Centre-led Research Projects

The Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance has a longstanding research relationships with Indigenous partners, such as the First Nations Health Authority, health systems leaders, academic institutions and Indigenous communities and health scholars. 

Below is the current list of research projects our Centre is leading:

1. Project Title: "Nothing About Us Without US" Building Meaningful Research Relationships with Local First Nations Communities at the Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance
   Nominated Primary Applicant: Dr. Krista Stelkia
   
2. Project Title: Indigenizing Health Research Ethics in British Columbia with Indigenous Communities, Collectives and Organizations: Co-Create Wise Practices & Distinctions-Based Ethical Protocols in Indigenous Health Research
   Nominated Primary Applicant: Dr. Krista Stelkia
   Principal Investigators: Dr. Jeffrey Reading, Dr. Cornelia Wieman, Terri Fleming, Dr. Danièle Behn Smith, Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin, Tara Erb, Anita Manshadi, Dr. Roderick McCormick, Dr. Daniel Sims, Dr. Robert Hancock, and Dr. Laura Arbour
3. Project Title: Identifying Priorities to Address First Nations-specific Racism in the Health Care System in Partnership with Office of the Chief Medical Officer at the First Nations Health Authority in BC 
   Nominated Primary Applicant: Dr. Krista Stelkia 
   Principal Investigators: Dr. Evan Adams, Dr. Jeffrey Reading, Dr. Kelsey Louie, Tara Erb, Anita Manshadi, Janene Erickson, Janelle Tom, Taylor Atwater, and Elizabeth Hunter.

Centre-Affiliated Research Projects

Through our partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations we are affiliated with a diverse range of Indigenous-led and community-led projects:

1. Project Title: BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR)
   Principal Applicant: Dr. Jeffrey Reading Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Krista Stelkia
2. Project Title: Arram̆at: Strengthening Health and Well-Being through Indigenous-Led Conservation and Sustainable Relationships with Biodiversity 
   Principal Applicant: Dr. John O'Neil Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Krista Stelkia 
3. Project Title: I-HeLTI - Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Restoring healthy family systems in Indigenous communities
   Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Reading
4. Project Title: Telling the Story: Gathering First Nations perspectives of COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
   Co-Applicant with FNHA
5. Project Title: Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council COVID-19 Vaccine Study into Immune Response, Effectiveness, Safety
   Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Reading
6. Project Title: Indigenous Journeys through Covid-19
   Nominated Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Reading
7. Project Title: KWIIS HEN NIIP – CHANGE: Change for emergency care services in remote Indigenous communities in BC
   Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Jeffrey Reading and Dr. Krista Stelkia
8. Project Title: When Rare Becomes Common: The impact of the AnkB p.S646F variant on heart disease in a Northern BC First Nation 
   Co-Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Reading
9. Project Title: Silent Genomes: Reducing health care disparities and improving diagnostic success for children with genetic diseases from Indigenous populations
   Co-Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Reading
10. Project Title: Strategic Funding Improving patient outcomes in BC’s Indigenous communities: Assessing local needs through dialogue, engagement and community partnership
    Co-Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Reading