Abstract IA017: Two-row wampum & Indigenous cancer care services: Building respectful parallels of sovereignty along the cancer care continuum.

Abstract

Abstract Quality-improvement (QI) roundtables collected shared voice of Indigenous and non-Indigenous cancer care providers working in and around ancestrally related Native Nations—Canada—USA. Findings were coupled with triangulated, aggregated, and de-identified Centers for Disease Control, Indian Health Services, and New York state information. Collectively, results spoke to the journey of Indigenous communities across the cancer care continuum, translating QI initiatives into community change via Indigenous patient navigation services wrapped in a framework of historical Wampum agreements between Indigenous Nations, Canada, and the United States. Outcomes discuss building cancer care collectives, translational QI methods towards in-person and virtual health care, and innovative grass-roots partnerships towards creative community outreach, engagement, and education. A short video documenting this QI journey was co-created with Indigenous film makers and US-based cancer center media and will be screened. Citation Format: Rodney Haring. Two-row wampum & Indigenous cancer care services: Building respectful parallels of sovereignty along the cancer care continuum. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2022 Sep 16-19; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr IA017.