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“If you show them respect, you’re going to [get] respect back": a theory for engaging First Nations for knowledge translation within a national nutrition and health survey
Type of Evidence: Academic Literature
Summary of Key Findings:This study examines community engagement approaches that support knowledge translation within First Nations communities in Canada, identifying key strategies such as Indigenous leadership, community decision-making, project visibility, youth engagement, and the valuing of Indigenous knowledge systems as mechanisms for achieving outcomes including community self-determination, improved research findings, and ethical research practices that promote shared action.
Topics & Keywords:community engagement, Culturally Safe Practices, Health Inequities, Indigenous leadership, Knowledge TranslationLimitations:The study faced several methodological constraints including an inability to observe long-term knowledge translation outcomes, use of focus group discussions instead of more tailored methods due to time constraints, potential influence of mixed Indigenous and non-Indigenous team members on participant responses, limited exploration of cultural safety, COVID-19 restrictions on in-person activities and traditional food sharing, virtual data collection limiting rapport building, and the absence of a formal sharing circle with Miawpukek due to scheduling issues.
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What does meaningful Indigenous community engagement look like? Examining collaboration processes in health systems transformation in southeastern Ontario (Canada)
Type of Evidence: Academic Literature
Summary of Key Findings:This study examines collaboration between Indigenous community partners and the Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team in southeastern Ontario, identifying key themes for meaningful collaboration including relationship-building and increased Indigenous representation, while highlighting barriers such as tokenism and lack of accountability, and developing a framework to guide successful partnerships between mainstream institutions and Indigenous groups in health systems through action-oriented engagement, adequate funding, and active responsiveness to Indigenous voices.
Topics & Keywords:community engagement, Indigenous representation, Integrated care, OCAP principles, Ontario Health TeamsLimitations:Key limitations identified in this study include Indigenous community members feeling dismissed and ignored, experiences of tokenism, slow-moving work with unclear goals, the burden placed on Indigenous communities, and a lack of accountability and transparency within the collaboration process.
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