigenous Praxis & Knowledge for Wellness
(AOT/NZ 9): Why Exercise? Physical Activity is About Far More Than
Weight Loss for Māori Men – Isaac Warbick
(CA 49): The Complexity of the Obesity Pandemic: Can Indigenous
Approaches Help? – Tarun Katapally, Cassandra Opikokew, Jo-Ann
Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman &
Punam Pahwa
“The speakers did an
excellent job of
providing
comprehensive and
inclusive information.
Great talk about
publishing with
Indigenous journals.
However, I was
hoping there would
be some KT talk
beyond publishing in
journals”
S14 – Educating for Health Workforce Development
(CA 93): Opening the Doors for Healers of Tomorrow: A Partnership
Initiative at the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of
Newfoundland – Carolyn Sturges Sparkes, Olivia Joe & Christopher
Sheppard
S15 – Indigenous Knowledges & Mental Health
(CA 110): Reconsidering Aboriginal Mental Health: Ways of Locating Ourselves in Aboriginal Well-Being – Cora
Weber-Pillwax, John Crier, Sarah Cortez, Rochelle Starr & Jenna Weber (Panel)
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 4:00 - 5:00
W9 – Indigenous Knowledges: Community Partnerships & Researchers
(CA 42): ‘Right Relationships’: Researchers and Urban Community Members’ Experiences Developing Holistic
Health Circles – Tonya Gomes, Monique Auger, Shane Pointe, Alannah Young & Teresa Howell
W10 – Oral Health
(CA 34): Addressing Oral Health Disparities Among Indigenous Children – Debbie Martin, Mary McNally, Martin
Chartier, Bob Schroth, Brittany Seymour & Brian Swann
W12 – Youth Health & Well Being
(CA 41): The Impact of Arts Programming on Well Being of Indigenous Youth – Linda Goulet, David Benjoe,
Dustin Brass, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Warren Linds, Mamata Pandey & Gabriel Yahyahkeekoot
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Manitoba Experience Reception – Manitoba
Museum 6:00 – 9:30
After the first full day of the conference, guests were
invited to attend a reception at the Manitoba
Museum a Winnipeg attraction that features the
history of the province and its environment
including a recreation of an early bison hunt. It was
deemed to be a “relaxing and enjoyable way to
complete a busy day”.
INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014 –DAY 3
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
KEYNOTE: KARINA WALTERS (UNITED STATES) INTRODUCED BY DR. MELISSA WALLS
Dr. Karina Walters addressed the plenary session
on October 7, 2014. Her primary focus was the
historical, social, and cultural determinants of
physical and mental health among American
Indians and Alaska Natives. After noting how water
connects us with our ancestors, Dr. Walters urged
audience members to address issues of health and
health inequities now. Indigenous peoples need to
cure and heal what is carried forward from
previous generations, she said, because these
wounds affect their children and grandchildren.
Dr. Walters highlighted the differences between
western and indigenous worldviews, noting that, for indigenous peoples, knowledge is not taken, but rather
"Knowledge is earned when the time is right." Dr. Walters mentioned the important work of Dr. Nancy Krieger,
who argued that social and health inequalities are taken up in bodies and who subsequently developed a model
of the "web of causation." In view of these networked relationships, Dr. Walters pointed out that diseases are
not innately 'indigenous,' but rather they result from circumstances shaped by colonial social, political, and
cultural pressures.
Dr. Walters also addressed models of wellness. She asked "If wellness is the absence of disease, then what is
present? Happiness?" Dr. Walters pointed out that, to be successful, colonization requires dependency. Further
to this point, Dr. Walters suggested that historical trauma (HT) demands an Historical Trauma Response
(HTR). She argued that trauma work needs to start with something beautiful: start with the goodness, not with
the trauma.
She recounted her trauma work with people to uncover the history of obesity among Native Americans who had
survived the Trail of Tears following the removals of the 1830s. She began by asking about the original
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instructions respecting food, land, and activity. Then she asked 'When did following
them stop?' Finally, she asked 'What did you do to protect the babies?' Once it was
realized that overeating was a survival response, a way to survive a horrible famine,
Dr. Walters could introduce the idea of thinking about what was necessary to be
done now to benefit that Native American group. Dr. Walters pointed out that
obesity is just the flipside of malnutrition.
Next, Dr. Walters discussed microaggression, noting that it is experienced every day
in myriad ways (micro-insults; micro-invalidations; micro-assaults). She argued that
identity, culture, and family are protective factors for Indigenous peoples against
microaggression. Dr. Walters concluded her presentation by arguing that services will
not sustain indigenous peoples. Instead, Indigenous peoples need to make changes
in what is done in the community that will sustain them. Reciprocity to ancestors
demands commitment, she said. Rational healing and reconnecting requires moving
beyond diaspora to individual connection to tribe, land, place; and to body; and to
healing.
“We need to
move beyond
the drama of
trauma to the
vision of our
ancestors…”
Break & Networking Session 09:45 – 10:15
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(AOT/NZ 4): The Importance of Reception Processes in Primary Care: Māori Receptionists Speak – Pat Neuwelt &
Anneka Anderson
(AOT/NZ 27): Marae Food Gardens: Health and Wellbeing Through Urban Marae in Tāmaki Makaurau – Kimiora
Raerino
(US 3): Heterosexism, Racism, Depression, and HIV Risk Behavior of Native Men Who Have Sex With Men:
Findings from the HONOR Project – Mathew Town
(US 11): HIV Prevention among Native American Youth: A Case Study in Adapting a Community-Based and
Culturally Significant HIV Curriculum for Native American Teens in the Southwest – Lavinia Nicolae, Ayn White,
Savannah Gene, Marie Kirk & Kevin English
(CA 1): International Incidence and Mortality Associated with Cervical Cancer: Low-Cost Solutions for Less
Developed Regions and Hard-to-Reach Women – Virginia Russell
(CA 33): Traditional Culture and Oral Health Outcomes among Pregnant Indigenous Canadians – Herenia P.
Lawrence, Jaime Cidro, Sonya Isaac-Mann, Sabrina Peressini, Marion Maar, Robert Schroth, John Broughton, Lisa
Jamieson, Cameron Norman, Laura Hoffman-Goetz, and the Baby Teeth Talk Study Team
(CA 54): Sharing the Lay of the Land: Understanding Leadership by and for Aboriginal People Living with HIV and
AIDS – Renée Masching & Randy Jackson
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 10:15 –11:15
S16 - Factors Impacting Health Status
(CA 8): Understanding the Disability Trajectory of First Nations Families of Children with Disabilities – Roberta
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Woodgate, Celena Moore, Jacquie Ripat & Holly Alston
(CA 119): Arthritis Health Services Access: Voices of Indigenous Peoples and Health Providers – Wilfreda
Thurston, Cheryl Barnabe, Stephanie Coupal & Catherine Jones
(AU 26): Burden of Illness in Torres Strait Islanders – Phillip Mills
S17 - Cultural Continuity
(AOT/NZ 13): “Ko te Marae te Mataiki: The Marae is Our Source of Strength” – Bayden Barber
(CA 118): Cultural Continuity is Protective Against Diabetes in Alberta First Nations – Richard Oster, Angela Grier,
Rick Lightning, Maria Mayan & Ellen Toth
(CA 3): Kikiskisin Ná: Do You Remember? Healing, Decolonization and Resurgence Through Personal and
Ancestral Stories of Cree – Gladys Rowe
S18 – Educating Health Service Providers
(AOT/NZ 22): Finding Our Voice - Indigenous Aspirations in Clinical Psychology – Simon Bennett
(CA 2): Rahskwahseron:nis – Building Bridges with Indigenous Communities Through Decolonizing Social Work
Education – Nicole Ives, Michael Loft & Courtney Montour
(CA 112): Graduate Student Training in Health Research: The Kloshe Tillicum Experience in British Columbia –
Nadine Caron, Laura Arbour, Jodi Butler-Walker, Eduardo Jovel, Chris Lalonde, Rod McCormick, Sharon Thira &
Richard Vedan
S19 – Contemporary Indigenous Health Policy Issues
(CA 56): Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge to Intervene and Inform Respiratory Health Policy and Practice in First
Nations Communities – Cassandra Opikokew-Wajuntah, Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima
Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman & Punam Pahwa
(CA 99): Developing a Social Policy Framework for the Health and Well-being of Mi’kmaq Communities: A TwoEyed Seeing Approach – Fred Wien
(CA 4): Ontario First Nations’ Mobility, 1829-1865 – Heather Sanguins
S20 – Mental Health
(AU 20): Mindfullness, Dadirri and Miwi Indigenous Knowledge and Mental Health Care – David Sjoberg
(US 18): Neuropsychological Assessment in U.S. Indigenous People: Literature Review and Recommendations –
Steven Verney & Jennifer Bennett
(AOT/NZ 28) Māori Experiences of Neuropsychological Assessment – Margaret Dudley
(AU 13): The Effects of Reconciliation on the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of People Affected by Past Policies
of Forced Removal: A Transnational Comparative Study of Australia, Canada and New Zealand – Stewart
Sutherland
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 10:15 – 11:15
W13 – Resilience in Youth
(CA 22): Factors Contributing to Resilience Among Manitoban First Nations Youth – Leona Star & Krishna
Modupalli
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W14 – Use of IT in Chronic Disease
(AU 22): The Development of a Culturally Specific Heart Failure SelfManagement iPad Teaching Tool for Indigenous Australians – Bronwyn
Fredericks, Michael Adams, Robyn Clark, John Atherton, S. TaylorJohnson, Jill Howie-Esquivel, Kathleen Dracup & Natahalia Buitendyk
W15– Indigenous Knowledges Traditional Food Panel
(CA 21): Diet, Traditional Food Practices, and the Food Environment:
The Sandy Bay Nutrition Study – Natalie Riediger, Kayla Farquhar, Kerry
Spence, Nicholas Krueger, Sharon Bruce & Sandy Bay Advisory Group
W16 – Indigenous Research & CBPR
(AOT/NZ 33): Nga Mahi o nga Tupuna (The Ways of our Ancestors) – Ripeka Hollis-Walker, Jaye Goldsmith,
Hinetera Jones, Anita Daveron & Rita Tupe
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 11:15 –12:15
S21 – Factors Impacting Health Status
(AU 23): Impact of Age, Gender and Indigenous Status on Access to Diagnostic Coronary Angiography for
Patients Presenting with Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes in Australia – Y. Roe, C. Zeitz, M.
Mittinty, R. McDermott & D. Chew
(AOT/NZ 20): Predictors of Disability for Māori 24 Months After Injury – Emma Wyeth, Sarah Derrett & Ari
Samaranayaka
S22 – Wisdom of Our Elders
(US 21): American Indian Elders Share Stories of Resilience to Strengthen and
Foster an Urban American Indian Gardening Community – Carmella KahnThornburgh, Susan Nasewytewa, Kathryn Foster, LeAnn Lopez & Nicolette
Teufel-Shone
(CA 103): Strengths, Weaknesses and Lessons Learned from having Indigenous
Elders Provide Longitudinal Mentorship to Family Practice Residents in InnerCity Vancouver – Daniele Behn-Smith, David Tu & Jennifer Dehoney
(US 22): American Indian Elder’s Stories of Resilience to Foster Health in Youth
and their Families – Agnes Attakai, Kerstin Reinschmidt, Shannon Whitewater,
Carmella Kahn-Thornburgh, Tara Chica & Nicolette Teufel-Shone
(CA 113): Our Elders Have Spoken: Are We Listening? – Sharon Thiara
S23 – Governance
(CA 70): Anishinaabe Nibi Innakonigewin (Anishinaabe Water Law) – Aimee Craft (panel)
S24 – Knowledge Translation
(CA 107): Sharing Knowledge: Identifying Accessible Venues for Publishing and Sharing Your Research and
Evaluation Results with Others – Janice Linton, Namaste Marsden & Sherri Pooyak (panel)
S25 – Indigenous Healing Knowledges
(US 24): Pathway to Hope – An Indigenous Approach to Healing Child Sexual Abuse – Diane Payne (panel)
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CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 11:15 – 12:15
W17 – Decolonizing Health Education
(AU 19): Decolonising Minds in the Health Professions Deconstruction as a Strategy for Building Criticality and
Cultural Safety – David Sjborg & Dennis McDermott
W18 – Indigenous & Western Knowledge Converging in Heart Medicine
(US 10): Heart Medicine: Where Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Converge – Melissa Lewis &
Patrisia Gonzales
W19 – Cultural Continuity
(US 29): The Tribal Canoe Journey is Good Medicine – Nigel Lawrence & Melanie Cheung
W20 – Indigenous Research & CBPR
(CA 63): Our Ancestors are in the Water, Land, and Air: A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Community-Based
Participatory Environmental Health Research with Pictou Landing First Nation – Heather Castleden, Diana LewisCampbell, Sheila Francis, Kim Strickland & Colleen Denny
Lunch & Networking 12:15-1:15
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(US 13): Pim Taloah Momah (We’re Still Singing): A Journey on the Trail of Tears – Katie Schulz, Karina Walters,
Sandra Stroud, Michelle Johnson-Jennings & Karen Hearod
(US 14): A Preliminary Ecological Analysis of American Indian/Alaska Native Healthcare Utilization – Elise Duwe,
Stephen Petterson, Claire Gibbons & Andrew Basemore
(CA 17): Want Pregnant Moms to Stop Smoking? Create a Smoke Free Home and a Supportive Environment:
Smoking in Pregnancy in the Context of First Nation Communities in Manitoba – Wanda Phillips-Beck
(CA 45): Inuit Traditional Knowledge for Adapting to the Health Effects of Climate Change – Linnae Jasiuk
(CA 60): Pathways to the Literature to Find Community-Based and Scholarly Resources on the Strengths and
Well-Being of Elders – Janice Linton
(CA 115): Understanding Tobacco Use Amongst Youth in Four First Nations – Sheila Cote-Meek, Sonia IsaacMann, Nicole Eshkakogan, Peter Selby, Eileen Smith, Tina Martin, Edie Karacsonyi, Tyler White & Laura Hall
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KEYNOTE: LEVINIA BROWN (CA) INTRODUCED BY ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING
& SENIORS AVIS GRAY
Hon. Levinia Brown's presentation continued the elder and
youth theme of the conference, modeling traditional Inuit
“Well-being of
learning through having her granddaughter share the podium
oneself must come
and the presentation with her. Her keynote was done in
collaboration her granddaughter Samantha Brown about the
from within first;
social determinants of health for Inuit who reside in Nunavut.
then healthy people
Emphasis was placed on Levinia’s experience growing up during
branch out to other
the residential school era and conditions she faced as a young
person coping to maintain her Inuit heritage. Each presenter
people”
spoke in specificity about individual social determinants of
health such as access to medical care, housing, education, and
food security. Levinia, who has modeled leadership behaviour
and valuing education throughout her career, talked about how her childhood living in an igloo or 'snow house'
influenced her work as an adult, developing and promoting community capacity building for health and social
services. Discussion took place about contemporary issues facing community and youth such as suicide, climate
change, and threats of deterioration of language and culture. She asserted that for Inuit health – one size does
not fit all. Levinia stressed the importance of having and projecting a positive outlook on life, promoting
education and community based leadership, and having compassion for social issues. Education and a job are the
best social programs, she argued. Levinia listeners, a group of whom honoured her with a song, warmly received
her address.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSION 3:00-4:00
W21 – Voices of the Youth
(CA 23): Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Community Wellness – Cindy Jardine, Shelagh Genius, Megan
Lukasewich, Keren Tang, Jennifer Drygeese, Sabrina Broadhead & Nicky Tuefel-Shone
W22– Indigenous Research Methodologies
(AOT/NZ 26): Applied Kaupapa Māori Methodology - The Journey to Locate Māori Ex-Prisoners – Helena RattrayTe Mana & Jay Raekura
W23 – Health and Well Being
(CA 108): The Dene Way of Life: Land Based Healing – Be’sha Blondin
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 4:00 – 5:00
S31 – Voices of the Youth
(CA 115): Understanding Tobacco Use Amounts Youth in Four First Nations – Sheila Cote-Meek, Sonia IsaacMann, Niccole Eshkakogan, Peter Selby, Eileen Smith, Tina Martin, Edie Karacsonyi & Tyler White
(CA 104): Ohero:kon IK Youth Based Health Initiative for Community – Dawn Martin-Hill, Louise McDonald,
Katsie Cook & Amy Sky
S32 – Factors Impacting Health Status
(AU 3): Guideline Concordance for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes for Indigenous Patients
Presenting with Non ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (NSTEACS) in South Australia: A Matched
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Retrospective Cohort Study – Yvette Roe, Adrian Esterman, Robyn McDermott & Christopher Zietz
(AOT/NZ 25): Hearing the Voices of Māori with Stroke-Related Communication Disorders – Karen Brewer, Clare
McCann, Matire Harwood & Linda Worrall
(CA 37): How is Diabetes Care Working for First Nations? Gaps and Opportunities in Supporting Community
Wellness –Dhiwya Attawar, Javier Mignone, Sharon Bruce and Sandy Bay First Nation Community Diabetes
Advisory Group
S33 – Indigenous Research & CBPR
(AOT/NZ 34): Āta Photovoice Research Project – Melanie Cheung, Rona Osborne & Moana Roderick
(CA 62): Community-Based Participatory Indigenous Health Research in Canada: Navigating the CommunityInstitutional Paradox for Doing ‘Good’ Research – Heather Castleden, Debbie Martin & Mary McNully
S34 – Indigenous Praxis & Knowledge: Well Being Panel
(CA 120): Finding Solutions to Challenges: Testimonies from Community Members Involved in the
Implementation of a Well-Being Promotion Program in Five First Nation Groups across Canada – Dominique
Geoffroy
S35 – Health Services
(CA 24): Weaving Indigenous Health and Western Health Practices in Supporting the Cancer Journey for Patients
– Joanne Lucarz Simpson
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 4:00 – 5:00
W25 – Health Services
(CA 65): "We Want the Whole Picture": The Strengths and Challenges of
Addressing Urban Aboriginal Health and Wellness Needs in Southwestern
Ontario – Gus Hill & Ginette Lafreniere
W26 - Educating Health Service Providers Panel
(CA 89): Culturally Safe Dementia Care: Building Nursing Capacity to Care
for First Nation Elders with Memory Loss – Wendy Hulko, Danielle Wilson,
M. Star Mahara, Estella Patrick Moller & Gwen Campbell-McArthur
W27 - Education
(CA 81): Health Advocacy and Research Training (HART): Getting to the
HART of the Solution – JoLee Saskamoose, Andrea Scerbe & Ila Wenaus
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interactivity and hearing
the teachings of HART
Face. Thank you for the
reminder of being
heartfully mindful. I was
very pleasantly surprised
at the angle taken and
applaud your courage in
presenting ‘from the
land’."
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SPECIAL SESSION
DIALOGUE ON INDIGENOUS HEALTH RESEARCH FUNDING 6:00 – 8:00
The ‘Dialogue on Indigenous Health Research Funding and International
Indigenous Mentorship in Health Re search’ had approximately fifty
participants. The session consisted of short presentations from each
country’s funder and representative INIHKD researcher members.
National funders presentation were focused on the current policy and
programs for research by the Australian National Health and Medical
Research Council – Samantha Faulkner and Noel Hayman; the New
Zealand Health Research Council – Heather Gifford; the United States’s
National Institutes of Health/NIDA – Kathy Etz; the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research – Jane Aubin and Malcolm King. The country members of
the INIHKD presented their perspective on the state of Indigenous Health
research: Australia – Mick Adams; Aotearoa/New Zealand – Melanie
Cheung; United States – Melissa Walls; Canada – Judith Bartlett. Once
presentations were done, a facilitated discussion was held with the
audience. A number of items were noted including concerns about the
stability of funding in some countries. There was discussion about the
need for continued student capacity development and a mentorship
program.
INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014 –DAY 4
Wednesday, October 7, 2014
Site Visits 9:00 – 3:00
There were many optional tours available for
registrants this day. The intent of these tours was to
acquaint visitors with a sense of the diversity of First
Nations, Metis, and Inuit groups in Canada and to
introduce them to Winnipeg. Tours included the
Winnipeg Art Gallery hosted by the Urban Inuit
Association of Winnipeg, the ‘Metis Experience’ hosted
by the Manitoba Metis Federation, ‘First Nations and
Crown Treaties’ hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba
Chiefs and ‘Meet Me at the Bell Tower’ which featured
a walk through inner-city Winnipeg and highlighted
many of the resources that exist here. Despite being a
cold day, those who participated in the tours returned
enthusiastic!
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STUDENT SESSIONS – PEER REVIEW FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS ‐ NEAHR GRANT WRITING
WORKSHOP 9:00 – 4:00
This interactive workshop was funded by the Manitoba Network
Environment for Health Research (NEAHR) Program and was facilitated
by a variety of highly successful professors/ researchers from the
University of Manitoba. It was intended to help build the toolbox of
students and new investigators to increase their success when applying
for funding. Participants learned about an Indigenous approach to
research and grantsmanship, an overview of the peer review
process, best practices for writing grant proposals with a focus on
collaborative research and partnerships, aspects of scholarship and
fellowships. They were also able to share lunch with potential mentors
and discuss their research questions. By all accounts this was a very
successful and helpful day.
“These were the
best sessions I have
ever attended on
the topic in my
entire graduate
career”
Dr. Jeff Reading began this session with opening comments. This was followed by presentations from
Indigenous Public Health Experts from across the four INIHKD countries. For Australia – Dr. Mark Wenitong
spoke of their government using financial companies to evaluate the health system but this does not really
ask about health outcomes. He also tabled concern that their current government is also changing social
security/welfare to a more sporadic system with no agenda about the social determinants of health and how
SES is affected. He related that chronic diseases need to be approached with moms and in early childhood
interventions. For Aotearoa/New Zealand – Dr. Emma Wyeth and for Canada Dr. Jeff Reading both spoke to
the critical need to increase competencies. Questions were posed such as ‘What are these competencies in
terms of knowledge, skills and values?’ and ‘What competencies must be set, within a context of colonization.
Dr. Reading (who presented on behalf of Dr. Margo Greenwood) indicated that core public health
competencies must include three levels: academic/educators; communities/employers; and practices/public
health professionals. For the United States, Dr. Melissa Walls described her research that showed an
increasingly problematic public health issue of prescription pain medication misuse. Her research shows early
onset substance use with progression then a decline or plateau. She noted that marijuana use is stable. Dr.
Walls reported on a mental health study that used the ‘mental health continuum short form’ to examine
flourishing/languishing in American Indians. She states that both are found, and that 50% of American Indians
were flourishing. At the same time there were high levels of depression.
The Indigenous Public Health Panel was asked the question: ‘How do we make synergies across our four
countries?’ Dr. Jeff Reading facilitated the discussion on the critical importance of public health for
Indigenous populations. Dr. Walls indicated the need to plant the seed of empowerment and stand up for it.
Dr. Wenitong indicated that ‘voices’ from other countries might help, relating that Indigenous medical school
curriculum is a good example of how ‘voices’ can come together. Dr.Wyeth also related the medical school
curriculum as an example of synergies across countries. She related the need to demand public health
curriculum, which needs to start in the education at a grade school level. Audience members also posed
questions such as ‘How do we better integrate a macro and micro levels of public health?’, which led to
further discussion. Dr. Reading planned to do a more formal report on the session.
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BEDA MARGARITA SUÁREZ – COLUMBIA 1:15 – 2:15
Dr. Beda Suárez spoke with the translation assistance of Dr.
Javier Mignone. A contingent of colleagues accompanied her to
this presentation. She began her presentation with a video
from the Wayúu authorities sending greetings and introducing
the social and health realities of the Wayúu people in Colombia.
Dr. Suárez then talked about Anas Wayúu, a non-profit health
insurance company run by Wayúu organizations. Dr. Suárez
explained the health care services and the health promotion
and illness prevention programs that Anas Wayúu offers to the
115,000 Indigenous people for whom it provides health care
coverage.
LANCE O’SULLIVAN – AOT/NZ 2:15 – 3:15
Dr. Lance O’Sullivan opened his presentation by
acknowledging the presence of his son. He began his talk by
recounting his experiences as a child when his mother
moved he and his siblings into the city ensure they got a
good start in life. This did not have the intended effect and in
fact, it was not until he began to attend a school with a
Māori curriculum and he found a mentor that he began to
excel until now he has be named the ‘second most trusted’
person in New Zealand!
Dr. O’Sullivan spoke about the numerous health issues that face the children he sees in his practice. He
identified that many of these health issues go unrecognized and unmitigated by family practitioners leading
to significant disability and burden of chronic disease. He noted that there was a high rate of MRSA in some
communities that is not readily addressed when children present for treatment.
Technology is one support that Dr. O’Sullivan believes that can have a significantly positive impact on health
care delivery in rural areas. He described a program he had implemented by training community members in
the use of equipment that can used to measure temperature, blood pressure, etc, and the information can be
downloaded remotely to his server for them to review and identify emergent health issues.
Following this session, delegates had some time to rest and prepare for the Conference Cultural Gala Dinner.
Each country provided a showcase representative of their culture. In Canada, it is usual that our protocol that
guests go first thus Canada was last in the cultural presentations.
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CONFERENCE CULTURAL DINNER
Following this session, delegates had some time to rest and prepare for the Conference Cultural Dinner. The
dinner theme was based on the earth and the northern lights. Each country provided a showcase
representative of their culture. In Canada, it is usual in our protocol that guests go first. Thus, Canada was last
in the cultural presentations. Evaluations show that this dinner was a highlight of the 2014 INIHKD-NEAHR
conference. In a more casual manner, we were clearly aware that delegates were having a good evening
because some of us left quite late and there were people still visiting and talking.
INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014 – DAY 5
Thursday, October 9, 2014
KEYNOTE: NAIDA GLAVISH (AOT/NZ) INTRODUCED BY DR. MELANIE CHEUNG
Ms. Naida Glavish's presentation focused on her
work as an advocate for Māori people, with a focus
on health, Whanau Ora, and social justice over the
past twenty years. She began her presentation by
describing her own family of 19 grandchildren and
18 great-grandchildren, and then moved on to talk
about her own childhood, which she spent moving
between her two grandmothers' houses, which
were on opposite sides of the same street. The
audience was appreciative when Naida mentioned
that neither grandmother spoke English - one
spoke Croatian and the other spoke Māori - and
each grandmother wanted to know what the other
one fed Naida when she visited. Ms. Glavish spoke of the need to nurture children and recounted that that
the womb is the university of the infant.
Ms. Glavish stressed the importance of stories for Māori. Naida's warmth of spirit and humour shone through
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all of her many stories. Naida also reinforced to her listeners the importance of holding fast to your beliefs.
She recounted an incident when she was speaking with her supervisor who was criticizing her for answering
the telephone in Māori. When the supervisor considered suspending Naida for speaking Māori, she
responded, “I know you have to do what you have to do, but I have to do what I have to do”. Ultimately this
resulted in a systemic change in her workplace that was only the beginning of the changes she has been at the
forefront of including improving the cultural appropriateness of health care for Māori people, for example, by
demanding the construction of family rooms in hospitals.
Break & Networking Session 10:10 – 10:30
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(AOT/NZ 11): Health Promotion Success Stories from an Indigenous Global Network – Heather Gifford
(US 32): Native American Student Experiences and Academic Engagement – Homer Hubbell & Kamilla Venner
(CA 27): Highlights on the Chronic Disease Surveillance (CDS) Research Program of the Manitoba Metis
Federation – Health &Wellness Department (MMF-HWD) – Mena Bassily, Judith G. Bartlett, Julianne Sanguins,
Sheila Carter, Punam Mehta & Nathan Hoeppner
(CA 28): Addressing Stereotypes in Indigenous Health Education: Human Books at the University of Manitoba
– Linda Diffey & Barry Lavallee
(CA 31): A Community-Based Intervention to Improve HIV Knowledge and Unsafe Sexual Behaviours in an
Indigenous
Community of Colombia – Carlos Rojas, Diana Castro, Mauricio Lozano, Sandra Patino, Natalia Gómez, Rafael
Tovar & Javier Mignone
(CA 95): Building Healthy Spaces for Aboriginal Peoples in Calgary – Wilfreda Thurston
(CA 98): Place, Identity, and Health: An Exploration of the Health of Urban First Nations Male Youth – Cathy
Smithers Graeme
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CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 10:30 – 11:45
S36 – Oral Health
(CA 14): Traditional and Cultural Approaches to Childrearing: Preventing Early Childhood Caries in Norway
House Cree Nation, Manitoba – Jaime Cidro
(CA 16): Oral Health as a Public Health: Building the Case for Health Promotion in NunatuKavut – Debbie
Martin, Mary McNally, Heather Castleden, Peter Hornett & Darlene Wall
(CA 105): Highlights from the Pathway to Oral Health Equity for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Canadians
Knowledge Exchange Workshop – Robert Schroth, Mary McNally, Rosamund Harrison & Eleanor Kliewer
S37 – Indigenous Healing Knowledges
(CA 68): Dance for Change: Achieving Mnaamodzawiin – Karen Pheasant
(CA 83): He Told Me a Dream of the Animals Leaving His Heart – Mary Smith
(CA 53): Finding Our Haida Voice – Lucy Bell
S38 – Indigenous Health Governance
(AU 18): Split Three Atoms & Report Tomorrow: The Funding Relationship Between Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Organisations in Australia & Government Departments – Kim O’Donnell
(CA 59): Working It Out Together: Pikangikum First Nation’s Community Health Planning Process – Jeff Cook
S39 – Historical Trauma and Healing
(US 30): Carrying the Historical Trauma of Truku Tribal People in Taiwan: Alcohol Use and Healing – Ciwang
Teyraa & Wan-Jung (Wendy) Hsiehb
(CA 121): Indigenous Peoples and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention: What Role Does
Intergenerational Trauma Play? – Caroline Tait
S40 – Decolonizing Indigenous Health Research
(AU 24): Culture Makes You Stronger; Research as a Self-Determining Process in Indigenous Australian
Communities – Marlene Longbottom
(CA 75): Practical Application of Inuit Principles, Ethics and Methodology in Research – Marika Morris
(AOT/NZ 35): An Indigenous Health Research Framework in Aotearoa/New Zealand – John Broughton
(CA 101): Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Knowledge Translation Activity to Enhance
Mental Health Knowledge among Aboriginal Students – Caitlin Davey, Kelly McShane & Maria Gurevich
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 10:30 – 11:45
W29 – Educating Health Service Providers
(AU 5): A Personal Reflection On: The Teaching of Medical Students to Begin to Improve Australian Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Health – Peter Pinnington
W30 – Youth
(US 5): Exploring Native Youth Work – Katie Johnston-Goodstar, Oliviah Walker & Deidra Whiteman
W31 – Voices of the Youth: Health and Well Being
(CA 73): Aboriginal Youth Perspectives of Health and Wellness – JoLee Sasakamoose, Andrea Soerbe &
Mamata Pandey
W32 – Indigenous Research & CBPR
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(CA 19): Reclaiming Our Health: A Case Study in Collaborative Research – Natasha Hurley & Camille Fouillard
Lunch and Networking 11:45 – 12:45
CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS 12:45 – 2:00
S41 – Chronic Disease
(AU 8): Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge, Attitudes and Perception of Respiratory Illnesses
(KAPRI) –Linda Medlin
(CA 15): Indigenous Histories of Tuberculosis in Manitoba – Mary Jane McCallum
(CA 29): The Evolving Epidemiology of Active TB in Manitoba FN – Carla Ens, Robert Wang, Soliman Guirgis,
Krista Wilkinson, Anita Moore & B. Nancy Yu
S42 – Indigenous Research & CBPR
(AU 15): Researching With Our Mob – Torres Strait Islanders in Ngunnawal Country – Samantha Faulkner
(US 17): Quality of Education and Health Literacy: Integrating CBPR into a Psychology Based Research Project
Working with U.S. Indigenous Elders – Steven Verney, Magdalena Avila, Caitlin Pozernick, Aisha Baloo &
Latisha Rico
(AU 21): The Development of a Health Research Capacity Building Program for Indigenous Australian
Researchers: The NIRAKN Health Node – Michael Adams, Clair Andersen, Roxanne Bainbridge, Rowena Ball,
Dawn Bessarab, Kathleen Clapham, Leonard Collard, Pat Dudgeon, Deb Duthie, Bronwyn Fredericks &
Marlene Longbottom
S43 – Knowledge Translation
(AOT/NZ 23): Atua to Matua: Building A New Māori Health Framework from Learnings of the Past – Ihirangi
Heke
(CA 80): Addressing Health Disparities and Achieving Wellness for Canada’s Indigenous Peoples Through
Implementation and Scale-Up of Knowledge – Malcolm King
(CA 100): Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Knowledge Translation Activity to Enhance
Mental Health Knowledge among Aboriginal Students – Caitlin Davey, Kelly McShane & Maria Gurevich
S44 – Health Services
(CA 44): Restor(y)ing Mental Health Services: Bringing Indigenous Voices into Our (Re)search, Training and
Practice – Karlee Fellner
(CA 109): The Development of Community Level Indicators for Exploring the Relations Between Cultural
Continuity and Health Outcomes with Manitoba First Nations – Michael Hart, Kathi Avery Kinew, Chris Lalonde
& Leona Star
(AU 4): A Regional Multilevel Approach to Primary Health Care in Remote Communities by an Aboriginal
Community-Controlled Organisation – Mark Wenitong & Cleveland Fagan
(AU 25): Developing an Inclusive Rather Than Divisive Framework for a Systems Approach to Health Program
Evaluation – Mayatili Marika, Joyce Doyle, Bradley Firebrace, Margaret Cargo, Rachel Reilly, Geoffrey
Lingwoodock, Rebecca Ritte, Kerry Arabena, Joanne Luke, Yotti Kingsley & Kevin Rowley
S45 – Indigenous Knowledges: Traditional Food
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(AOT/NZ 5): Benefits of Ancestral Eating…Whakapapa Based Nutrition and a Kaupapa Te Arawa Approach to
Decolonising Your Diet – Paora Te Hurihanganui
(CA 11): A Generational Investigation of Traditional Food Knowledge among First Nations Communities in
Southwestern Ontario – Hannah Tait Neufeld
(CA 18): Sharing Food from the Land: Traditional Foods Programs in Northern Manitoba – Tim Stevenson
(CA 76): Indigenous Food Sovereignty: What it Means for the Health of Urban Indigenous Populations – Jaime
Cidro
CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 12:45 – 2:00
W33 – Educating Health Service Providers
(CA 93): Opening the Doors for Healers of Tomorrow: A Partnership Initiative at the Faculty of Medicine,
Memorial University of Newfoundland – Carolyn Sturges Sparkes, Olivia Joe & Christopher Sheppard
W34 – Indigenous Health Governance
(AOT/NZ 8): The Implementation of Indigenous Concepts in Government Initiatives – Whanau Ora – Ngaroma
Grant
W35 – Indigenous Research & CBPR
(CA 72): Designing a Culturally Safe Wellness Model: Lessons Learned
in the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Northern Quebec – Larry House, Eddie
Pashagumskum, Harry Snowboy, Juliana Matoush Snowboy & Sam
Gull
W36 – Decolonizing Indigenous Health Research
(US 26): Choctaw Revealed Knowledge: Reclaiming, Refocusing, and
Reinventing Health Interventions for our Community – Michelle
Johnson-Jennings, Karina Walters, Sandy Stroud, Kari Hearod & Katie
Schulz
Closing and Handover of INIHKD Banner to Aotearoa / New Zealand
The closing of the conference provided an opportunity for the
LOC to appreciate the conference Co-Chairs (Dr. Bartlett and Dr.
Cook) for their leadership in making the conference a reality.
Beautiful gifts of artwork were given to each who thanked the
LOC for this honour. Finally, honouring the legacy of INIHKD, the
official conference banner was passed over to the delegation
from Aotearoa/New Zealand along with a presentation of the
wonderful turtle painting that was produced at the Gala Cultural
dinner. Below Dr. Judith Bartlett (Canada) passes the INIHKD
banner to Dr. Melanie Cheung (Aotearoa/New Zealand) who is
accompanied by their delegates. Dr. Cheung announced that the next INIHKD gathering in November 12 -16,
2016 in Tairawhiti Aotearoa/New Zealand. Following brief closing remarks by the conference MC (Mr. Wayne
Clark), a closing prayer was given and all participants were asked to choose a memento of the conference give
away blanket. This blanket is created by the delegates who bring a small gift to give away, and in turn select a
small gift from the blanket as a remembrance of the INIHKD-NEAHR conference. With this, the conference
formally concluded.
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
EVALUATION
The Local Organizing Committee created an Evaluation Subcommittee early on in the planning. Mr. Wayne Clark
was chair with Dr. Julianne Sanguins and Dr. Judith Bartlett as members. A survey questionnaire was created in
advance to get feedback on the overall conference. As well, session volunteers were tasked with distributing and
collecting evaluation sheets for sessions. Unfortunately, a limited number of session evaluation sheets were
handed in.
Background:
Throughout the conference, information about a conference survey was shared with delegates through
announcements and other communication activities including social media. The objective of the survey was to
obtain feedback about delegate perceptions of the conference, and to assist with overall evaluation and provide
insightful information to future conference planners and host countries. Upon review of information received, it
was determined that there was a need to access more information.
Approximately 10 days after the conference, an anonymous evaluation survey link was emailed to the registered
delegate list requesting their participation. The survey link was left open for two weeks. Out of 363 delegates, 90
delegates completed the online survey (25%).
Method:
A number of questions were asked to determine how survey respondent delegates rated the conference overall,
and the conference management, venue and hotel accommodations. Elders who attended the conference were
asked if their needs were met. Three qualitative questioned were asked to determine delegate preconference
expectations, what was done well, and what could use improvement. Within these qualitative questions survey
respondent delegates spoke to the importance of networking opportunities and extracurricular events.
Quantitative results are displayed in graphic form and are self-explanatory for the most part. Software was used
to help sort, code and filter responses. For qualitative data, general categories helped organize salient issues that
arose from the data. Bar graphs show the results of this qualitative analysis (Tables 1, 2, & 3). In the interest of
building a database for future conferences, delegates were also asked if they were interested in becoming
members of INIHKD (Table 4).
Findings:
This section will be set out with the quantitative data set out first, followed by the qualitative results. It is clear
that most who completed the survey (25% of the total conference delegates) had a positive experience at the
INIHKD-NEAHR conference.
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Quantitative Outcomes
Question #1
When asked to rate the overall quality of the conference,
the vast majority (97.6%) responded with excellent and
good.
Question #3
This question asked about whether the conference met
delegate needs – 92,1% related that ‘almost all’ or ‘most’ of
their needs had been met by the conference.
Question #4
Planners attempted to meet the needs of Elders attending the
conference. This is an area that could use more attention.
While 71.5% of Elder who completed the survey reported
excellent or good, it is important that 28.6% stated their needs
were attended poorly.
Question #5
Delegates
were asked if the
conference supported their ability to make contacts and
create networks with others. While most (90.7%) stated yes,
some(9.3%) stated this need was not attained.
Question #6
The Local Organizing Committee also wanted to know if the
hotel accommodation was suitable. Most (91.5%) stated
‘excellent’ or
‘good’, while
some *8.5%)
stated fair.
Question #7
This question was looking at the conference venue to determine
if the meeting facilities were suitable. Most (94.4%) reported
‘excellent’ or ‘good’ and a small proportion (6.8%) stated fair.
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Qualitative Outcomes
The qualitative questions allowed for open-ended responses that could be coded for themes. There were three
such questions (2, 8 & 9). Not all registrant survey takers completed the qualitative questions. Regardless, we
were able to get some useful feedback. Those who did answer the questions often had more than one response.
Although the qualitative question outcomes were generally positive, some feedback provided information that
will be useful for the next conference planners. Specifically, and these will be discussed
Delegates indicated that networking and relationships were the most
important factors related to conference expectations. Research, sessions
on knowledge acquisition, sessions on sharing Indigenous knowledge and
other general sessions were also found to be important to delegates
prior to beginning the conference.
“Felt like a community
coming together”
Feedback received from some delegates was that the conference was a well-organized, enjoyable, and
worthwhile experience. Survey delegate responses indicated that the overall sessions were well received, and
that culture and protocol observed were appreciated, as were the networking opportunities and relationships.
One of the most apparent items shared was the level of
engagement between delegates at the conference as it offered
opportunities for relationship building and sharing of research.
Based on the survey responses it was felt that the conference, as in
previous years, provided a platform for international Indigenous health researchers to come together for the
INIHKD during this important time in our respective histories.
“Loved the balance of academia
and storytelling”
Aside from the ‘conferencing’ sessions, there were some areas in particular
“Gala night was
about which many respondents wrote quite enthusiastically. Overwhelmingly
the survey showed that conference delegates were very satisfied with the
amazing,
cultural events, particularly the conference gala evening. The gala provided an
excellent opportunity for Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, United States of America and Canada to showcase
cultural assets. Canada was particularly happy with its ability to share its First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultural
assets.
Conference delegates wrote very positively about the keynote
speakers who had taken the time to come to the conference and share
their wisdom. As in past
INIHKD practice, keynote
“The indigenous pride and
speakers were selected by each country’s national advisory committee,
determination that flowed
and then submitted to the International Steering Committee and Local
below the surface of it all”
Organizing Committee (Canada). Conference delegates related their
sense of pride in being part of the conference.
“Great plenary speakers.
Good job on selecting them!”
As with any conference, there are always things that can be improved upon. Most qualitative negative feedback
received was related to the hotel accommodations/ conference facilities (barriers due to hotel construction
taking place, the distance between session rooms), and other related management logistics. We owe an apology
for this since we were advised that construction would be completed before our conference.
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Some delegates thought there were too many options for sessions, and others were pleased with the amount of
similarity across countries. Those who related that there were too many session felt that this created difficulties
in attempting to experience relevant presentations. Some had expected smaller audience sizes.
Many of the survey delegate respondents felt that the number of
research streams made organizational aspects of the conference
“There is so much interesting
difficult to follow. It should be mentioned that the conference
research taking place around
was planned specifically to have a large number of session. We
the world. How can this be
were attempting to pay attention to recommendations from
linked? It seems, and sounds,
previous INIHKD conferences and to ensure that students and
so similar among Indigenous
academic researchers, along with their community team
populations”
members, could access conference travel and registration funding
from their universities. The general rule in research is that
funding is only available if the participants are presenting at a session. This is a reality of conference planning.
“The conference program was
incredibly confusing. Very
difficult to find sessions and to
know where a presenter would
be presenting”
Many survey respondent delegates found the conference program
layout to be very confusing with session titles in the two-page
overview but the actual presentation titles listed at the end of the
agenda.
We recommend that the next INIHKD conference have a one-page
“Too many streams. The
conference overview (as shown in this report), plus a page for each
program
could have been
conference day with the time slots, session themes and the
spread over 4 days to allow
presentation titles kept together. Some delegates were not happy
with having to look at a separate Abstract Book. It should be noted
greater numbers to attend
that the Abstract Book was an ‘extra’ created so that presenters
the workshops”
could have evidence for their funder that they indeed did attend and
present at the conference. The Abstract Book was also created to provide support for a researchers’ ‘track
record’ in research and publication for the purpose of gaining academic credit in research grant competitions.
One respondent felt that there was a need for more inclusivity of knowledge keepers and other community
members that play a critical role in Indigenous health. To this end, it is important to relate that 50 free
registrations were made available for elders (near 14%), and the nature of community-based research is such
that many presenters included the community research team members. Of the 7 Elders survey respondents;
most were satisfied with how the conference accommodated them. It should be noted that more Elder feedback
should have been available. The LOC was careful to ensure that Elders had access to volunteers throughout the
conference.
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Table 1: Expectation of delegates prior to the conference
Expectations prior to attending the
conference
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
29.4%
3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 5.0%
0.8% 0.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
9.2% 10.9%
12.6%
16.0%
Preconference Expectations
N=119
Table 2: What was liked best at the conference by the delegates
What was liked best about the conference
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
33.7%
25.0%
13.5%
1.0%
1.9%
1.9%
2.9%
3.8%
3.8%
Liked Best
N=104
Looking to the future...
At any conference it is important to search for areas to improve in the future. In response to the question “If I
could change one thing it would be…” many of the suggestions of respondents were related to communication.
They mentioned that having: 1) a clear program in advance would facilitate planning; 2) a website that had more
information and was easy to negotiate would have been helpful; 3) a conference program that had a layout that
was clear and current. Given agenda suggestions, it should also be known that the conference program was up
to date based on presenters confirmations when formally published two weeks before the conference.
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Table 3: Feedback on what aspects of the conference could be changed
Feedback on what could be changed
60.0%
48.1%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
25.9%
20.0%
10.0%
3.7%
3.7%
7.4%
3.7%
7.4%
Change Requested
0.0%
N=27
The final question on the survey was focused on whether delegates were interested in becoming a member of
the INIHKD. Most (76.5%) would become members.
Table 4: Conference delegates interested in becoming an INIHKD member, if option was available.
Delegates interested in becoming an INIHKD
member
23.5%
76.5%
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Yes
N=90
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APPENDIX B
BIOGRAPHIES OF PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Naida Glavish (Ngāti Whatua) QSM, ONZM is the Chief Advisor Tikanga (customary practice/ceremony), General
Manager Māori at Waitemata and Auckland District Health Boards, which takes care of over a million people, and
is also the president of the Māori Party. Naida first rose to prominence as a humble toll operator challenging the
might of the NZ Post. She became world renown for her stand as the “Kia Ora Lady” winning for the Māori people
the right to use their Indigenous language. Naida Glavish has spent her life as an advocate for Māori people, with
a focus on health, Whānau Ora, and social justice over the past twenty years. Naida is also a highly respected
Tribal Leader. She is the chair of Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua, Nga Maunga Whakahii, Puatahi Marae and He
Korowai Trust. She is an advisor to the New Zealand Police Commissioner and a member on the National Council
for Restorative Justice, the National Iwi Chairs Forum, E Tu Whānau Family and Community Services, and Te Ohu
Kaimoana. In recognition of her service to health and education, Ms. Glavish received a Queen’s Service Medal
and Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Dr. Jakelin Troy is the Director of Research, Indigenous Social and Cultural Wellbeing at the Australian Institute
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Dr. Troy is a Ngarigu woman whose country is the Snowy
Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Dr Troy has a PhD in linguistics from the Research School of Pacific and
Asian Studies, and a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education, as well as experience in curriculum development.
Dr Troy designed and developed the Aboriginal Languages K-10 syllabus for the Board of Studies New South
Wales (Aus.). She was also the founding Director of the NSW Aboriginal Languages Research and Resource Centre
for the NSW State Government. Her program of academic research is diverse but has focused on languages and
linguistics, anthropology, and visual arts. She is particularly interested in Australian languages of New South
Wales and ‘contact languages’. Since 2001 Dr. Troy has been developing curriculum for Australian schools with a
focus on Australian language programs.
Dr. Karina Walters is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Dr. Walters founded and directs the
university-wide, interdisciplinary Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington. A
recent recipient of a Fulbright Award, Walters’ research focuses on historical, social, and cultural determinants of
physical and mental health among American Indians and Alaska Natives. She serves as principal investigator on
several groundbreaking studies associated with health-risk outcomes among American Indian individuals,
families, and communities funded by the National Institutes of Health. Karina has been involved with INIHKD for
many years and mentored numerous students.
The Honorable Levinia Brown a role model and leader for Nunavut’s youth. Dedicating her life to the
development and promotion of community capacity building for health and social services, she projects a positive
outlook on life through promoting education, and modeling strength in leadership, and compassion for social
issues. Recently Ms. Brown served as an Elder-in-Residence at the University of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
BIOGRAPHIES OF FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS:
Dr. Lance O’Sullivan is a General Practitioner based in Kaitaia a rural town in the far north of New Zealand’s
North Island. Dr O’Sullivan is a creator of revolutionary health programs and is a pioneer for equal health care in
his community. A Māori doctor fluent in Te Reo, he is a passionate advocate for Māori health and treating
patients regardless of whether or not they could afford treatment. His passion and drive for accessible healthcare
extends beyond his patient-centric clinic in Kaitaia offering flexible hours and payment methods. He is also
responsible for establishing MOKO (Manawa Ora, Korokoro Ora, “Healthy Heart, Healthy Throat”), a school
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based service focused on preventing rheumatic fever among primary and intermediate students in and around
Kaitaia. In February 2014 he launched V-Moko an online version of the successful Moko program which widened
the net for medical access in remote rural areas. Lance also set up Kainga Ora (“Well Home”), a home
improvement project tackling one family home at a time as a proactive measure against ailments resulting from
poor living conditions. In recognition for his achievements, Lance was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the
Year 2014, received a Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award and Public Health Association Public Health Champion
Award in 2013 and named TVNZ Maori of the Year 2012. Dr. Beda
Dr. Margarita Suárez is a physician and is the director of an Indigenous health organization located in northeast
Colombia, Anas Wayuu EPSI. Dr. Suárez is Wayúu and has been the director of Anas Wayúu for over six years.
Anas Wayúu was created by two Indigenous associations representing 120 Indigenous communities, the
Association of Cabildos (the Traditional Authorities of la Guajira), and the Sumuywajat Association. The
administration of Anas Wayúu is accountable to these associations in terms of its direction. Anas Wayúu has an
enrollment of 106,000 people, 76% of which are Indigenous Wayúu and 24% non-indigenous people or people
from other Indigenous ethnic groups. The health organization is responsible for providing coverage for primary,
secondary, and tertiary health care services, as well as health promotion programs. Dr. Suárez discussed the
successful experience of Anas Wayúu since its creation in 2001, as well as its current programs and future
developments.
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APPENDIX C
MEDIA COVERAGE
September 16, 2014: Dr Judith G. Bartlett, co-chair of INIHKD 2014 – NEAHR 2014,
interviewed by Rosanna Deerchild on ‘All My Relations’ a show that airs on Thursday
evenings on NCI (Native Communications Incorporated). This radio station is
broadcast across the entire province as well as on the Internet.
October 3, 2014: Honourable Naida Glavish, plenary speaker from Aoteraoa/New
Zealand, spoke on air on NCI about the conference as well as some of her own
personal experiences.
October 6, 2014: Dr. Josée Lavoie was interviewed by a reporter from with Radio-Canada, a national francophone
radio station. She addressed questions about the conference. This interview was aired later that day.
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APPENDIX D
CONFERENCE REVENUES AND EXPENSES
Total expenses by category
Keynote
Travel
Venue Costs
Keynote Travel Expenses
$ 15,861.32
$ 15,861.32
IAPH Delegate Travel
$
1,987.96
$
Local Committee
Accommodations
Delegate Transportation
Onsite
Food Costs
$
1,838.85
$
3,917.22
Venue Rentals/Site Visit
Venues
Audio Visual Support
$ 37,956.00
$37,956.00
$ 36,549.13
$36,549.13
Communications
$ 14,858.10
$14,858.10
Entertainment
$
6,761.20
$ 6,761.20
Décor
$
3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
Marketing
$
5,895.60
$ 5,895.60
Conference Supplies
$
Registration On-Line Expenses
$
Conference Consultants
$ 59,400.00
Total(s)
$ 316,614.70
Grants
$ 122,000.00
Registration
$ 172,164.82
Sponsorship
$ 22,491.45
Total
$ 316,656.27
Food
Supplies/support
1,987.96
$
1,838.85
1,450.32
$
1,450.32
6,158.09
$
6,158.09
$ 3,917.22
$ 120,980.91
$120,980.91
$ 59,400.00
$ 17,849.28
$108,937.25
$120,980.91
$ 68,847.26
Total
revenue
Revenue
/Loss
$
41.57
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APPENDIX E
SYMBOLISM OF INIHKD LOGO
This logo is based upon a painting by Michael (Mick) Adams of Australia (left in photo below). Mick created the
first painting to commemorate the beginning of INIHKD in 2003 and the strength in unity of Indigenous Peoples.
He offers the following interpretation of the individual parts which come together to form the larger logo.
•
The serpent (snake) is the connection to us as peoples. It unites
us in our stories, and song lines, and spiritual beings
•
The dotted (blue and yellow brownish) lines represent the seas
and lands that separate us as nations
•
The Women represent the Australian Aboriginal people
•
The Dhari (headdress) is for the people of the Torres Straits
•
The Tonga is a symbol of the Māori peoples of Aotearoa, New
Zealand
•
The Inuksuk is representative of the Inuit of Canada
•
The lower dotted (blue) line on the right symbolizes the woven
Sash of the Métis Nation of Canada
•
The Medicine Wheel is representative of the First Nations,
Native American, and Alaskan Peoples of North America
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CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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