Call to Action #71

The status is Active. Responsive activity exists because Canada’s federal research support system has developed, documented, and begun implementing Indigenous-guided approaches for supporting Indigenous research and research training. The strongest evidence is the Canada Research Coordinating Committee’s Setting New Directions to Support Indigenous Research and Research Training in Canada, which was co-developed with Indigenous Peoples and identifies new models for supporting Indigenous research priorities, accessibility, leadership, self-determination, and capacity. The Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research advises the federal research funding agencies and the Canada Foundation for Innovation on implementation of that plan, and the plan has been extended to 2029 to continue implementation, impact assessment, and engagement. Agency-level work also exists through SSHRC’s Indigenous research principles, CIHR’s Indigenous health research action plan, and tri-agency work on Indigenous citizenship and membership affirmation. The status is Active because the Call asks for a determination of how national research support should assist Indigenous initiatives and research projects; however, the proposed new capstone research funding organization is still under development, and Indigenous advisors have raised concerns about insufficient Indigenous engagement in that process.