2025
Kwe', kuei, aingai, hello,
The Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous Health Office would like to express our gratitude to everyone who joined us at the 2025 Indigenous Health Research Symposium—in person and virtually, from near and far. To our presenters: thank you for your courage and generosity. To our planning committee and volunteers: thank you for your time and your invaluable involvement.
Our goal in hosting this symposium was to reconnect, to advance equitable Indigenous health research in its many forms, and to honor the stories and wisdom shared. This is part of our ongoing work to break down silos and reimagine research as something that uplifts and heals—something rooted in trust, in relationship, and in shared purpose.
The day was filled with powerful stories, insights, and research that remind us of the strength, creativity, and resilience found within Indigenous communities and among those working in partnership with them. We have witnessed what happens when research is grounded in community priorities, guided by culture, and led with respect.
The program for the 2025 Indigenous Health Research Symposium can be found here. You will find links to several of the recorded presentations below. Please check back here for updates on forthcoming symposiums and calls for presenters.
For more information, please email indigenoushealth@mun.ca.
Nakummek, wela lioq, tshinashkumitinau, thank you.
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University’s Faculty of Medicine is situated in St.John’s, NL on the ancestral homeland of the Beothuk.
Presented by Morgen Bertheussen, McGill University
Presented by Dr. Nicole Blackman, DNP, MN, RN, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council
Presented by Dr. Russel Dawe, Faculty of Medicine, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
Presented by Shaelynn Barry, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
Presented by Dr. Sabina Mirza and Michael Brown of the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health
Presented by Emily Simmonds, Research Lead, and Maxine Brown, Project Manager at Ganawishkadawe Center for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health at Women’s College Hospital
Presented by Nicholas Bauer, University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), Toronto, Canada
[In progress, as part of the Master of Applied Health Services program]
Presented by Onyx Walker, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University