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The Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) and Partnerships for Native Health are offering a Student Research Training Series and “STEAM” Career Series to undergraduate and graduate students at the UW. Topics include: community-based participatory research, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, EndNote literature searches, authorship, and more! The Student Training and Lecture Series is…

Mention homeless people and words like optimistic, hopeful and happy are typically not what spring to mind. More likely, said Jordan Lewis, an assistant professor in the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, the stereotypes are negative – “that they’re chronic alcoholics, depressed, they steal, they’re thieves. They don’t have hope. They’ve just given…

The Yakama Nation of present-day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grassroots activism and cultural revitalization. This path-breaking ethnography shifts the conversation from one of victimhood to one of ongoing resistance and resilience as a means of healing the soul wounds of settler colonialism. Yakama…

Throughout Winter Quarter 2015, Native Elders will be visiting the School of Social Work from a variety of Native communities to share their stories, knowledge, and expertise.  Please join us to celebrate the grand opening of the Indigenous Elders in Residence Program: Date:  Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Time:  4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location:  Univ. of…

Congratulations to IWRI Student Assistant Melissa Watkinson, whose paper, “Vulnerable Populations in Climate Crises: Preparedness and Protection through Local Policies,” was published in the UWB Policy Journal 2014: A Cross-Disciplinary Collection of Student Research & Analysis, published by the University of Washington, Bothell! Melissa (Chickasaw and Choctaw) is a Master of Arts candidate in Policy…

In the just recently concluded 2013 – 2014 academic year, IWRI was very fortunate to have had eight hard-working, motivated students work on numerous projects to further both personal academic learning, as well as achieving project goals. IWRI’s Research Training and Education Core hosted weekly Friday training sessions for students throughout the year, with guest…

Staff from IWRI attended the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s 33rd Annual Spring Conference in Billings, Montana March 15-18, 2014. The conference brings together students, staff, faculty and community members from Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) across the nation. IWRI staffed a table at the conference and provided information about our projects, as well as…

IWRI’s Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training (IHART) and Indigenous Substance Abuse, Medicines, and Addictions Research Training (ISMART) programs gathered in Washington, D.C. May 28, 2014, for the 4th Annual Research Institute. This year, the Research Institute was held in conjunction with the Society for Prevention Research’s 22nd annual meeting, entitled “Comprehensive and Coordinated Prevention Systems: Building…

Kyle is a “hapa” (half Japanese, half Caucasian) ally, who has worked in IWRI since 2010 as a Curriculum Coordinator for the Native Youth Enrichment Program and Research Coordinator for various projects at IWRI, and an Evaluator for a Youth Suicide Prevention and Tribal Youth Diversion project for a Pacific Northwest Tribe. When hired, Kyle…