Members and Communities

The list below may not represent all current members or their ever-changing roles/ research interests. We do our best to keep the directory up-to-date; please email bcneihr@uvic.ca  or admin_bcneihr@uvic.ca if you notice any discrepancies.
 

 

Name BC NEIHR Role Institutional Affiliation Community Affiliation Research Area Keywords

Webpage		 ICCO Kyah Wiget Education Society Allied language; culture; traditions; on the land; experiential

Webpage		 ICCO Cayoose Creek Indian Band Allied Indigenous research; social determinants; environmental discrimination and contamination; chemical structure elucidation; rganic spectroscopy and analytical methodology
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria N/A Linguistics; Language revitalization; Decolonization; Orthography standardization; Curriculum Development
Indigenous Academic University of British Columbia Golden Ears Métis Society (Métis Nation British Columbia) Martial Arts; Land-based; Indigenous health; Culture; Holistic
Indigenous Academic/Professional UBC Okanagan Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, Manitoba Indigenous health; healing; mental health; violence prevention; trauma informed practice

Webpage		 Allied Simon Fraser University Faculty of Health Sciences Allied Cultural Safety; Anti-Racism; Systems Transformation; Implementation Science; Qualitative Inquiry
Indigenous Academic/Professional Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Fisheries Assessment Program Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Indigenous peoples; fisheries governance; Great Lakes; two-eyed seeing
Allied BC SUPPORT Unit Fraser Centre, Fraser Health Authority Allied N/A

Webpage		 Allied CAREX Canada; Simon Fraser University Allied Public Health; Population Health; Environmental Studies

Webpage		 ICCO UNBC – Namgis Health Centre Namgis First Nations Food Security; Carbon Footprint; Greenhouse gasses; Community
Andrea DesRoches Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Saskatchewan Fish Lake Métis mental health; child development; psychology; mindfulness
Andrea Mellor Allied University of Victoria Allied arts-based methodologies; narrative research; coming of age; youth rites of passage; sexual health
Angela Marston Indigenous Academic/Professional Emily Carr University; Aboriginal Program Coordinator Stz’uminus Indigenous; Psychology; Health; Racism; Wellness

Webpage		 ICCO Witset First Nation Band Witset Healing with food; food sovereignty
Anita Manshadi Allied Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance; SFU, Faculty of Health Sciences Allied wellness indicators; ecological health; cultural safety and humility; primary and community care

Webpage		 Allied University of British Columbia Allied health equity; health inequity; Indigenous peoples’ health; racism; discrimination
Ashley Simpson Indigenous Academic/Professional First Nations Health Authority Hagwilget Indigenous research methodologies; Maternal, Child, and Family Health; Indigenous wellness
Atlanta-Marinna Grant Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Huron-Wendat First Nation Food waste; Climate Change; Food access; Community engagement; Traditional Knowledge
Austin Basso Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Gitga’at First Nation Indigenous-led, community driven; youth empowerment
Ava Butler Allied Island Health; University of British Columbia N/A Emergency Medicine; Cultural safety; Patient centred care; Indigenous Health; Rural Health
BC NEIHR Governing Council; ICCO University of Victoria; Métis Nation British Columbia; Métis Veterans of British Columbia Métis Nation of Greater Victoria Indigenous Culture; tradition; connection to youth; history; community
Allied Royal Roads University Allied Indigenous community; Accounts and Finance; Research; Education; New Investigator
ICCO Carrier Sekani Family Services Tl’azt’en Nation cultural; inclusive; sustainable; accurate; respectful
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Day Star First Nation Indigenous resurgence and revitalization; Land-based education and healing; Indigenous research methodologies; Story-sharing
Indigenous Academic/Professional UBC Okanagan Métis Indigenous Mentorship; Indigenous Pathways into Research; Undergraduate Research; Equity and Student Success

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic UBC Okanagan Māori, Ngāti Raukawa Indigenous knowledge and methodologies; Community-Based Research

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic University of Victoria Treaty 7 Territory developmental neuroscience; prenatal substance; exposure; brain development; learning and memory processes;basic science
Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia Prince Rupert & District Métis Society climate change; Indigenous wellbeing; Métis environmental perspectives; intersectionality; Métis wellbeing
Indigenous Trainee Ministry of Health – Indigenous Health and Reconciliation Toquaht nation Indigenous; health; data governance
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Mississaugas of the Credit Wholistic mental health and wellbeing; community based participatory research; executive functioning and physical activity; land-based relationships
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria K’omoks First Nation Indigenous Studies; Indigenous Governance; Indigenous Research; Indigenous Cultural Revilatization; Indigenous History

Webpage		 ICCO Esk’etemc First Nation Williams Lake Two-eyed seeing way to health; Indigenous practices to health and wellness; Neurofeedback; Trauma-Focused Counseling
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Communauté Métis Autochone de Maniwak Non-cisgender; Indigeneity; identity; queer; Arctic
Allied N/A Allied Public Health; Infectious Diseases; Vaccination; Maternal health; Infant health

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan Bonaparte First Nations; community-based; palliative care; chronic illness; Indigenous health
Indigenous Trainee University of Calgary Nipissing First Nation Indigenous politics and feminism; decolonization; settler-colonialism
Indigenous Academic/Professional University of British Columbia Crow land-based/place-based knowledge; language reclamation; technology (AR/VR/XR/AI)
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Cowichan Tribes Indian Day School; intergenerational trauma; Indigenous; Indigenous reality, experience and legacy
Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan/FNHA Enoch Cree Indigenous Health; Primary Care

Webpage		 Allied University of Victoria Allied Community-based research; health services access; STBBI; HIV; health equity
Cathy Straume ICCO Red Earth Medicine: Indigenous Ways of Knowing Greenwood, BC Truth and Reconciliation; Food Security; Drug and Alcohol Use; Poverty; Discrimination
Charise Conkin Allied Stolo Service Agency – Health Allied Allied health; alternative health; two eyed health; urban; primary care
Charlene George ICCO Slenselenii Collective tSuk Respectful relationship within ancestral & cultural safety imperative

Webpage		 Allied Florida State University Allied knowledge systems, community-based research, resource extraction; Indigenous economics; governance structures
Charlotte Ross Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Montreal Lake Cree Nation Indigenous language revitalization; Indigenous languages & health; mental health; adult Cree silent speakers; language & culture

Webpage		 ICCO Health Planner Snuneymuxw First Nation Community; youth; knowledge transfer; identity
Chelsey Perry Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University, VCH Aboriginal Health, Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) Nisga’a First Nation Indigenous; sexual; mental health
Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Sachigo Lake First Nation Urban; harm reduction; complex trauma; substance use; HIV
Cheri Brown Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia Nisga’a Village of Laxglats’ap Post-secondary education attainment; wellness; well-being
Cheryl Alissa Recollet Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Wiikwemkoong Mnobimaadziwin (good life); NDaakiminaan (Lands); Treaty; Decision Making; Ceremony.

Webpage		 ICCO Kelowna Métis Association Kelowna Métis Association spiritual; cultural; intersections; colonization; knowledge
Cheryl Inkster Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Métis Métis; wellness; health; culture; adolesence
Cheryl Tress Indigenous Academic/Professional Northern Health Lake Babine Nation N/A
Christina Chakanyuka Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Fort Smith / NWT Métis Nation Indigenous Health Nursing; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenist Nurse Education; Indigenous Rights to Self-Determination; Anti-racism

Webpage		 Allied University of Northern British Columbia Allied Racialized populations, self-determination, anti-colonial, anti-racism, praxis

Webpage		 Allied Island Health Allied Culturally safe health care; collaboration

Webpage		 ICCO Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services Two Rivers Metis Society Transforming systems; decolonizing systems; reclaiming traditional ways to care for and keep children safe and well; rebuilding the strength and influence of one’s kinship circle

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Musqueam /Qualicum Two Spirit/Indigequeer; Land based methodology; Decolonizing
Cory Baumgardner Allied SK NEIHR Allied Indigenous Health; communications; research networks; wellness; governance
Courtney Defriend Indigenous Trainee; ICCO Royal Roads University; First Nations Health Authority Stz’uminus urban; Indigenous; equity; health; belonging
Dana Cagen Allied University of Victoria Allied research about Indigenous health and wellness; future Indigenous health policies; Indigenous health trends; and general ways to help the Indigenous community in regards to health
Danette Jubinville Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences Pasqua First Nation Indigenous maternal health; midwifery; birth work; reproductive justice
Daniel Sims BC NEIHR Principal Investigator; Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Northern British Columbia Tsay Keh Dene Tsek’ehne Studies; Indigenous Studies; Indigenous Governance; Environmental History; Health History

Webpage		 Indigenous Professional Office of the Provincial Health Officer Fort Nelson First Nation Indigenous determinants of health; Indigenous epistemologies; two-eyed seeing; Indigenous population health reporting

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Cowichan Nation Early childhood; indigenous; community based; family centered; qualitative
Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Métis Indigenous Health; Mental Health; First Nations Traditional Knowledge; Suicide prevention; Alzeheimer’s and dementia

Webpage		 Allied Vice President, Research, Michael Smith Health Research BC Allied person-centred; qualitative; mixed-methods research; research effectiveness
Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Onion Lake Cree Nation Economics; community development; Indigenous matriarchy; healing; life promotion
Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia, Helping Spirit Lodge Society N/A Health and wellbeing; psychology; forensics; decolonizing and Indigenizing education; social justice
Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Ts’mysen, Band Lax Kw’alaams Residential School; Indigenous Police; Indigenous Methodologies; Indigenous health & development; Mental Health
Dawn Marsden Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Indigenous

Webpage		 ICCO Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty Neskonlith Secwepemc Indigenous Food Sovereignty; Healing and Wellness; Climate Change; Capitalism; Colonially
Dawn Smith ICCO Ticmup Society Ehattesaht of the Nuu-chah-nulth Indigenous self-determination; environmentalism and sustainability; feminism; land-based learnings and futurities

Webpage		 Allied Interior Health; Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) Allied Aging; learning health systems; community & rural health
Denica Bleau Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan; Splatsin Health Services Red River Métis Indigenous, Community Programming; Incarceration; Community Based Research; Participatory Action

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Leech Lake Band of Ojibew Indigenous geographies; political ecology; human-environment interactions science/technology studies; tribal cultural resource preservation
Desseray Stepski ICCO Royal Roads University Métis broad-minded; compassionate; courageous; integrable; respectable
ICCO Four Directions Indigenous Society Saddle Lake Cree Nation Indigenous; Cultural; Indigenous Epistemolgy; mental health; spirtual health; Trauma

Webpage		 ICCO Pacific Association of First Nations Women Oneida Nation Racism; Discrimination; Health; Justice; Education
Allied Island Health, University of Victoria School of Nursing, UBC Faculty of Medicine Allied Indigenous community health; Indigenous data

Webpage		 ICCO (Health & Wellness Manager) Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance Allied (Indigenous) Community-led/based research; Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR); Healthy Communities
Indigenous Trainee Royal Roads Gitanmaax Childhood Adolescents; Thriving; Indigenous Honouring

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic University of British Columbia IPOC* – Pipil Mayan Indigenous plant knowledge; chemistry; botany; Indigenous land-based education, gender, Indigenous food sovereignty

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 ICCO Ekw’i7tl Indigenous Doula Collective First Nations; Métis; Inuit Indigenous doulas; Indigenous midwifery; birth; maternal health; reproductive health

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Métis Nation of BC Indigenous biomedical practitioners; Indigenous-led medical clinic; Lu’ma Medical Centre; Indigenous governance; decolonizing health care
Elizabeth Hunter Indigenous Trainee Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance Wesley First Nation Sleep; Womens Health; Enviroment; Sustainbility; Traditional Knowledge
Ellen Lenore Friesen Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria; VNFC N/A women; family; political; gendered; justice
Ellis Rondquist Indigenous Trainee Thompson Rivers University Métis Nation British Columbia Gender; body-sovereignty; sexual-sovereignty; queer; health

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Métis Indigenous health & wellbeing; with emphasis on mental health; Indigenous and participatory research methodologies; strengths-based, community driven approaches; decolonizing psychological training

Webpage		 ICCO Carrier Sekani Family Services Carrier Sekani Family Services Child welfare; law; jurisdiction; wellness indicators; engagement
Emmy Manson ICCO Snuneymuxw Hulit Lelum Snuneymuxw First Nation Mental Health; capacity building; traditional healing practices
Erika Finestone Allied Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement, University of Victoria Allied Indigenous family wellbeing; Indigenous kinship; Indigenous resistance; Indigenous child welfare; settler colonialism

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic University of Victoria Saulteaux-Cree Métis Indigenous birth; family governance; land-based wellness; climate justice
Estelle Carmona Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Sechelt Nation Indigenous law; kinship
Eugenia Oudie Indigenous Trainee UNBC Waywayseecappo First Nation Decolonization; Health and Wellness; Epistemology; Story-telling and Healing
Evan Adams BC NEIHR Principal Investigator/Governing Council; Indigenous Academic/Professional First Nations Health Authority Tla’amin Nation Indigenous public health data equity

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee UBC, Nationals Aboriginal Council of Midwives N/A Indigenous health; midwifery; sexual health; reproductive health; perinatal health
Eyvette Elliott Indigenous Trainee Cowichan Tribes Cowichan Tribes Well-being, community; engagement; Indigenous wellness (land, children/family); Indigenous women/feminism
Fay Marie Thomas ICCO Snuneymuxw Wool Crafting Snuneymuxw First Nation Entrepreneurship; traditional crafts; cultural practices
Ferrin “Yola” Willie Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Kwakwaka’wakw Nation (Kawk’wala speaking peoples) Language+Movement4Wellness (Ancestral language reclamation and movement of noke’ (heart – body and mind) is healing)
Fiona Devereaux Allied University of Victoria Allied Indigenous Specific Racism; whiteness; allyship/accomplices; Community of Practices
Fort St. John Métis Society ICCO Fort St. John Métis Society Métis Nation British Columbia Métis homeland; Métis Communities; Métis Cultural History; Métis Geneology; Métis Ancestral Links

Webpage		 ICCO Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society- Land-Based Healing for the Indigenous Street Family N/A Land-based, cultural pathways to healing
Frederick Langshaw Allied Simon Fraser University Allied Data sovereignty; research ethics; identity and wellness; health behaviours; geography and health

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional UBC Okanagan Métis Nation British Columbia; Kelowna Métis Association Urban Indigenous wellbeing; youth wellbeing; holistic health; identity; community-building
Gayle McCue Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Métis Wellness; Advocacy; Safety; Empowerment; Truth
Georgia Huggan Allied CCAIHG Allied heath equity; cultural safety; reproductive justice
Gerald Bent Indigenous Trainee University of Northern BC Lytton Indian Band Xitl’ix; Lytton Restorative Justice Prevention and Education Program; Storywork methodology; Narrative Inquiry; Traditional Indigenous Law; Restorative Justice; Lytton Indian Band; Nlaka’pamux Nation; Indigenous Knowledge, culture and traditional healing

Webpage		 Allied Michael Smith Health Research BC/ First Nations Health Authority Allied Indigenous self-determintation in health research

Webpage		 Allied First Nations Health Authority Allied Indigenous data; interactive health tools; data-driven decision-making; artificial intelligence; and machine learning
Gwen Budskin Indigenous Trainee University of Northern BC/ PG Native Friendship Centre N/A Indigenous; matriarchy; social justice; leadership; harm reduction
Haley Montgomery Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University N/A Indigenous data sovereignty; Community-based; two-eyed seeing; systemic inequality; resiliance
Haley Strother Indigenous Academic/Professional UBC Okanagan Gitxsan (Kispiox) N/A
Hannah Nelson Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia We Wai Kai Nation community-based testing; cultural safety; laboratory medicine; respiratory illness; implementation science
Hannah V. Gentes Indigenous Trainee Uvic/Coastal Restoration Society N/A Resilience; Restoration; Community; Culture; Health

Webpage		 Allied University of Victoria Allied Indigenous Health; Healthy Environments; Indigenous Methodologies; Transformative Governance; Relational Accountability
Hector Vazquez Allied IPOC* University of Victoria IPOC* Indigenous ways of knowing and being; Indigenous methodologies and methods; decolonizing and Indigenizing music education; educational policy; music education
Helena Safron Allied Florida State University Allied Indigenous Studies; Geography; community knowledge
Holly McVea Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia Métis Nation of Alberta Restoration; traditional medicine; community; TEK
Holly Reid Indigenous Trainee Occupational Therapist Métis Nation of BC Indigenous; LGBTQ2S+; oppression; marginalization; social justice
Holly Vivier Indigenous Trainee Educator Métis Social Emotional Learning; Traditional knowledge; Wellness; Mental Health
Ian MacLeod Allied Academic University of Victoria Allied Social Work
Irvin Speck ICCO The Smokehouse Foundation Gwawa’enuxw Community; Stewardship; Knowledge Sharing; Rebuilding Trust; Connecting with the land
Isaac Tetreault Indigenous Trainee Concordia University N/A Environmentalism; Masculinity; Work Culture; Hegemony; Habitus
Jalisa Charles Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria N/A Relationships; land; community; engagement; culture
Jack Horne Indigenous Academic/Professional BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS/ Trent University WSÁNEĆ -Tsawout WSÁNEĆ Knowledge; Indigenous Knowledge; Embodied Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Studies
Jacob Tourand Indigenous Trainee Royal Roads University Métis Indigenous recruitment and retention
Jacqueline Quinless Allied Academic University of Victoria; Camosun College Allied Gender; decolonized research; data; food sovereignty; ecosystem based management
Jaimy Fischer Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Métis Nation of BC Mobility justice; equity; geographic information science; community engaged research; urban and built environment

Webpage		 ICCO South Okanagan Similkameen Métis South Okanagan Similkameen Métis Intergeneration Trauma; Métis; Community; Health and Impact

Webpage		 ICCO Thucheche Films & Media Inc. Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan Indigenous; justice; healing; youth; education
Janene Erickson BC NEIHR Governing Council; Indigenous Academic/Professional BCCDC; UBC Nak’azdli Whut’en Indigenous specific racism; Cultural Safety & Humility; BC First Nations Perspective of Health & Wellness; Indigenous Public Health; system transformation
Jasḵwaan Bedard Indigenous Academic/Professional Simon Fraser University N/A Indigenous language; Revitalization; wellness; education
Jasmine Feather Dionne BC NEIHR Governing Council; Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria McMurray Métis Local 1935 and Cree MMIWG2S+ Crisis; Gender & Queer Theory in Indigenous Studies; Indigenous Politics and Governance

Webpage		 Indigenous Professional First Nations Health Authority Chilliwack Métis Association Participatory Action Research; First Nations Information Governance; Social Determinants of Health; First Nations Leadership
ICCO Elk Valley Métis Elk Valley Métis N/A
Indigenous Academic/Professional; ICCO Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and affiliate with TRU Indigenous Health Nursing Research Team Xax’lip First Nation Structural determinants of health; community-based research; gender and health; health service access
Indigenous Academic Simon Fraser University Nisga’a Nation Structural determinants of health; community-based research; gender and health; health service access
Indigenous Professional Northern First Nation Alliance Stellaten First Nation Land-based healing; Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria #438 – Alexander First Nation Indigenous Governance; Rematriation; Land Back; Sovereignty; Health

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Cherokee Nation Sustainable self-determination; Indigenous nationhood; Indigenous food sovereignty; climate justice; land-based resurgence
Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan Xaxli’p (Fountain) Mental health; Depression; Trauma; Well-being; Relationships

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional Sumas First Nation Cowessess FN Knowledge Sharing; Cultural Safety & Humility; Trauma Informed supports; Health Emergency response and preparedness; transfer of knowledge systems.
Jennaya Hayden Indigenous Trainee Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society Métis Nation British Columbia Belonging; community; resilience; trauma-informed; two-eyed perspective
Jennifer Cochrane Indigenous Trainee UNBC Curve Lake First Nation Clinical innovations; Indigenous data soverignty; data governance; laboratory diagnostics; rural/remote clinical service access
Jennifer Watts Indigenous Academic/Professional Vancouver Island Health Sto:lo and Nuu-chah-nulth cognitive health; human behaviour; coaching; developmental health; populations

Webpage		 ICCO (Band Administrator) K’omoks First Nation N/A Indigenous; Health Plan

Webpage		 Allied Academic/Professional UVic/ Co-founder of Iyé Creative Allied Indigenous student supports; Indigenous mentorship networks

Webpage		 ICCO Concordia University; First Nations Health Authority Namgis First Nation Yoga; community wellness; trauma-informed; Indigenous language revitalization; native womanism
Jessica Chu Allied Michael Smith Health Research BC Allied Health education; Access; minority health practices; ethical research; language
Jessica Groat Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia MNA Region 4 Community resilience; Food security; Food sovereignty & traditional food systems; Land protection & restoration; Environmental justice

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia, Vancouver Musgamaug Dzawada’enuxw Mental health; cultural safety; virtual; land-based; youth
Jessica Michell Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Witset Band Indigenous language; Indigenous epidemiologies; land-based learning; experiential learning and cultural teachings

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Gitwangak – Gitxsan Land; Community; Cultural Events; Language; Methodologies
Jessie King Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Northern British Columbia Gitxaala (Kitkatla) Health; Philosophy; Matriarchy; Perinatal; Cultural Safety/Humility
Jessy Dame Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Métis Nation Sexual self-worth; identity; health; queer; 2S
Jimena Garcia BC NEIHR IHRF; Allied IPOC* Royal Roads University IPOC* Research; revitalization; practice of ancient Indigenous medicine
Joanne Connauton Indigenous Trainee Royal Roads University Wahnapitae First Nation Indigenous land stewardship; Indigenous land rights; Indigenous geographies; environmental justice
Joanne Speakman Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Deline, NT Trauma-informed care; health promotion; microbiology
Joel Rivera Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Métis Health; community; genetics; cardiomyopathy; neuroscience
Johanna Sam Indigenous Professional/ Academic University of British Columbia Tsilhqot’in Nation Adolescence; Indigenous Knowledges; Technology; Online aggression; Social and emotional learning
John JB Williams ICCO Victoria Nature School Tsawout Nation Herbs; food and nutrition; traditional medicine; ecology; traditional harvesting

Webpage		 ICCO First Nations Wellness Outreach Society Allied Innovative; front line; personal; collaborative; cultural

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional Simon Fraser University Haudenosaunee from Six Nations of the Grand River Community planning; Indigenous governance; Indigenous-state relations; sustainable self-determination
Jonathan Michel Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia; Thompson Rivers University Adams Lake Indian Band Education; Athletics; Community; Success; Leadership
Jordan Johnson Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia-Vancouver N/A Imaging; Biomedical Technologies; Ocular Oncology; Eye and Visual System Diseases; Diagnostic Techniques
Jordan Ned Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan Westbank First Nations Residential Schools
Jorden Hendry Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Tsimshian, Lax Kw’alaams trauma-informed; land-based; community-based; healing; stength-based

Webpage		 Allied Northern Health Allied Equity; rural; virtual care; cultural safety; health systems
Julianne Barry Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan M`Chigeeng First Nation obesity; diabetes; health promotion; Indigenous methodologies; Community-based participatory research
Justin Brooks Indigenous Academic/Professional Royal Roads University SITANSISK (St Mary’s) First Nation Youth; Health; Education; Employment; Life skills

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Métis Nation of BC Public Health; Indigenous Studies; Environmental Science
Kacheena Naytowhow Indigenous Academic/Professional Simon Fraser University Cowessess First Nation Indigenous Health and Wellness; Traditional Food Sovereignty; Physical Health; Diabetes Control

Webpage		 ICCO Tū’desē’cho Wholistic Indigenous Leadership Development (TWILD) Tū’desē’cho Wholistic Indigenous Leadership Development (TWILD) Food sovereignty; Rural; Indigenous; Community; Infrastructure
Kailyn Johnson ICCO Victoria Native Friendship Centre N/A Two-Spirit; youth; Indigenous health; community
Kali Douglas Allied/BC NEIHR Administrative Assistant University of Victoria; BC NEIHR Allied Health; education; governance; food sovereignty; self-determination
Kalli Marsel Indigenous Trainee University of Toronto; University of British Columbia Métis Nation of BC Health; Indigenous Mental Health; Concurrent disorders; Addictions; Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Webpage		 Allied Firelight Group Allied Food systems; Climate Change; Well-being
Kasey M. Stirling Indigenous Trainee The University of British Columbia, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries Lower Nicola Indian Band ethical space; aquatic ecology; genomics
Kate Dunn Indigenous Trainee Royal Roads University Mississauga Hepatitis; wellness; healing; prevention; traditional-medicine
Kate Jongbloed Allied Academic University of British Columbia Allied impact of colonial institutions (esp. child apprehension) on health and wellness; Indigenous-specific determinants of health and wellness; cultural safety & humility; substance use; HIV/AIDS

Webpage		 Allied Academic Fraser Health Allied Health Research, Health Promotion

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Lac La Ronge Indian Band Access to culturally appropriate Alzeimher’s and dementia healthcare for Indigenous people
Kathleen Lounsbury Indigenous Trainee Trinity Western University N/A Maternal-child Health; Indigenous; Nursing; Storytelling; Participatory Action Research

Webpage		 Allied First Nations Health Authority Allied Indigenous knowledge translation; data governance; land-based health; research administration; community-based research
Katie Hughes ICCO (Vice President, Public Health Response) First Nations Health Authority Allied Public Health

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Ahousaht First Nation Indigenous health; Land-based; Indigenous masculinity; Intergenerational healing; Gender relations
Kelly Davison Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Métis Data Representation; Terminology standards; EHRS; Virtual Care; Health Equity
Kelly Johnsen Indigenous Academic/Professional North Island College and Affiliate with TRU Indigenous Health Nursing Research Team Toquaht Nation Cultural Safety; Indigenous Knowledge; Health Inequities; Nursing Research; Indigenous Education
Kenda Chang-Swanson Allied University of Victoria and Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council Allied Community-based research; Indigenous health; health equity; qualitative research methods
Kendra Stiwich Allied Vancouver Island Univeristy Allied Identity; Community; Post-Secondary; Experiential Learning; Sense of Belonging
Kimberly Fairman Indigenous Academic/Professional Institute for Circumpolar Health Research Inuit; Taloyoak, NU Indigenous methods; Community led research; food and food security; Indigenous language; Indigenous culture

Webpage		 IPOC* Indigenous Academic/Professional University of British Columbia Navajo Nation Indigenous health & well-being; quantitative methods; community engagement; public health; pandemic preparedness
Kirsten Cotter ICCO University of Northern British Columbia Keeseekoose Nation Indigenous; Elders; Decolonized; health care

Webpage		 BC NEIHR Principal Investigator; Indigenous Academic Simon Fraser University Osoyoos Indian Band Indigenous health; structural racism; structural determinants of health; anti-Indigenous racism; land-based health and wellbeing
Kristin Kozar Indigenous Academic/Professional University of British Columbia Hwlitsum First Nation Structural racism; chronic disease; health inequity; Indigenous determinants of health; health and wellness indicators
Kristine McLeod Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria MNGV; Métis Nation British Columbia Identity; healing; story

Webpage		 ICCO Kwiakah First Nation Kwiakah First Nation Language; Heritage; Culture; Tradition; Wellness
Laine Grace Indigenous Trainee N/A Métis Nation British Columbia Neurodevelopment; Indigenous Health; Prenatal exposures effect of development care
Lakoda Thomas ICCO Kreeative Projects Foundation Pelican Lake First Nation, SK Ceremony; plant medicines; wellness; land-based; cultural

Webpage		 Allied BC SUPPORT Unit, Michael Smith Health Research BC Allied Patient-Oriented Research; Indigenous Health Research Methods
Laura McNab-Coombs Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Traditional-medicine; western-medicine; anti-Indigenous-racism; disease prevention/management

Webpage		 ICCO (Director) First Nations Health Programs N/A Policy; North; Yukon First Nations; Up-stream; Acute Care

Webpage		 Allied University of Northern BC & BC SUPPORT Unit Allied Health and Well being; Patient-Oriented; rural; remote; northern
Leanne Kelly Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Métis Indigenous methodology; anti-racism
Leslie Bonshor Indigenous Professional Vancouver Coastal Health Tzeachten First Nation (Stolo) Indigenous Women; cultural safety; youth suicide; Indigenous methodology
Linda Jack ICCO Literacy Central Vancouver Island and Eagle Feather Literacy Cowichan First Nation Early Learning needs of Indigenous Elders who attended Residential or Day Schools
Lindsay Botterill BC NEIHR Research Administrative Coordinator BC NEIHR Allied Gender-Based Violence; Intersectional feminism; Policy analysis; MMIWG2S+; Community-based research; (w)holistic health
Liquaa Wazni Allied University of Victoria Allied Indigenous Health; Epistemic justice; Art-based methodology; Participatory research; Mental health

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic University of Victoria: CIHR BC Chair Indigenous Health in Nursing Beaver Lake Cree Nation Indigenous Health Research; Indigenous Health Nursing
Logan Burd Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan Métis Nation British Columbia Métis health; youth mental health; community-based healing; strength-based; life promotion
Lucy Bell – Sdahl K’awaas Indigenous Academic/Professional Simon Fraser University Old Massett, Haida Gwaii Museology; healing; reconciliation; spirituality; decolonization

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic Simon Fraser University; Assistant Professor Stellat’en First Nation Justice; addictions and mental health; community health & well-being; Indigenous community planning
Lyanne Gaspard Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia N/A Indigenous; resilience; spiritual; wellbeing; self determination

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Metis Nation of BC and Greater Victoria Two-spirit and indigiqueer; Métis; audio visual; research methods; community-engagement

Webpage		 Allied Island Health, BC SUPPORT UNIT Allied Patient Oriented Research and Public Health
Madison Roll Indigenous Academic University of Northern British Columbia Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation Education; sustainability; environment; knowledge; innovation

Webpage		 ICCO University of Victoria and Communities, Alliances & Networks (CAAN) Allied Reproductive justice; sexual health; traditional knowledge and healing; STBBI

Webpage		 Allied Fraser Health and BC SUPPORT Unit Allied patient-oriented research; community engagement; justice, equity, diversity & inclusion; knowledge mobilization
Makenzie McCallum Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia N/A Brain Health; concussions; awareness; public health; athletes
Mandeep Kaur Mucina Allied Academic University of Victoria, School of Child and Youth Care Allied Supporting Indigenous students in health related research; child welfare impact on Indigenous youth and racialized youth in care; race as a social determinant of health; intersectionality

Webpage		 ICCO/ Indigenous Trainee St John’s College, UBC Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Spirituality; Mindfulness; Wellness; Hishukishtsawalk; Family

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Northern British Columbia Cree Indigenous Knowledge and Identity; early childhood; SDGs; child health; determinants of health; knowledge translation

Webpage		 ICCO Dakelh Ts’ekoo Society Nak’azdli Indigenous Knowledge and Identity; early childhood; SDGs; child health; determinants of health; knowledge translation

Webpage		 ICCO Health Director Klahoose First Nation Community; Culture; Health; Wellness; Promotion
Mary Dollard Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University N/A N/A
Matty Cervantes Navarrete Allied IPOC* University of Victoria IPOC* Arts-based; land-based; wellness; gerontechnology; intergenerational
McKenna Knox Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Métis Nation of Alberta Mental health; Dementia; Cognitive Decline; Indigenous; Ageing

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Saddle Lake Cree Nation Neuropsychology; aging; anxiety; cognition; social cognition

Webpage		 ICCO McLeod Lake Indian Band McLeod Lake Indian Band Indigenous; traditional ways of health; Elders; traditional healing methods
Megan Basso Indigenous Academic/Professional CityUniversity Hartley Bay, Gitga’at Land-based; healing; wellness; reclamation
Megan Graham Allied University of Victoria Allied Decolonizing research; methodology; Indigenous-led; health; community-based
Mélanie Sue Caron Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Gaspe Peninsula, Lower St-lawrence, Magdalen Island Metis Aboriginal Nation (w)holistic well-being; resurgence; child welfare; policy; self-sovereignty
Melissa Riding Allied PHSA – BC Cancer Allied Inclusivity; Cancer; Ethics; Engagement; Collaboration
Melodie Casella Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria & UBC Alumnus Shishalh Nation MMIWG; reconciliation; justice; healing; wellness
Melpatkwa Matthew Indigenous Trainee Chief Atahm School Simpcw First Nation health; geography; language revitalization; culture; environment
Michelle Padley Indigenous Trainee UVic; TRU; Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Indigenous Health; Metis Knowledge Systems; Mental Health
Minowaywayjiwan Sinclair Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria N/A Decolonization; Social Work; Indigenous Wellbeing; Generative Refusal; Resurgence
Miranda Huron Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Mattawa North Bay Algonquin Policy; Language; Revitalization; Governance; Consultation
Monika Bar Allied McMaster University Allied Philosophy of mental health; Indigenous philosophies; traditional ways of healing the mind
Monique Auger Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Métis Nation Greater Victoria Child welfare; Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (access to care, cultural continuity, colonialism, etc.); Urban Indigenous peoples’ health

Webpage		 Allied Michael Smith Health Research BC Allied N/A

Webpage		 BC NEIHR Principal Investigator; Indigenous Academic University of British Columbia; Associate Professor, Co-Director UBC Centre for Excellence in Indignenous Health, FNHA Chair in Cancer and Wellness Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation Cancer; genomics; data Sovereignty; heath services; health disparities; COVID-19
Naomi (Skel7áw̓s) Narcisse Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia St’át’imc & Secwépemc Indigenous Education; Wellness; Cultural safety; Matriarch; holistic

Webpage		 Allied Academic University of Victoria Allied Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA+ communities; sexual health; HIV/AIDS; participatory epidemiology; mixed methods research

Webpage		 Allied Tla’amin Nation Allied Environmental Science; Indigenous Governance; Climate Change & TEK
Nicole Nohr Dawydiuk Indigenous Trainee Vancouver Coastal Health; UBC Spuzzum Nation Indigenous health research; Community-based research; healthcare accessibility; Indigenous data governance
Nikki Hunter Indigenous Trainee Thompson Rivers University Bonaparte First Nation Nursing

Webpage		 ICCO Williams Lake First Nation Williams Lake First Nation K-12 children; post secondary students; FN School on reserve; headstart/daycare; Language & Culture
Norman Bennet Mitchell ICCO Snuwnuwus Pride Snuwnuwus First Nation Carving; culture; education; learning

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Indigenous; nursing; education; wellness; activism

Webpage		 ICCO Urban Native Youth Association Métis Indigenous health; 2SLGBTQ+ youth; policy; health promotion
Pamela Borque ICCO Qushintul Métis Health related; body; mind; spirit
Pardis Pedram Allied University of Calgary Allied Public health; health policy; education

Webpage		 Allied Academic University of British Columbia Allied Lung health; rehabilitation; epidemiology; community-based; planning

Webpage		 ICCO (Global Research Manager) Communities, Alliances & Networks – CAAN Allied Barriers; LGBTQ2S; HIV/AIDS; Building Capacity; Indigenous women & girls
Patrick Canning Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Nisga’a & Haida Language; oral literature and food

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria IPOC*– New Zealand Maori (Nga Puhi, Te Aupouri, Ngati Kuri) Indigenous education; Indigenous sport, health and wellbeing; cultural safety in education; culturally inclusive and responsive pedagogy; Indigenous Treaty-based rights
Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia Esk’etemc Critical land geographies; Indigenous experience of place; place making; affordable on reserve housing; land-use planning
Peter Hutchinson Indigenous Academic/Professional UBCO, FHSD, U of S College of Medicine Cultural safety lab Métis Cultural safety; land-based learning
Piper Scott-Fiddler Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Reproductive justice; Métis Health; Sexual Health; cultural safety; health service access

Webpage		 ICCO (Director, Quality and Innovation) Carrier Sekani Family Services Carrier Sekani Family Services Primary and virtual care; mental wellnes;, culturally appropriate inicators of wellness; cancer screening and prevention

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Lax Kw’alaams Traditional Foods, Land Based Physical Activity, Diabetes, Traditional Wellness, Food Sovereignty
ReAnne Kennedy Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia – Okanagan N/A climate change; modern treaties; equity; Indigenous; equality

Webpage		 Allied CHIWOS-PAW Allied HIV; Women; Community-based re-search; Indigenized re-search, Reproductive justice

Webpage		 ICCO Communities, Alliances & Networks – CAAN N/A HIV/AIDS; LGBTQ2S; Metrics; Barriers; Build Capacity
Renée Monchalin Indigenous Academic University of Victoria Anishnaabe; Métis Cultural safety; reproductive health; health service access; identity
Rheanna Robinson Indigenous Academic University of Northern British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia & St. Boniface, Manitoba Disabillity, education, reconciliation, indigenous methodologies, community-based research

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of BC, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health Métis Nation British Columbia Indigenous; ethics; environmental; social determinants

Webpage		 Allied Simon Fraser University Allied youth participatory action research/program evaluation; mental health; community safety; mixed methods (photovoice/interview/survey)
Riley Bizzotto Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Community based research; drug use; opioid crisis; cultural safety and humility; foster care systems
Rob Hancock BC NEIHR Principal Investigator; Indigenous Academic Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement, University of Victoria Métis Nation of Greater Victoria Research methods; post-secondary education;, Indigenous-state relations
Robert Nye ICCO Situn, the people’s basket Quw’utsun Wellness; housing; gender studies; education; networking
Roberta Price BC NEIHR Governing Council; Indigenous Academic/Professional University of British Columbia; Elder, School of Nursing/ Faculty Member with UBC School of Family Medicine, PostDoctoral Program Coast Salish, Snuneymuxw First Nation and Cowichan First Nation Health Equity; violence against women and girls; cultural Safety in Healthcare

Webpage		 Indigenous Professional Assembly of First Nations Kehewin First Nation Determinants of health; knowledge translation; social justice; climate action; public health
Robline Davey Indigenous Trainee Thompson Rivers University and Simon Fraser University Two Rivers Métis Society, Métis Nation British Columbia Online education; Indigenous education; Indigenous pedagogy
Rod McCormick Indigenous Academic Thompson Rivers University; Professor and Research Chair Kahnawake Healing; Traditional; Mental health
Rodney Stehr Allied IPOC* University of British Columbia IPOC* Fiji (Nagigi) COVID-19; public health; youth; 2SLGBTQ+; Indigenous/Pacific Islander research methods
Roger (T’lahalam) John Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Tsalalhmec – St’at’imc Nation Psychology
Róisín Seifert Allied UBC Okanagan Allied Equine Therapy; Qualitative Methods; Human-Animal Relationships; Gender and Sexuality; Anti-oppression
Rosemarie Loe McDermott Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Northern British Columbia Northern Dene Land-based; family held knowledges; kinship; cultural heritage transmission; past-future generations

Webpage		 Allied University of Northern British Columbia Allied Learning Health Systems; Patient Oriented Research; Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Health Services Research; Emergency Medicine
Rylan McCallum Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Métis First Nations; Familial Hypercholesterolemia; Treatment Strategies; Cholesterol; Cardiovascular Health
Sadia Zaman Allied Academic University of Leeds, England Allied Indigenous health; diabetes; health system inequalities
Sage Birley Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Fort St John Métis Society; Métis Nation of BC Counseling/Psychology; Culturally Responsive Wellness; Culturally informed frameworks; Mental Health; Indigenous & Métis health and wellness
Saige-Taylor Werstuik Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan Westbank First Nation Collaborative; Indigenized; Community-based; Traditional; Praxis

Webpage		 Allied UBC Indigenous Research Support Initiative N/A Engagement; ethics; data sovereignty; community-led priorities; university partnered research
Samantha Martin-Ferris Indigenous Trainee The University of British Columbia Gitksan Indigenous; Youth and Adolescent; health and wellness research

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia N/A integrated holistic land-based healing
Sandra Meehan Allied Specialised Older Adult Services, Northern Health Authority N/A N/A
Sanjida Marium Hridi Allied University of Victoria N/A Indigenous research methodology; community engaged participatory research; mental health and child development related advocacy and health promotion

Webpage		 Allied Northern Medical Program, UNBC, Faculty of Medicine Allied Settler violence; northern remote geographies; anti-colonialism; critical humanities; medical education
Sarah Littlechild Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Ermineskin Cree Nation De-colonial harm reduction; Indigenous research methodologies; land-based healing; resistance/resurgence; health and wellness needs of urban Indigenous communities; identity; ancestral knowing and blood
Sarah McDonald Allied University of Victoria N/A Social determinants of health; community-based research; wise Indigenous practices; Health and Community Systems Navigation; Facilitation of Health Literacy and Self-Care
Sarah Nutter Allied University of Victoria N/A Weight stigma; body image; eating disorders; mental health; healthcare delivery
Sarah Panofsky ICCO; PhD Student Office of the Wet’suwet’en; University of British Columbia Allied Jurisdiction; child welfare; land-based healing; cultural ways of knowing being and doing; Hereditary governance

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Cree Métis (treaty 8) Spirit and land-based dimensions of Indigenous health; Indigenous Resurgence; Decolonizing praxis; Indigenous Child Welfare (historical and current); Storied and community-led research

Webpage		 Allied Academic Simon Fraser University N/A Survey research; epidemiology, study designs
Shannon Field Indigenous Academic/Professional University of British Columbia Red River Métis N/A

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of British Columbia Lac Ste. Anne Métis Indigenous Education

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional Royal Roads University N/A Cultural safety; business development; mental health
Sheila Blackstock Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Northern British Columbia Gitxsan Indigenous; Nurse; Empowerment; Incivilty and self-determination
Shelley Ferguson Indigenous Trainee Thompson Rivers University New Westminster Indian Band Indigenous Well-Being; Indigenous Student Advisors; Post-Secondary Education; Indigenous Students; Residental School Graves

Webpage		 ICCO Métis Nation Columbia River Society Métis Nation Columbia River Society Indigenous; traditional knowledge; land stewardship; environment; wellness

Webpage		 ICCO Wet’suwet’en Treaty Office Society Witsuwit’en Nation Jurisdiction; child welfare; land-based healing; cultural ways of knowing, being and doing; Hereditary governance

Webpage		 ICCO Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network N/A HIV; Indigenous knowledge; Indigenous research methods; community-based

Webpage		 Allied Qatalyst Research Group N/A Indigenous justice, health and employment
Spencer Greening Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Gitga’at First Nation Indigenous Resource Management; Indigenous Law; Language Revitalization; Indigenous Governance; Indigenous Methodologies
Stephanie Day Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Haudenosaunee from Oneida Nation of the Thames Ceremony; institutional decolonization; mental wellness; reciprocity; traditional healing

Webpage		 ICCO Strawberry Medicine Society Dakelh Lusliyoo from Tl’azt’en Birth; Governance; mental health; wellness; spirituality
Stephanie Erickson Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Manitoba Métis Federation Indigenous Literature; Indigenous Resurgence; Gender Studies; Creative Writing; and Reconciliation Studies
Stephen Thomson ICCO Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Métis; population health; data governance Indigenous cultural safety
Sue Sterling-Bur Indigenous Trainee UBC Okanagan Nadleh Whut’en Indigenous Disability; Giftedness; Holistic; Spirituality; Wellness

Webpage		 Allied Georgetown University Allied Indigenous health; wildfires; equity; access
Tabatha Berggren BC NEIHR Governing Council; ICCO Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Data Governance; Disability in Indigenous populations; Epidemiology; Children’s health

Webpage		 Allied Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Allied Indigenous-specific racism; health systems transformation; organizational culture; health policy; cultural safety; health professions education
Tanis Dagert Allied Vancouver Island University; Community Concepts Consulting N/A Indigenous; Health Promotion; Community Development

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Northern British Columbia Stellat’en First Nation Health; Spirituality; EcoHealth; Socio-Cutural; Well-being

Webpage		 ICCO Victoria Native Friendship Centre Temagami First Nation Indigenous, community, wellness, reconciliation, systems change

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Nation British Columbia Métis; Aboriginal rights; SDOH; chronic disease; health promotion
Tara Erb BC NEIHR Network Coordinator University of Victoria Moose Cree First Nation Indigenous cultural safety; anti-racism; health and wellbeing; relationship-building; lived experience; affect theory
Tara McMillan Allied Island Health N/A Health; community-based/patient-oriented research
Tarene Thomas Indigenous Trainee UBC N/A Decolonial; Indigenous sexuality; Literature; Critical/Creative
Taylor Atwater BC NEIHR IHRF; Indigenous Trainee Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance (CCAIHG); Simon Fraser University Sumas First Nation Traditional Diet; Population Health; Land; Wellness; Reconciliation

Webpage		 Allied Director, Research Ethics BC at Michael Smith Health Research BC N/A community; ethics; health; safety; COVID-19

Webpage		 Allied University of Victoria N/A mental health; cognitive health; healthy aging; COVID-19 impacts; dementia

Webpage		 ICCO Binche Whut’en Binche Whut’en ameliorate health and wellness from extracted resources via self-determination

Webpage		 ICCO Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan N/A Harm reduction; LGBTQIA2S+; houselessness; traditional wellness; urban Indigenous issues
Tracy Underwood Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Tsawout First Nation Healing; Matriarch resistance; Land/water-based; Decolonization; Anti Indigenous racism

Webpage		 ICCO Carrier Sekani Family Services Carrier Sekani Family Services suicide; prevention; community mental wellness; empowering interventions; life course approach
Treena Decker Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Skidegate; Haida Nation Wellness; identity; homecoming; adoption; culture
Tsatia Adzich Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University Tri River Metis Urban Indigenous Geography; Indigenous urbanisms; beadwork as method; storytelling; Indigenous methodologies

Webpage		 Indigenous Trainee Simon Fraser University We Wai Kai First Nation (Cape Mudge Band) Indigenous-Asian relationalities; diaspora; identity

Webpage		 Allied Florida State University; UNBC N/A Settler colonialism; legal geographies; environmental health; livelihoods; community governance
Tyrone Joe-Mayes Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Sechelt Declononization; Reconciliation; Soccer; Indigenous; Canada
Valarie Johnson Indigenous Trainee University of British Columbia Esk’etemc First Nation curriculum; pedagogy; story; Indigenous knowledge; place
Valerie N. Bob Indigenous Academic/Professional Island Health Indigenous Diabetes Research; SFU Penelakut Tribe Indigenous diabetes; traditional ecological knowledge
Vanessa Mitchell Indigenous Trainee University of Northern British Columbia Okanagan Indian Band Cultural safety; Indigeneity; colonial spaces, anti-Indigenous racism; Indigenous wellness

Webpage		 Allied Academic UBC Okanagan N/A Resource extraction; modern treaties; youth-led research; environmental geographies; anti-colonialism

Webpage		 Allied Sik-E-Dakh First Nation (Glen Vowell Band) – Band Administrator Allied N/A
Victoria Dick Indigenous Academic/Professional Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council; CIHR Indigenous Chair Program UVIC c̓išaa?atḥh (Tseshaht/Nuu-chah-nulth) Indigenous Community Health and Wellness
Vivian Chongwei Jiang Allied Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia N/A Environmental health; mental health/wellbeing; cancer
Wayne Wapeemukwa Indigenous Trainee Pennsylvania State University; University of British Columbia The Métis Nation of British Columbia Métis; Dispossession; Settler-Colonialism; Capitalism; Wahkootowin

Webpage		 Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation Emergency managemnet integration with Indigenous Communities
Willow Paul Indigenous Trainee University of Victoria Métis; Gitxsan Indigenous; abortion; healthcare access; cultural safety; reproductive justice
Yvette M. Ringham-Cowan Indigenous Academic/Professional Island Health First Nations Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility
Zoe Verlaan Indigenous Academic/Professional University of Victoria Spuzzum First Nation Relationships; Indigenous and solidarity activism; poetry; Indigenous feminisms

 

*IPOC: Indigenous Person/Peoples from Outside of Canada