Research
At the University of Manitoba, the MFN CAHR initiates, coordinates and supports collaborative social, cultural, clinical, health services, and biomedical/genetic research directed at advancing the health and wellness of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other indigenous populations. The research programs integrate scientific, indigenous and transformative participatory research and evaluation methodologies to produce new knowledge about the health and wellbeing of indigenous peoples, provincially, nationally and internationally.

The centre has generated $6,628,785 of grant and contract funding in the last three years, and has partnered with clinical researchers at the University of Manitoba (Faculty of Medicine / Faculty of Nursing) in generating a further $5,395,259 of research funding. As well, MFN CAHR has partnered with other Canadian universities.

The focus of research is translational informing 1) university medical / health service / community health / nursing curriculum, 2) federal, provincial, and regional health authority and social service policies (FN, Métis and non-Indigenous authorities), 3) clinical practice/patient care, and 4) biological sciences (e.g. genetics). To date, we have generated over 40 publications and have made over 120 presentations at academic and government policy forums.

Centre-generated and centre-associated projects, as listed (current and past), address population/public health, health services, clinical-community medicine, and innovative research bridging molecules to communities. Crosscutting themes include gender analysis, health information system development, research and medical ethics, life-course research, multiple morbidity, translational research/evaluation, health determinants, etc. A number of the projects have international linkages that will support future academic / student exchanges.