The toolkit includes information such as: understanding dementia, strategies for care, links to online resources for caregivers, and resources specific to Indigenous cultures. The goal is to increase caregivers’ access to dementia related supports through the distribution of the toolkit and to build capacity for the provision of community-based respite care by creating an opportunity for education, training, and increasing awareness in Indigenous communities. Creating a caregiver toolkit will also help to relieve caregiver stress by providing education to family members about community-based respite care and services available.

This search was limited to articles published between January 1, 1970 to November 30, 2019. The PRISMA systematic review process was used. Twenty-seven articles were screened, and three articles were eligible for thematic review. The articles highlighted the importance of utilizing an Indigenous framework to facilitate program management and collaboration, recognition of cultural differences, and sovereignty rights. Characteristics that contributed to the establishment and strengthening of intertribal collaboration were: (1) adapt new proposals, (2) respectful recognition of sovereignty, and (3) transparent and honest communication. The small sample size indicated most Indigenous health programs are not “AIAN-driven”, limiting the foundation for building evidence-based frameworks.

Through the analysis, it has been identified nine barriers to care including expenses for daily living and health care-associated costs, time, access to computers and/or internet, transpor-tation, childcare, homelessness and missed appointments, age, experiences with healthcare professionals and the health care system, and language. These barriers prevent access to and engagement in health care, leading to poor HIV related health outcomes. Healthcare providers have an essential role in identifying barriers to care, improving access to care in a patient-centered approach, and working to improve culturally safe practices

This research speaks to the important role that cultural continuity plays in shaping MĂ©tis journeys with mental health. There is a need for continued support for the maintenance of MĂ©tis cultural practices, language revitalization, and Elder-youth engagement opportunities for increased cultural continuity for MĂ©tis people, families, and communities in BC.

In this context, a research network, called the Transformative Health & Justice Research Cluster (THJRC), based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, has formed to disrupt status quo research practices, bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peer Leaders, Elders, academics, community advocates and student trainees, and support the empowerment of people who have been incarcerated. In this reflective piece, Nicolas Crier, one of the THJRC Peer Leaders, will provide an overview of the who, what, why, when and how of the THJRC, reflecting on the impacts and strengths of the collaborative community in general, as well as within the specific context of COVID-19. Co-authors, representing diverse positionalities and perspectives within the THJRC, will weigh in when relevant.

In this study, Community approval was sought from the Community Research Advisory Committee and network sampling was used for co-researcher recruitment. Co-researchers included individuals in sustained recovery of 12 months or more (n=5), Elders and Knowledge Keepers (n=2), and physicians (n=1).

The results presented in this paper, while exploratory, are a meaningful addition to the existing scholarship in this field. They may be used as a departure point for future research on the topic of Indigenous language learning and how it impacts Indigenous well-being.

This compilation of digital stories (link below) was a unique opportunity to capture the personal experiences of community members as they embarked on a journey to return to a Traditional Haudenosaunee Diet (Healthy Roots Community Initiative). The Healthy Roots Community Initiative was based on the Haudenosaunee Food Guide, designed specifically for this challenge (Gordon et al., 2018). This diet highlights foods that are cultivated in the Traditional Haudenosaunee territory, using Traditional ways of gathering and preparation.

he book documents some of the success stories from the continent related to AIMK and serves as a one-step reference for all professionals interested in the research and development of medical interventions - including pharmacognosists, ethnobiologists, botanists, phytochemists, pharmacologists and medical scientists.

This book examines the importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and how it can provide models for a time-tested form of sustainability needed in the world today. The essays, explore TEK through compelling cases of environmental sustainability from multiple tribal and geographic locations in North America and beyond.