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xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ

Many Ways of Working On the Same Thing

A research partnership between Ktunaxa Nation, Interior Health, the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia Okanagan.

Partner Project xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ

The Research Project

Translates to “Many ways of working on the same thing”
Overseen by Ktunaxa Elders & Knowledge Holders in the xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ Advisory Group
Main Goals
1

To explore how Interior Health can learn from Ktunaxa understandings of wellness to provide health services that honour Ktunaxa culture, language and worldviews.

2

To create a Ktunaxa Community Model of Wellness that responds to the question: Qapsin kiʔin ʔakaǂxuniyam? What would a healthy community look like?

Project Website

Explore xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ

The community gatherings, key themes and the work of the Advisory Group live on the project’s own website.

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Partners & Funders
Ktunaxa Nation Interior Health University of Victoria, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research The University of British Columbia Canadian Institutes of Health Research Vancouver Foundation Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research BC SUPPORT Unit