Today graduate students from across Ontario will be attending a learning opportunity like no other. From June 11-15, 2018, Laurentian University will host the inaugural summer school of Ontario’s Indigenous Mentorship Network (IMN), Ontario’s first Indigenous-led health research training network.
This summer school is being offered to 25 graduate students who are working on community-based Indigenous health research projects, and emphasis has been placed on students studying, or planning to work, in Northern contexts.
IMN-Ontario values the importance of Indigenous-led and collaborative scholarship and has prioritized activities that will strengthen and promote opportunities for learning with and from the community.
The Summer School brings together students, practitioners, Indigenous knowledge holders and researchers to strengthen the skills, capabilities, and knowledges needed do meaningful and respectful research with Indigenous communities.
This school seeks to enhance Indigenous presence and sense of belonging in Indigenous research by incorporating Indigenous knowledge, traditional teachings and fostering community engagement. The summer school will act as a platform upon which students can build collaborative networks integral for their own research and professional development.
About the IMN
IMN-Ontario is a five-year health training program, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to provide Indigenous scholars and trainees with high quality mentorship, training, and opportunities to participate in Indigenous health research.
IMN-Ontario is an interdisciplinary collaboration involving 13 research institutions in Ontario, including the province’s leading Indigenous health scholars and research centres. IMN-Ontario is governed by a sub-regional structure that includes Northern Ontario, Central Ontario and Eastern Ontario.
IMN-Ontario is guided by a Community Advisory and Elders Council, who support the program in its mission to serve community research needs and capacities.
For more information on the program: https://www.facebook.com/OntarioIMN/ | http://imnp.uwo.ca/.