In the last decade, researchers have come to recognize that Cultural Safety is an important component in
improving health care with and for indigenous people. With local and international indigenous presenters expert in Cultural Safety, this symposium provides an important introduction to the concept and explores the potential to develop research and evidence-based Cultural Safety programs in the Okanagan Valley.


The symposium was held on December 7th 2007 at the Westbank First Nation Sensisyusten Community Center in Westbank, BC.

 


For more information, access to a video recording of the symposium, presented powerpoints and useful links, please click here.

 
  University of British Columbia
Okanagan
 

Indigenous Studies  

Current Research

Ongoing Research Projects

INDIGENOUS STUDIES:

From Planning to Practice: Establishing Cultural Safety and Effecting Organizational Change for Aboriginal Healthcare in the Urban Centers of the Central Okanagan-

CIHR Research and Planning Grant 

Cultural Safety Symposium

The focus of this project is participatory action research aimed at identifying both barriers to, and opportunities for, developing systems for the provision of “culturally safe” and accessible healthcare for the Urban Aboriginal population of the Central Okanagan  Valley.
Building on previously conducted consultations by Interior Health - Aboriginal Health, the general focus is on “Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management” with and for urban Aboriginal People.


Principal Investigators: Rachelle Hole, Lawrence Berg, Joan Bottorff, Mike Evans.


For more information on this project, please click here.

 

The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development and UBC Okanagan Partnership

The The International Fund for Agricultural Development, a specialized agency of the United Nations, is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. One of the
challenges IFAD continues to face in agricultural and rural development work is the identification of effective ways to involve poor communities, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable, in planning, management and decision-making about their natural resources. In collaboration with Dr Jon Corbett, IFAD have developed a participatory mapping process that directly addresses resource management and conflict-related issues.
 

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Tlowitsis - UBC Okanagan Partnership

This partnership involves
the development of several collaborative community-based research projects between the Tlowitsis Nation and UBC O researchers. These include the formation and support of a Tlowitsis Citizens Advisory Group that helps guide the Treaty Negotiation office in the Land Claims process, and the development of a community internet portal that enables community members to share photographs, ideas, histories and other digital media.
 

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The Métis Nation of BC / UBC Okanagan Research Relationship

The Métis Nation of British Columbia and a research team at UBC Okanagan (Mike Evans PI)  have developed a long-term research partnership over the past number of years. The primary goal of this partnership has been to develop an understanding of the contemporary and historical presence of the Métis in British Columbia. This partnership has been shaped by an MNBC research agenda, which focuses on linking historical and community based research in ways that complement the work of the MNBC Citizenship Registry and other MNBC departments. Current research includes the development of the MNBC Historical Document Database, Harvester and Land-Use surveys, the creation of a MNBC DVD series, and an integrated Google Mapping initiative.
 

For more information on this project, please click here.