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CIHR Award Profile: Cassandra Opikokew

2013/05/28

IPHRC sat down with Associate Director and postdoctoral student Cassandra Opikokew to ask her more about her research and her CIHR Doctoral Research Award - Reseach in First Nations, Métis...

CIHR Award Profile: Deanna Bickford

2013/05/28

IPHRC sat down with postdoctoral student Deanna Bickford to ask her more about her research and her CIHR Doctoral Research Award - Priority Announcement: Aboriginal Research Methodologies, worth...

CIHR Award Profile: Nuno Ribeiro

2013/05/28

IPHRC sat down with postdoctoral fellow Nuno Ribeiro to ask him more about his research and his CIHR Fellowship - Priority Announcement: IAPH Quantitative Research, $92,000.00 over 2...

CIHR Award Profile: Serene Smyth

2013/05/27

IPHRC sat down with postdoctoral student Serene Smyth to ask her more about her research and her CIHR Doctoral Research Award - Reseach in First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit Health, worth...

Call for Applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Aboriginal Health

2013/05/23

The Indigneous Peoples' Health Research Centre (IPHRC) is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on a multi-institutional, SHRF-funded research project titled...

Applications for 2013 IPHRC student funding now available!

2013/03/01

The call for applications for Undergraduate and Graduate student awards is now open, and applications are now available.  Please check our For Students section for more details.

Diabetes Rates Rising Amongst First Nations Girls in SK

2012/07/19

A study by U of S researchers Dr. Roland Dyck and Nathaniel Osgood from the Indigenous People’s Health Research Centre (IPHRC) reveals that pre-adolescent and adolescent First Nations...

IPHRC Researcher Colleen Dell Publishes New Work in Open Access Journal

2012/07/19

Dr. Colleen Dell recently published an article in Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, an open access academic journal. We asked Dr. Dell to share why this research, and...

Research Inspires New Supports For Sexual Assault Survivors

2012/07/16

Karen Wood, a Postdoctoral research fellow for the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC), has seen how far reaching the impacts of community based research can be. Wood...

IPHRC Student Featured in Rethinking Community Calendar

2012/07/12

IPHRC Undergraduate student Hannah St. Denis-Katz’s research is featured in SEDE’s 2012-2013 “Rethinking Community” Calendar Project. Created by McGill’s Social...

Check Out Our New IPHRC Video Featuring Our Students

2012/04/09

IPHRC is very pleased to present our promotional video, one in a series focusing on each of the nine NEAHR centres across Cnada. This video showcases only a handful of our brilliant and talented...

Elder Betty McKenna Receives SHEA Award

2012/03/12

IPHRC would like to congratulate Elder Betty McKenna on her 2012 Saskatchewan Health Excellence Award in the "Health of a Population" category. She was nominated by IPHRC researchers...

2012 IPHRC Postdoctoral Fellows Announced

2012/02/14

We are proud to announce the two successful recipients of IPHRC's 2012 Postdoctoral Fellowships: Dr. Yvonne Boyer is a member of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan and is the...

IPHRC's Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowship Calls

2012/01/27

IPHRC is pleased to announce our call for applications for our 2012-2013 Graduate Fellowship and our 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Our calls can be found here:...

Aboriginal Addictions Projects Launched in Saskatchewan

2012/01/09

The University of Saskatchewan and National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation are pleased to offer two unique, community-driven programs designed to help Aboriginal people with their...

Post Doctoral Positions in Regina and Saskatoon Available

2011/09/13

The Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC) has an opportunity for two Postdoctoral Fellows, one located in Regina and the other in Saskatoon. Successful candidates will join an...

2011-12 Graduate Student Fellowships Announced

2011/08/25

Through our Graduate Student Fellowships program, IPHRC provides funding and support for graduate students pursuing studies related to Aboriginal health in Saskatchewan. We are proud to...

Dr. Bourassa Featured in Saskatchewan Indian Magazine

2011/08/11

Dr. Carrie Bourassa, Associate Professor and Nominated Principal Investigator for IPHRC was recently featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Saskatchewan Indian magazine for her work with the...

Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew Featured on CBC's "The Next Chapter"

2011/07/11

On June 27th, Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew, Director of the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre, was featured on a special episode of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter. She was one of...

Dr. Carrie Bourassa Awarded $150,000 CFI Research Grant

2011/02/22

Dr. Carrie Bourassa has received a Canadian Foundation of Innovation (CFI) Fund award to build Indigenous community-based health research labs at the First Nations University of Canada worth...

IPHRC Funding Renewed

2010/12/16

The Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre (IPHRC) is proud to announce that it is one of nine centres across Canada awarded the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Network...

IPHRC Director Wins Saskatchewan Book Award

2010/11/28

Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew, Director of IPHRC, has been awarded the First Peoples' Writing Award 2010 at the 18th Annual Saskatchewan Book Awards for her book, Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous...

Dr. Carrie Bourassa Receives Alumni Award

2010/11/06

Dr. Carrie Bourassa (BA Hons. ’95) was recently honoured by Campion College at the University of Regina with a 2010 Alumni of Distinction Award for Professional Achievement. In addition to...

Network Research Associates Complete MSW and MSc

2009/12/01

IPHRC congratulates Network Research Associate, Sherri Pooyak, who successfully completed her Master's in Social Work.  Her thesis is entitled: My life is my ceremony: Indigenous Women...

You-Tube Video Gives Voice to Aboriginal Women Struggling with Drug Addiction

2009/11/19

A powerful new music video From Stilettos to Moccasins was released this week, the culmination of a unique project that gave voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse, addictions and...

New IPHRC Director Announced

2009/01/08

We are excited to announce Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew as the newly appointed Director of the Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre. Prior to becoming the Director of the IPHRC, Jo-Ann was an...

Dr. Caroline Tait Receives YWCA Women of Distinction Award

2008/06/05

Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre’s (IPHRC) Dr. Caroline Tait, was the recipient of the 2008 YWCA Women of Distinction Science, Technology or Research award. The 2008 Women...

IPHRC Student Roberta Kotowich Receives Prestigous Invitation

2008/03/15

Congratulations to IPHRC student Roberta Kotowich who has been invited to attend Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg in Halle, Germany as an invited guest masters student. Roberta will have...

Dr. Carrie Bourassa to Serve on CIHR Standing Committee on Ethics

2008/01/22

IPHRC’s Co-Principal Investigator, Carrie Bourassa, recently accepted the invitation from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to serve as a member of the Standing Committee on Ethics...

IPHRC's Raven Sinclair Completes Ph.D.

2007/10/01

IPHRC congratulates Assistant Director, Raven Sinclair, who successfully completed her Ph.D. in Social Work. Her dissertation was entitled “All my Relations * Adult Native Transracial...

Miyo-Mahcihowin: A Report on Indigenous Health in Saskatchewan

2007/09/01

The Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre is pleased to announce the release of its report Miyo-Mahcihowin: A report on Indigenous Health in Saskatchewan. The report overviews key issues...