Responding to the Call: Centering Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Strengthen Comprehensive Primary Care

A Team Optimization Project to provide culturally safe primary health care that is rooted in ‘structural competency’ and embraces trauma-informed, strength based, non-judgement, and anti-racist pedology among an interprofessional team who operate from a place of knowing who they are and where they come from, to operationalize transformative care.

Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Lead Organization: University of Manitoba  
Focus: Hiring and incorporating an Elder, Mental Health Counselor, and Knowledge Keeper into the Primary Health Clinic.

Project Team:

• Project Lead: Mandy Buss

• Allen Katz, Project Evaluator

• Jacklyn Desharnais, Project Evaluator

• Martha Peet, Elder

• Kimberly Morrisseau, Knowledge Keeper/Elder Helper/Project Manager

• Linda Sundevic, Clinic Manager

• Ken Hahlweg, Clinical Director