Project
Weaving Indigenous Knowledge into Pain Research: Cultural Pathways to Meaningful Engagement
Developing a culturally responsive framework
How are Indigenous Peoples engaged in pain research?
The purpose of this research project is to develop and implement a culturally responsive framework for engaging Indigenous patients in hospital-based mental health and pain management research. The aim for the framework is to bridge academic methodologies with Indigenous healing practices and knowledge systems, while advancing the democratization of health research through meaningful participation of urban Indigenous voices.
Our research questions are:
1) How are Indigenous Peoples currently included (or excluded) in chronic pain research, particularly within urban contexts?
2) How is chronic pain understood, experienced, and addressed within Indigenous contexts, and how does this differ from dominant biomedical approaches?
3) What engagement protocols and methodologies best support Indigenous sovereignty over knowledge creation in hospital-based pain and mental health research?
4) How can Traditional Healing Spaces (THS) within hospital settings serve as “knowledge portals” that facilitate Indigenous healing practices and cultural connection within institutional healthcare environments?
Project
EDI Approaches to Knowledge Mobilization and Patient Engagement
Exploring how equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization principles are applied to knowledge mobilization and patient engagement
