WELCOME TO THE INDIGENOUS HEALTH
RESEARCH
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK
Who We Are
The Indigenous Health Research Knowledge Transfer Network
(IHRKTN) is an extension of the Indigenous Health Research Development
Program (IHRDP). The IHRDP is focused on developing a cadre (or core
group) of researchers, community organizations, policy-makers and
community members interested in Aboriginal health in Ontario. Our
program recognizes the diversity of Indigenous cultures and peoples in
Ontario, both on and off reserve. We are interested in fostering the
development of Inuit, Métis, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students in
Ontario who are currently engaged in Aboriginal
research.
The Indigenous Health Research Development Program was
established in April 2003 and is a jointly awarded project between
McMaster University and the University of Toronto. The IHRDP is one of
eight Aboriginal Capacity and Development Research Environments (ACADRE)
centres in Canada. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has
committed $12 million to fund ACADRE centre projects that assist
Aboriginal communities in focusing on causes of Aboriginal health
problems.
As an ACADRE we have developed several initiatives and conducted
various projects in the area of Aboriginal health. Having recently
completed an ethical guideline for Aboriginal health research we now
turn to the emerging field of Knowledge Transfer.
We are working toward the development of an Ontario
network for Aboriginal health knowledge transfer and the continued
training of Indigenous students and scholars in KT actvities.
We are firmly dedicated to the principles of
Indigneous Knowledge (IK) and the ethical guidelines that emerge from
them. It is our hope that the KT network will provide a forum in which
researchers, scholars, communities and organziations can begin to
develop an open and inclusive community in which Aboriginal health can
be fully explored.
