Helping health research advance in a good way
Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan and across Canada play an important role in health research. With the support and direction of SCPOR’s Indigenous Health Advisory Council, a new training course: Realizing Indigenous Rights and Responsibilities in Research (RIRRR), was developed to support this research by educating and promoting self-determination of Indigenous communities when engaging in health research. SCPOR, along with the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre recently hosted its first session and is now offering online sessions for communities, researchers, patients and more. Initial feedback has been positive, with one participant stating that RIRRR “helped to enforce the importance of building partnerships and benefits to the community.” SCPOR encourages continued respectful research relationships with Indigenous communities through courses like RIRRR.