Indigenous Wellness Research Institute

About Us

Vision: To support the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples to achieve full and complete health and wellness.

Mission: To collaborate with Indigenous peoples in decolonizing research, training and knowledge sharing to achieve the vision.

We value...

  • Sovereignty
  • Social, environmental, economic justice
  • Resiliency and strengths of Indigenous Peoples
  • Sustaining Indigenous resources and traditions
  • Unique contribution of Indigenous knowledge
  • Respecting the diversity of identity and experience of all Indigenous Peoples
  • Decolonizing and indigenizing policies, practices, the academy and other institutions