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This is where we will keep you up to date about all things related to Indigenous research. In addition to updates about what’s happening at IRSI, you will find everything from funding announcements to policy changes, researcher profiles to project updates here.

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IRSI Site Launch

Created Mar 29, 2019 - 12:52pm
Welcome to the new online home of the Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI). We hope that this new website will be a useful and robust resource for Indigenous communities, researchers and other partners involved in Indigenous research projects. In addition, we intend for this site to be an online community where a safe dialogue can take place about Indigenous research and related topics. Take a tour of the new site to see what it has to offer. There is a dedicated section for researchers

Seasons Greetings from IRSI

Created Dec 21, 2018 - 12:00pm
Seasons Greetings! IRSI offices will be closed from December 24th 2018 through to January 1st 2019. We will be back in the office on January 2nd 2019. See you in the new year!

Principles of Engagement Gathering – Report and Videos released

Created Oct 27, 2018 - 2:37pm
On October 27, 2018, IRSI hosted a gathering at UBC’s Vancouver Campus to gather feedback from both the Indigenous and research communities about Principles of Engagement for Indigenous research collaborations. A Summary Report from that gathering has been produced, outlining the key feedback given by attendees. You can now read the Principles of Engagement Summary Report here. In addition, we have uploaded videos of the day’s guest presentations to the IRSI Youtube channel. The keynote