A unique report was unveiled following the “Cultural Safety Roundtable in Research Contexts” held April 26-28, 2023 by the Unité de soutien SSA Québec (Alex McComber, Marie-Claude Tremblay and the Indigenous Partner Circles), McGill’s Department of Family Medicine, the Office of Joyce’s Principle, and Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR),
Organizing committee
- Alex McComber, McGill’s Department of Family Medicine
- Richard Budgell, McGill’s Department of Family Medicine
- Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke, McGill’s Department of Family Medicine
- Marie-Claude Tremblay, Unité de Soutien SSA Québec
- Lisa Peterson, KSDPP
- Jennifer Petiquay-Dufresne, the Office of Joyce’s Principle
- Julia Dubé, the Office of Joyce’s Principle
- Leila Qashu, Qc-NEIHR
- Pierre Haddad, Qc-NEIHR
- Audrey Monette-Deschênes, Qc-NEIHR
Writing
- Marie-Ève Blackburn, Qc-NEIHR
- Andréanne Gravel, Qc-NEIHR
- Audrey Monette-Deschênes, Qc-NEIHR
- Leila Qashu, Qc-NEIHR
- Sherri Bisset, Qc-NEIHR
Review
- Carrie Martin, Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtia:ke
- Hélène Boivin, consultante
- Élaine Brière, Unité de Soutien SSA Québec
- Amanda Shawayahamish, Concordia Office of Community Engagement
Editing
- Treena Delormier, Qc-NEIHR
- Sonia Périllat-Amédée Qc-NEIHR
Illustration
- Mélika Brazin
Graphic design and layout
- Carlos Ibanez, Qc-NEIHR
Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research — Qc-NEIHR. (2024). Cultural Safety in an Indigenous Health Research Context. Final Report of the Roundtable Discussions. Kahnawá:ke.
Reproduction and distribution for commercial purposes are prohibited, except with written permission from Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR).
Also available in French. Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Environnement réseau de recherche en santé autochtone du Québec ERRSA-Qc. (2024). La sécurité culturelle en contexte de recherche en santé autochtone. Rapport final des discussions de la table ronde. Kahnawá:ke.
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Funding for the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research was provided through a grant (CIHR#NI7-169549) from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to Pr. Treena Delormier at McGill University (Nominated Principal Applicant). The Cultural Safety Roundtable and the report were co-funded by: Indigenous health expertise of the Québec SSA Support Unit, McGill Department of Family Medicine, the Office of Joyce’s Principle, and Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research (Qc-NEIHR).
Objective
The objective of the roundtable was to define and identify the best ways to conduct culturally safe indigenous health research, placing the voices and knowledge of indigenous people and their allies at the heart of the process.
A unique exercise
The report on Cultural Safety in Indigenous Health Research Context: a report of recommendations drawn from an unprecedented round-table discussion stands out for the nature of its content and the process used to produce it. A partnership approach was used to organize the round table and produce the report:
- 45 people took part in the round table, 24 of whom came from 10 of the 11 nations present on Quebec territory.
- Several methods of exchange were used, including the talking circle.
- Elders acted as facilitators.
- Indigenous people reviewed the report throughout its production.
What does the report on cultural Safety in Indigenous Health Research Context contain?
The report is very complete. It includes both textual and illustrated content, and covers the following topics in particular:
- Context and status of past and present research
- Principles, ways of being, ways of doing and ways of knowing to create culturally safe research environments
- Tailor-made recommendations for political and organizational decision-makers, researchers and educators
- Guidelines for cultural safety training in research settings
- Joyce’s Principle and research
