POS-993 KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS IN RESEARCH VIRTUAL BOOK

Abstract

Can-SOLVE CKD is a kidney research network in Canada within which Indigenous patients, caregivers, researchers, and community leaders have created an Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement and Research Council (IPERC). A key component of IPERC’s work is the creation of a new learning pathway, Wabishki Bizhiko Skaanj (“White Horse” in Anishinaabemowin), that will help researchers and patient partners build respectful partnerships with Indigenous peoples within the health research setting. This includes a focus on Indigenous Knowledge Keepers in research, a topic that has traditionally been overlooked.