Indigenizing Health Symposium 2025: Being Safe With Our Culture Again – Apr 23-24, 2025
Session Description
April 23 2025 @ 9:00 am - April 24 2025 @ 7:00 pm
The WIIH & Ontario NEIHR Indigenizing Health Symposium 2025: Being Safe With Our Culture Again, aims to share knowledges, and foster dialogue and collaboration about Indigenous health and cultural safety. This year’s symposium will be the third Ontario Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) and Ontario Indigenous Mentorship Network (IMN) land-based gathering. The gathering brings together a diverse group of keynote speakers who will deliver presentations and facilitate workshops in the teaching lodge at Hart House Farm. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in ceremony, and other cultural activities throughout the two-day event. Indigenous scholars, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and graduate students will share their insights regarding the importance of policy grounded in Indigenous Knowledges, and the processes of increasing accessibility of policy work to Indigenous community. The event is open to academics, health professionals, students, and community members.
The ON NEIHR Symposium Gathering occurs annually and in partnership with the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH) at the University of Toronto and the Indigenous Mentorship Network (IMN) Ontario. The symposium has been attracting audiences from across Turtle Island and the world since its debut in 2011.
