{"id":110243,"date":"2026-01-23T20:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/110243\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:43:12","slug":"highlighting-indigenous-research-at-queens-voices-of-indigenous-research-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/110243\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlighting Indigenous Research at Queen\u2019s: Voices of Indigenous Research Column"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a lot of research happening at Queen\u2019s <\/a>that\u2019s led by and involves Indigenous students and community members, but you wouldn\u2019t always know it. <\/p>\n

Indigenous students are leading projects, supporting community-based work, contributing to labs, writing theses, and building new ideas across health, science, engineering, education, history, culture, policy, and beyond. However, there\u2019s no shared space where this work is regularly highlighted to all students, and many research conversations on campus still default showcasing Western ways of doing research. Our \u201cVoices of Indigenous Research Column\u201d series aims to be a small step toward shifting this reality. <\/p>\n

Here, \u201cWestern\u201d refers to the dominant research and education traditions that came out of Europe and were later built into Canadian institutions through processes of colonization. In this piece, we\u2019re using Western\u201d as shorthand for the mainstream academic systems and assumptions that often set the rules for what counts ascounts as valid research and knowledge. <\/p>\n

Our goal is to create an ongoing space in The Queen\u2019s Journal that highlights Indigenous student research at Queen\u2019s, while also supporting a broader shift in how research is understood. We want to showcase the diversity of Indigenous research and innovation happening across campus and make it easier for people to see what Indigenous-led research looks like and open pathways for others to connect with research. In this column, we\u2019ll spotlight Indigenous students, faculty, and alumni doing research and innovation across disciplines, including STEM, health initiatives, culture and history, community work, and more.<\/p>\n

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We also want to\u00a0emphasize that research isn\u2019t a uniquely Western process. Indigenous Peoples have carried out rigorous\u00a0research for time immemorial through careful observation, questioning, testing, and learning from the land, the skies, the waters, and all things that sustain life. This knowledge has been held and shared through teachings, cultural practices,\u00a0land-based\u00a0learning, oral traditions, governance, language, art, and many other forms of knowledge transmission. In that sense,\u00a0research has always been an Indigenous practice,\u00a0and Indigenous Peoples are perfectly situated to\u00a0be involved in and leading\u00a0research.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0strengths of\u00a0Indigenous\u00a0approaches to\u00a0doing\u00a0research\u00a0are needed more than ever as we strive to uphold ethical and safe\u00a0research\u00a0practices\u00a0within our changing world. This includes placing\u00a0values\u00a0of\u00a0respect, relevance, reciprocity, and\u00a0responsibility<\/a>\u00a0at the forefront of\u00a0research,\u00a0engaging in\u00a0practices like\u00a0relational accountability, co-learning,\u00a0and community benefit\u00a0so that\u00a0research is always grounded\u00a0in the process of doing\u00a0good.<\/p>\n

A key part of sharing the voices of this column is ensuring people feel safe and\u00a0respected in how their work is represented. As we build this series, we\u2019ll put a clear review process in place so that anyone featured can review, request corrections, and approve how their words and story are shared before publication. We\u2019ll always be\u00a0guided by\u00a0Ownership, Control, Access, and\u00a0Possession\u00a0(OCAP)<\/a>\u00a0principles and\u00a0responsible journalism practices to ensure the process is transparent and\u00a0respectful.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an Indigenous student or faculty doing\u00a0research, or if you know someone whose work should be highlighted, we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n

Additionally, if you want to suggest a feature, share an opportunity, or ask a question about how the series will work, please reach out via e-mail to the QJ editors, Cameron Hare, and Dylan Rietze.<\/p>\n

Cameron Hare \u2013\u00a0hare.cameron@queensu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Cameron Hare (he\/him) is M\u00e9tis to the Red River Settlement and of mixed European ancestry. He is a graduate student in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen\u2019s, where has been working in Indigenous health promotion research for the past three years, beginning during his undergraduate studies as a kinesiology student. His research focuses on culturally grounded community mobilization strategies for chronic disease prevention and wholistic wellbeing. Cameron is currently being trained as a facilitator of an Indigenous community mobilization program for health promotion and diabetes prevention.<\/p>\n

At Queen\u2019s, Cameron\u00a0is the\u00a0Senior Indigenous Peer Mentor at Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre,\u00a0the SKHS\u00a0Indigenous\u00a0Student Representative in the graduate council of the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies,\u00a0and as the Indigenous Initiatives Lead with the Social Issues Commission of the Alma Mater Society (AMS).<\/p>\n

Dylan\u00a0Rietze\u00a0\u2013\u00a0dylan.rietze@queensu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Dylan Rietze (he\/him)\u00a0is an Indigenous fourth-year undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen\u2019s University, specializing in Biomedical Discovery. He is involved in cancer immunology and translational\u00a0research at\u00a0Queen\u2019s and\u00a0has previously contributed to\u00a0research and science engagement initiatives through SNOLAB and NOSM University. Dylan is especially interested in questions at the intersection of biology, data, and\u00a0research systems; how\u00a0research is organized, how knowledge is shared, and how institutions can better support work that is community-informed and impact-driven.<\/p>\n

Alongside his academic\u00a0research, Dylan is engaged in student leadership and mentorship initiatives that support Indigenous students and strengthen pathways into\u00a0research and innovation. He also works on\u00a0NorCH, an Indigenous-led initiative focused on making Northern Ontario funding and innovation opportunities easier to discover and navigate. Through this column series, Dylan hopes to highlight the breadth of Indigenous\u00a0research happening at Queen\u2019s across disciplines and knowledge systems, while supporting a process grounded in\u00a0respect, consent, and\u00a0responsible storytelling.<\/p>\n

Tags<\/p>\n

\n indigenous perspectives<\/a>, indigenous research<\/a>, Opinions<\/a> <\/p>\n

All final editorial decisions are made by the Editor(s) in Chief and\/or the Managing Editor. Authors should not be contacted, targeted, or harassed under any circumstances. If you have any grievances with this article, please direct your comments to journal_editors@ams.queensu.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is a lot of research happening at Queen\u2019s that\u2019s led by and involves Indigenous students and community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[49513,49514,9,24,63,18232,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-110243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-indigenous-perspectives","tag-indigenous-research","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-opinions","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}