Inaakonigeng ige-zhiwebiki’ba: Self-determining our path on the future of Indigenous STBBI research with the Feast Centre
The future of Indigenous STBBI (sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections) research must address the unique needs of diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) communities across Canada. This requires the expansion of culturally responsive research approaches centred on FNIM ways of being,...
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crunivtoronpr:10.3138/cjhs-2023-0016 2023-12-31T10:06:57+01:00 Inaakonigeng ige-zhiwebiki’ba: Self-determining our path on the future of Indigenous STBBI research with the Feast Centre Marsdin, Bridget Jackson, Randy Gooding, William Masching, Renée Booker, Catherine Peltier, Doris Hartmann, Katrina O’Grady, James Li, Aaron 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2023-0016 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cjhs-2023-0016 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality ISSN 1188-4517 2291-7063 Psychiatry and Mental health Psychology (miscellaneous) journal-article 2023 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2023-0016 2023-12-01T08:17:58Z The future of Indigenous STBBI (sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections) research must address the unique needs of diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) communities across Canada. This requires the expansion of culturally responsive research approaches centred on FNIM ways of being, knowing, and doing. The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research (Feast Centre) is dedicated to expanding the use of FNIM research methods in response to the unique needs of distinct Indigenous communities and foregrounds the voices of Indigenous Peoples living with or affected by STBBI. Indigenous Peoples in Canada experience higher rates of STBBI compared to other populations, and this is linked to significant health disparities, meaning that conventional public health approaches are not meeting the needs of Indigenous communities. Canada’s colonial health policies sustain health disparities through a lack of culturally responsive approaches to STBBI prevention, treatment, and care. In this article we examine Indigenous STBBI initiatives foundational to the Feast Centre by focusing on the outcomes of a CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks–led national Indigenous community consultation, the findings of the project’s Indigenous HIV and AIDS scoping review, and vital theoretical insights from Indigenous STBBI literature. We provide key recommendations that emphasize culturally responsive approaches to STBBI research that strive to meet community-identified needs while cultivating the inherent strengths of FNIM communities. We envision these key recommendations within the theoretical framework of Indigenous futurisms in ways that reconceptualize Indigenous STBBI research through cultural strengths and offer guidance for the direction of future research. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality |
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The future of Indigenous STBBI (sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections) research must address the unique needs of diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) communities across Canada. This requires the expansion of culturally responsive research approaches centred on FNIM ways of being, knowing, and doing. The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research (Feast Centre) is dedicated to expanding the use of FNIM research methods in response to the unique needs of distinct Indigenous communities and foregrounds the voices of Indigenous Peoples living with or affected by STBBI. Indigenous Peoples in Canada experience higher rates of STBBI compared to other populations, and this is linked to significant health disparities, meaning that conventional public health approaches are not meeting the needs of Indigenous communities. Canada’s colonial health policies sustain health disparities through a lack of culturally responsive approaches to STBBI prevention, treatment, and care. In this article we examine Indigenous STBBI initiatives foundational to the Feast Centre by focusing on the outcomes of a CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks–led national Indigenous community consultation, the findings of the project’s Indigenous HIV and AIDS scoping review, and vital theoretical insights from Indigenous STBBI literature. We provide key recommendations that emphasize culturally responsive approaches to STBBI research that strive to meet community-identified needs while cultivating the inherent strengths of FNIM communities. We envision these key recommendations within the theoretical framework of Indigenous futurisms in ways that reconceptualize Indigenous STBBI research through cultural strengths and offer guidance for the direction of future research. |
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Marsdin, Bridget Jackson, Randy Gooding, William Masching, Renée Booker, Catherine Peltier, Doris Hartmann, Katrina O’Grady, James Li, Aaron |
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Marsdin, Bridget Jackson, Randy Gooding, William Masching, Renée Booker, Catherine Peltier, Doris Hartmann, Katrina O’Grady, James Li, Aaron |
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Inaakonigeng ige-zhiwebiki’ba: Self-determining our path on the future of Indigenous STBBI research with the Feast Centre |
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Inaakonigeng ige-zhiwebiki’ba: Self-determining our path on the future of Indigenous STBBI research with the Feast Centre |
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Inaakonigeng ige-zhiwebiki’ba: Self-determining our path on the future of Indigenous STBBI research with the Feast Centre |
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inaakonigeng ige-zhiwebiki’ba: self-determining our path on the future of indigenous stbbi research with the feast centre |
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