Agency

The Network is a collaboration among universities, communities and community-based organizations, and Indigenous governments in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Our goal is to support Indigenous-led health research in the Atlantic region.

​The Network is generously supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. For a complete list of project partners and supporters, please visit our team and supporters pages.

The goal of the Network is to support Indigenous-led health research in Atlantic Canada. In doing so, we seek to expand research capacity and help meet the needs of Indigenous early career researchers and trainees at all post-secondary levels. Our Network, as its core, will be guided by spirit, ceremony, and storytelling.

Objectives

1. Support the next generation of Indigenous health researchers;

2. Leverage the mentoring capacities of our existing network of 60+ researchers and Indigenous community health partners;

3. Integrate a Two-Eyed Seeing framework into research, mentorship, and education;

4. Help create supportive university environments that welcome, encourage, and promote the capacity of Indigenous students and early career researchers in Indigenous health;

Activities

1. Elder and Knowledge Holder, Health Scholar, and Peer mentorship for our trainees;

​2. Support connections between Indigenous communities, scholars, and trainees;

​3. Design and offer post-secondary and professional learning initiatives including summer institutes and field schools;

​4. Provide scholarship and seed grants for Indigenous students, trainees, and early career researchers;

​5. Conduct a needs assessment of community-research priorities, assets, and resources.