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Marie Defago
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Master Student
madefago@stud.ntnu.no
NorwayStudent
Andreanne Robitaille
Aurora College/Aurora Research Institute; Manager/Instructor, Health Research Programs
arobitaille@auroracollege.nt.ca
Northwest TerritoriesCollaborating organization, University-based researcherEnd of life care, community health, collaboration in health and social services, interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration
May Ly
University of Regina; Masters Student in Clinical Psychology
lymayt@gmail.com
SaskatchewanStudentTrauma, institutional/systemic responses, rural mental health
Kaeleigh Brown
University of Alberta & GNWT; PhD Student & Physiotherapist
kaeleigh@ualberta.ca
Northwest TerritoriesStudentHealth equity, rehabilitation, pelvic health, qualitative research, women’s health
Sarah Demedeiros
University of Alberta; Student
demedeir@ualberta.ca
AlbertaStudentHealth Policy, Indigenous Health, Traditional Knowledge, Nutrition, Maternal & Child Health
Crystal Milligan
University of Toronto, PhD Candidate
crystal.milligan@mail.utoronto.ca
Northwest TerritoriesStudentHealth systems, equity, storytelling, self-determination, access
Kaitlynn Dewhirst
Queens University, Student
k.dewhirst@queensu.ca
Northwest TerritoriesStudentIntegrated Service Delivery, Health Equity, Integrated Knowledge Translation, Implementation Science
Laura Salmon
First Nations Health Programs, Director
laura.salmon@wgh.yk.ca
YukonCollaborating organizationAcute Care, Mental Health, Remote, Representation, Reconciliation, Youth
Liris Smith
Yukon University; Scientific Director, SPOR Support Unit
lsmith@yukonu.ca
YukonUniversity-based researcherCommunity based, Indigenous, rural and remote, population health and wellness
Shauna Kormendy
University of British Columbia; Doctoral Student
shaunakormendy@gmail.com
Yukon, Canada, British Columbia, AlaskaStudentIndigenous Health, Intergenerational Complex Trauma
Norma Kassi
Canadian Mountain Network; Co-Research Director
normakassi@gmail.com
YukonElder or knowledge holderCommunity based Research-Youth Land Based Training
Sara Komarnisky
Aurora College; Research Chair, Health and Community
skomarnisky@auroracollege.nt.ca
Northwest TerritoriesCollaborating organizationCommunity driven research (theory, method, and practice), northern child and family wellness, reconciliation
Priscilla Ferrazzi
University of Alberta; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
ferrazzi@ualberta.ca
NunavutUniversity-based researcherResearch training, Indigenous research methods, law, health
Angela Mashford-Pringle
University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health; Assistant Professor/Associate Director
angela.mashford.pringle@utoronto.ca
Ontario, CanadaCollaborating organization, University-based researcherCultural safety; language/cultural revitalization; justice-involved Indigenous peoples; Indigenous pedagogies; Indigenous health and social policies
Christina Chakanyuka
University of Victoria; PhD Student and Assistant Professor, Nursing
cchak@uvic.ca
Northwest Territories and British Columbia, CanadaStudentIntergenerational Indigenous Nurse Community/Land-Based Mentorship