1st Quarter 2015

The Oceti Sakowin (pronounced Och-et-ee Shak-oh-win) Power Project is a multi-billion dollar venture to develop the largest wind-power installation in the United States. Historic in its scale alone, the endeavor also makes a commanding political and cultural statement for Indian Country. It’s the result of a regrouping of seven tribes across the Dakotas that had…

The Indigenous Substance Abuse, Medicines and Addictions Research Training (ISMART) program is pleased to welcome the third cohort! ISMART is a structured mentored training program that offers funding to fellows to conduct research development activities. All fellows are matched with a mentor in the field of substance abuse/addictions research, as well as with an IWRI…

IWRI’s ETHICS (acronym for Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities Study) Research Coordinator, Catlin Donald, MSW (Osage/Ponca) co-wrote an article together with Jennifer Rountree in spring 2014 while she was an intern at the National Indian Child Welfare Association in Portland, OR titled, “Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for Communities of Color and Child Welfare.” The…

During Winter Quarter 2015, the IWRI National Center of Excellence hosted more than ten Indigenous Elders from Washington and Alaska over a period of nine weeks. This very successful program, one of only a couple of university- or tribal college-based Elders-in-residence programs in the United States, enriched all who participated in it. Once word of…

The Research, Training, and Education Core of IWRI has partnered with Partnerships for Native Health at the UW to offer a lecture series to undergraduate and graduate students in Spring Quarter 2015. The lectures are designed to support students who are interested in Indigenous health promotion research and careers. Students will also meet Indigenous professionals…

I Raro I te Atarau Karohibohi: E Whakatere Haera Ana Nga Waka I Te Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa (Māori) “By the shimmering light of the Moon: Sea vessels are navigating the shared waters and knowledges of the Pacific Ocean” Māhina is a partnership among the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) at the University of Washington (UW, principal investigators…

Throngs of community members, students, faculty, and staff joined tribal leaders and elders from around the area at the opening of Intellectual House, the new longhouse-style center in the heart of the University of Washington. The sound of drums and singing rang out across campus as people gathered over two days in March to celebrate…