Indigenous Research Support Team

There is an Indigenous Research Support Team available at the University of Calgary to assist members with Indigenous research and/or engagement with Indigenous communities.

Support includes: 

• 1:1 consultations for Indigenous research projects or teams based at UCalgary 
• Advanced support for UCalgary REB applications involving Indigenous research 
• Advanced support for UCalgary pre-award funding applications involving Indigenous research 
• Advising for Indigenous community engagement and cultural protocol, focusing on Treaty 7 and Alberta broadly 
• Comprehensive research coordination support for Indigenous scholars at UCalgary (across internal and external processes) 
• Information sessions for cross-campus UCalgary researchers engaging in Indigenous research, cutting across funding applications and agency guidelines, ethics and data management concerns, and relationship-building and community engagement for research 
• Participation in Canada-wide community-of-practice on Indigenous research and research administration in post-secondary institutions  

If you require additional support, please do not hesitate to contact Cheyanne Lemaire at cheyanne.lemaire@ucalgary.ca or the irst@ucalgary.ca

Please find more information regarding resources and support at https://research.ucalgary.ca/engage-research/irst