1. Knowledge Translation and Indigenous Perspectives: A View to the Future Margo Greenwood Academic Leader The National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health

2. Framework of the Presentation An Evidence Based Paradigm –KSTE –Scientific Knowledges –Research –Best Practices and the Present Indigenous Knowledges –Community and Culture –The Past, Present and Future –Tension of World Views

3. The National Collaborating Centre at UNBC

4. The National Collaborating Centre Located at UNBC One of six NCCs established by PHAC Only population based NCC National in scope with provincial and regional applications

5. NCCAH’s Primary Focuses Maternal/Child Health Mental Health and Addictions Public Health Policy Synthesis and Analysis

6. Undertaking the NCCAH’s Focus Partnerships and Collaborations Knowledge Synthesis, Translation, and Exchange (KSTE)

7. Accomplishing KSTE Systematic Reviews Scoping Reviews

8. Indigenous Knowledges

9. Commonalities between Indigenous Peoples Contact with other cultures often led to adversity Colonisation & urbanisation Socio-economic disparities Resource depletion Lower standards of health

10. Indigenous Knowledge Based on relationships Rooted in interactions with the environment Holistic Accepted truths Often intuitive Time enhances knowledge Steadily evolving

11. Indigenous knowledge - Based on relationships - Rooted in interactions with the environment - Holistic - Accepted truths - Often intuitive - Time enhances knowledge - Steadily evolving Scientific knowledge –Analytical –Sceptical –Based measurement and replicable evidence –Highlights differences –Knowledge constantly changing Two Worlds, One World of Possibility

12. Making KSTE Meaningful to Aboriginal Peoples Ethical spaces Understanding Indigenous knowledges Useful and meaningful of communities Reciprocity Safe Respect

13. Views to the Future A connection of two world views, an ethical space, respectful and representative of two worlds The best of two worlds, an ethical space