CIEDAR (UBC Cluster for Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research) ensures that Indigenous voices are heard during current and future health emergencies.
To achieve this, we are committed to…
Building relationships
with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island.
Centering Indigenous learning & methodologies.
Collecting stories of lived experience to understand commonalities.
Supporting communities to affect change.Pandemic Preparedness
We work to connect with Indigenous Peoples to understand the life experiences, opportunities, and challenges that affect their health and well-being.
Community-based Research
Community partnership is at the heart of our work. We center the strength and wisdom that is embedded in communities’ ancestral traditions and teachings.
Learning to be a Good Relative
We ensure that Indigenous stories are heard and celebrated through digital community engagement, knowledge sharing, and research.
Digital Storytelling & (Re)connection
We ensure that Indigenous stories are heard and celebrated through digital community engagement, knowledge sharing, and research.
Meet the Team
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Dr. Kimberly R. Huyser
CIEDAR Lead
University of British Columbia
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Tamara Chavez
Project Manager
University of British Columbia
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Mary Jessome
Research Manager
University of British Columbia
CIEDAR creates changes that last.
Awards
UBC Health After 2020 Award Cohorts 2 and 3
UBC Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters
UBC Health HIFI Award
UBC Health After 2020 Award
Indigenous Cluster Pilot Award
Two UBC Arts Undergraduate Research Awards
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
UBC Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Student Research Awards
Monkeypox Rapid Response CIHR
The University of Washingtons Indigenous Wellness Research Institute - Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training (IHART) Program
The University of Washingtons Indigenous Wellness Research Institute - Building Indigenuity, Generating HIV Science: HIV/AIDS Research Training (BIG HART) Fellowship Program
Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund
The University of Washington Nature and Health - 2022 Nature and Health Symposium: Body, Mind, and Soul: A Return to Natures Gifts award
CIHR Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health - Catalyst Grant
Partner with us
Central to CIEDAR’s work is a commitment to building strong partnerships.
