Grant: Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Aboriginal Peoples' Health

There are over 370 million Indigenous Peoples around the world representing 5,000 languages and cultures. Through colonization, old and new Indigenous Peoples have become marginalized and live in poverty caused by encroachment into their traditional lands. Indigenous peoples often endure widespread disparity in health and life outcomes when compared to national norms in almost every country where they reside. To increase awareness of Indigenous Peoples and their disproportionate health burden, a workshop on Global Indigenous Health Research will be offered at the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research's 1st Annual Global Health Research Learning Forum in Ottawa, Canada on October 25, 2009. This innovative Learning Forum will bring together new and experienced members of the global health research community to stimulate dialogue, build linkages, and strengthen capacities in global health research. The workshop will explore key concerns in global Indigenous health and research. We will look at the definitions of 'Indigenous', 'vulnerability' and 'empowerment', explore the social determinants of health and how they relate to Aboriginal Peoples, and reflect on participatory and equitable health research ethics. The workshop will highlight the Ethical Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People issued by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and additional documents commissioned by the CCGHR Global Indigenous Health Research Task Group. The two-hour workshop anticipates between 40-50 participants.