#HASTALKS: The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research: A Focus on Indigenous Method

#HASTALKS is a seminar series curated by the Department of Health, Aging & Society at McMaster University.

The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research: A Focus on Indigenous Method

Randy Jackson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Aging & Society and in the School of Social Work, McMaster University, and Renée Masching, Co-Director of the Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre) and Director of Research and Policy with the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, are leading The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research, a cross-Canadian multidisciplinary project and partnership funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to address sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) in Indigenous populations. In contrast to much of the research on STBBIs in Indigenous communities, which tends to pathologize Indigenous people, Randy and Renée are currently involved in research that uses a strengths-based approach and actively engages with communities. The seminar will discuss how these perspectives and methods are better able to understand how Indigenous ways of knowing the world and being in the world can address the issue of STBBIs and support resilience for those living with STBBIs.

ALL are welcome to attend this FREE session!

Light refreshments will be served.