Article Title
Wâhkôhtowin: The Governance of Good Community–Academic Research Relationships to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Children in Alexander First Nation
Abstract
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a promising decolonizing approach to health and social sciences research with First Nation Peoples. In CBPR, the use of a community advisory committee can act as an anchoring site for trusting reciprocal relationships, collaborative decision-making, and co-learning and co-creation. Through a qualitative case study, this article illustrates the collective experiences of a well-established, multidisciplinary, and intersectoral committee that reviews, monitors, and guides multiple research projects in a First Nation community in Canada. Participants of the Alexander Research Committee (ARC) share examples of the value of fostering a high level of commitment to building both positive working relationships and learning spaces that ultimately result in research and policy impacts for their community.
Acknowledgments
Noreen Willows has a health scholar award from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions.
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Gokiert, R. J.
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Willows, N. D.
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Georgis, R.
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Stringer, H.
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Alexander Research Committee, *.
(2017).
Wâhkôhtowin: The Governance of Good Community–Academic Research Relationships to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Children in Alexander First Nation. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8(2)
. Retrieved from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol8/iss2/8
DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2017.8.2.8
