Roles & Responsibilities

Membership Definition Responsibilities
Mentees     Any Indigenous person pursuing or wishing to pursue research in the context of undergraduate or graduate studies, or who is a Post-Doc or New Investigator in BC or Northern Canada can become a Mentee. Each Mentee will choose (or be assigned to) one or more Mentors (academic, community/cultural and/or organizational). Mentees will have responsibilities to:

  • Meet regularly with their Mentor/s.
  • Participate in relevant network and local IMN-PN networking and mentorship events and activities.
  • Appropriately (based on stage of training and career) contribute to recruitment, networking and mentorship activities as well as the local Mentorship Council.
  • Complete an entry and exit survey for the purposes of ‘monitoring and evaluation’.
  • Appropriately acknowledge the IMN-PN and their local Mentors in relevant work.
Academic Mentors Academic Mentors are defined as Indigenous and allied non-Indigenous academics with knowledge, expertise and experience relevant to the needs of IMN-PN Mentees. Academic Mentors will have the following responsibilities:

  • Participate in IMN-PN recruitment, training, mentorship, and networking activities as well as the local Mentorship Council.
  •  Meet regularly (individually and collectively) (formally and informally) (in-person and virtually) with their Mentee/s.
  •  Develop and host local training and networking opportunities for Mentees.
  •  Advise Mentees about conditions/resources for training and a career in research.
  •  If required, suggest changes or help Mentees interact with their institution in order to secure optimal training and research conditions.
  •  Provide or facilitate initial review of Mentee grant/scholarship applications, manuscripts, teaching dossiers and tenure applications.
  •  Facilitate appropriate local, regional, national and international connections.
Community/ Cultural Mentors Community/Cultural Mentors are defined as Indigenous peoples with Indigenous knowledge and lived experience relevant to the needs of IMN-PN Mentees.

 

 Community/Cultural Mentors will support Mentees in the following ways:

 Contribute to and participate in IMN-PN recruitment, training, mentorship, and networking activities as well as the local Mentorship Council.

  •  Meet regularly with their Mentee/s.
  •  Invite Mentees to relevant community events.
  •  Provide Mentees with cultural and spiritual mentorship and support.
  •  Connect Mentees with relevant local Indigenous communities, resources and supports.
Organizational Mentors Organizational Mentors are defined as professional Indigenous or allied non-Indigenous peoples with knowledge and experience relevant to the needs of IMN-PN Mentees. Organizational Mentors will support Mentees in the following ways:

  • Contribute to and participate in IMN-PN recruitment, training, mentorship, and networking activities as well as the local Mentorship Council.
  •  Meet appropriately with their Mentee/s
  •  Invite Mentees to relevant organizational events.
  •  Provide Mentees with research-related professional mentorship and support.
  •  Connect Mentees with relevant organizations, professional resources and supports.
Allied Members Non-Indigenous trainees and New Investigators who are pursuing or wish to pursue respectful, collaborative Indigenous community-based research can apply to become Allied Members of the IMN-PN.
  • Allied members will be invited to access our e-learning resources as well as participate in open local training and networking events. They will not, however, be eligible for IMN-PN funding or the assignment of a Mentor through this program.

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