- Location
- This is a hybrid event being hosted in person at Askaakamigokwewigamig Mother Earth Learning Lodge (20 Wilcocks St., Toronto, ON M4S 1C6) and online via Zoom.
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- Hybrid
- Dates
- April 27, 2026 from 10:00am to 11:30am
Links
Presented by the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health …
Location: This is a hybrid event being hosted in person at Askaakamigokwewigamig Mother Earth Learning Lodge (20 Wilcocks St., Toronto, ON M4S 1C6) and online via Zoom.
Topic: Dr. Wayne Clark: Rights Holders, Knowledge Holders: Rebuilding Health Systems Through Indigenous Governance
Time: Apr 27, 2026 10:00 AM America/Toronto
Rights Holders, Knowledge Holders: Rebuilding Health Systems Through Indigenous Governance: Transforming Population Health Research and Public Health Systems
This presentation advances the idea that governance is a determinant of public health outcomes. Drawing on Inuit administrative data linkage activities, distinctions-based clinical trial design, and implementation science frameworks, the talk examines how embedding Indigenous governance within health systems infrastructure strengthens analytic capacity, enhances ethical oversight, and improves policy translation.
A central case example details the development of an Inuit-controlled identifier within linked provincial datasets, enabling population-level measurement of service utilization, mental health program access, and COVID-19 testing. By shifting authority from advisory consultation to formal governance, the initiative produced measurable improvements in data specificity, interpretive validity, and provincial planning processes.
Situated within the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, this Chair vision outlines a roadmap for integrating Indigenous governance across northern and urban Inuit research platforms, MPH and doctoral training, cross-faculty collaboration, and implementation science networks to advance Indigenous-governed health systems transformation.
Download: Dr. Wayne Clark Talk Poster