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Institutions & Training

Institutions | Find links to organizational websites outside UBC that have pages concerned with the ethics of Indigenous research. 
Training | Find training services with details of whether they are offered for free or have a fee for enrollment. 
 
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Institutions

Institution/Organization Resource
Ānako Indigenous Research Institute (Carleton University) Indigenous Research Ethics Resources
Assembly of First Nations Ethics in First Nations Research
BC Métis Federation Research Department
Cape Breton University Research Ethics Board Research with Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Dalhousie University Indigenous Research Ethics
Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning Our Research Program
Emily Carr University of Art + Design Indigenous Research Ethics Guideline Resources
First Peoples’ Cultural Council First Peoples’ Cultural Council
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Indigenous Information Literacy Playlist
Nunavut Arctic College Nunavut Research Institute
Queen's University Indigenous Research Ethics
Toronto Metropolitan University Guidelines for Research Involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada
UBC Learning Exchange UBC Learning Exchange
Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Mi’kmaw Ethics Watch
United Nations United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
University of Alberta Research Involving First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples of Canada
University of Calgary Indigenous Research Ethics Resource
University of Manitoba Researching in Good Ways
University of Toronto Libraries Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network
York University Research Involving Indigenous People (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), Communities, and Nations

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Training resources

Resource Description
Building Research Relationships with Indigenous Communities (BRRIC)

Fee. Provides researchers with information and historical to respectfully engage with Indigenous communities. 

Indigenous Research Level of Engagement Tool

No cost. Provides guidance to researchers involved or new to Indigenous-focused research on how to ensure a project proposal is being planned and executed in an appropriate manner. 

Research with Indigenous Communities

Fee. E-module that considers the significance of community engagement for research with Indigenous communities, including Understand community engagement for Indigenous research in The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2). 

Research with Native American Communities: Important Considerations When Applying Federal Regulations

Fee. How to apply US federal regulations when planning, conducting, and reviewing research with American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities.

San'yas Indigenous-Specific Anti-Racism Training

Fee. Indigenous-specific anti-racism training. Facilitated, self-paced online courses include readings, videos, reflective activities and quizzes. Also includes offerings for Indigenous-only groups. 

TCPS 2 CORE Tutorial

No cost. The CORE tutorial is a self-paced, online course introducing researchers to the ethical principles of researching with human participants. Includes modules, interactive exercises, and a final quiz to earn a certificate. Chapter 9 covers research involving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada.

The First Nations Principles of OCAP®

Fee. The First Nations principles of OCAP® establish how First Nations’ data and information will be collected, protected, used, or shared.  

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge with gratitude, respect and humility the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, on whose traditional, ancestral, unceded lands UBC Vancouver is situated, as well as the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, on whose traditional, ancestral, unceded lands UBC Okanagan is situated. We also thank UBC's Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives for financial assistance to build this site.

Office of Research Ethics


Contact the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board office:
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