The University of Washington's Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) proudly hosted the fifth International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) Conference under the theme Reclaiming Indigenous Ecologies of Love (RIEL) at the stunning Tamaya Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This gathering brought together Indigenous delegates, researchers, and thought leaders from around the globe to explore and uplift Indigenous knowledges, practices, and innovations that centre love, land, healing, and self-determination.
Among those in attendance were kaimahi from Whakauae Research who not only contributed to the conference kaupapa through presentations and knowledge exchange but also used the opportunity to cement and celebrate significant international partnerships.
We wish to welcome Lucy de Young Hakaraia, our 2025 Winter Studentship. Nau mai, hara mai, e te uri o Ngāti Kapu. Lucy will be joining our team June to August, and working with our TUI project team to explain systems change for whānau and hapori.
We are consolidating our track record of producing high quality, timely, Kaupapa Māori research, working for whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori Māori. This Pou produces the rigorous evidence, research expertise and the thought leadership that has the potential to transform health services, health policy, and Māori health governance.
We are strengthening our capacity to conduct high quality research through investment in our infrastructure and our people. This Pou supports attracting and retaining high-performance Māori expertise and ongoing commitment to upskilling talented people within the Māori health research sector.
We are enhancing our TUI (Translation, Uptake & Impact) platform through investment in new people, new technologies and varied modes of dissemination. This Pou works to design and package new knowledge into media that are useful and meaningful to whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori Māori and other stakeholders, and which engage and create communities of interest.
We are enriching our alliances at the local, national and international level with groups and organisations who have an interest in advancing a Māori/Indigenous health equity agenda. This Pou works to establish partnerships and expertise across local and international Indigenous groups to develop effective new evidence, ideas, and knowledge exchange.
Creating a new team within our organisation who, drawing on their respective leadership roles in the sector, will translate research evidence into “actionable intelligence”. This Pou works to connect Māori research evidence directly to key areas of change-making to achieve the inclusion of Māori evidence in public health and public policy.
