Erb Tara, Stelkia Krista
School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Aug 4;20(15):6523. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20156523.
In Canada, the health research funding landscape limits the self-determination of Indigenous peoples in multiple ways, including institutional eligibility, priority setting, and institutional structures that deprioritize Indigenous knowledges. However, Indigenous-led research networks represent a promising approach to transforming the funding landscape to better support the self-determination of Indigenous peoples in health research. The British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR) is one of nine Indigenous-led networks across Canada that supports research leadership among Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) communities, collectives, and organizations (ICCOs). In this paper, we share three best practices to support the self-determination of ICCOs in health research based on three years of operating the BC NEIHR: (1) creating capacity-bridging initiatives to overcome funding barriers; (2) building relational research relationships with ICCOs ("people on the ground"); and (3) establishing a network of partnerships and collaborations to support ICCO self-determination. Supporting the self-determination of ICCOs and enabling them to lead their own health research is a critical pathway toward transforming the way Indigenous health research is funded and conducted in Canada.
在加拿大，健康研究的资金投入状况从多个方面限制了原住民的自决权，包括机构资格、优先事项设定以及将原住民知识置于次要地位的机构结构。然而，由原住民主导的研究网络是一种很有前景的方式，可以改变资金投入状况，从而更好地支持原住民在健康研究中的自决权。不列颠哥伦比亚省原住民健康研究网络环境（BC NEIHR）是加拿大九个由原住民主导的网络之一，该网络支持原住民（第一民族、梅蒂斯和因纽特）社区、团体和组织（ICCOs）的研究领导力。在本文中，我们基于运营BC NEIHR三年的经验，分享三项支持ICCOs在健康研究中自决权的最佳实践：（1）创建能力桥梁倡议以克服资金障碍；（2）与ICCOs（“一线人员”）建立关系性研究关系；（3）建立伙伴关系和合作网络以支持ICCOs的自决权。支持ICCOs的自决权并使他们能够主导自己的健康研究，是改变加拿大原住民健康研究的资金投入和开展方式的关键途径。
