Registration open for 2025 Alaska Indigenous Research Program
February 12, 2025
Since 2019, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Alaska Pacific University (APU) have hosted the Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP) to bring together Indigenous and Western worldviews and ways of knowing in an effort for mutual understanding, reciprocity, respect and the co-production of solutions for health disparities among Alaska Native and American Indian people.
The 7th Annual Alaska Indigenous Research Program will be held May 5-23, at the Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, Alaska. Register here: https://bit.ly/AKRIP25
A limited number of scholarships are available, apply here.
Week 1 | May 5-9 | Advanced Research is designed for experienced researchers and health professionals. Speakers and presentations will cover Indigenous and Western knowledge and ways of knowing, decolonizing research practices, Indigenous research methodologies, bringing together multiple perspectives in research, community-based participatory and culturally responsive research, and historical trauma and research.
Week 2 | May 12-16 | Research Ethics is designed for all levels of research experience. Presentations and speakers will cover the history of research in Alaska, historical trauma, decolonizing research practices, Tribally driven health research and research review, human subjects research principles, Institutional Review Board (IRB) review, culturally responsive dissemination practices, and principles of community-based participatory research.
Week 3 | May 19-23 | Introductory Research is for those who are interested in health research with little to no experience. Presentations and speakers will cover an introduction to Indigenous and Western research methods, exploration of different types of health research, the One Health perspective, introduction to community-based participatory research, culturally responsive communication and dissemination, introduction to history and ethics health research in Alaska, and how to integrate Indigenous methods into public health.
AKIRP Internship
AKIRP is also hiring four interns, scheduled from May 27-July 31. Applicants must be Alaska Native or American Indian and be interested in pursuing a career in health research, health care, Tribal health, public health, or a related field. Applicants do not need to currently be in school or already have a degree, but they must be 18 or older.
The internship is paid and is a full-time, in-person internship in Anchorage. Interns have the option to stay in the dorms at Alaska Pacific University at no charge. Interns are also highly encouraged to attend one or more weeks of the Alaska Indigenous Research Program three-week conference. Apply here: Intern Level I – IV.
About AKIRP
AKIRP aims to support Indigenous students and scholars to draw on different cultural values, knowledge systems and methods. Non-Indigenous program participants will gain an understanding for the need and value in reciprocity, cultural humility and relationality between Indigenous knowledge and Western science to address health disparities.
This program is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number S06GM146094. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.