Kwe', kuei, aingai, hello,

We're gathering on October 1, 2026, for

Relational Research: An Indigenous Health Research Symposium.

This free, hybrid event celebrates Indigenous health^[1] research, meaningful dialogue, and shared learning. Guided by the principles of relationality, respect, and reciprocity, this public event brings together researchers, students, Elders, community members, and research partners to engage in strength-based, solution-focused knowledge exchange.

Registration is now open. Registration is free, with options to attend virtually or in-person at Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook, NL, on the ancestral homelands of the Mi'kmaq of Ktaqmkuk.

We warmly invite you to join us for a day of learning, sharing, connection, and conversation. The Symposium will bring together people from a range of disciplines, sectors, and backgrounds to share research, experiences, and developments in Indigenous health and health research.

Register for the Symposium

Check back often for updates and schedules.

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Information booths and vendor/artisan tables

There are opportunities for organizations, community groups, vendors, and artisans to participate through information booths and vendor/artisan tables.

For more information on these opportunities, or to reserve a booth/table, please contact ihrs@mun.ca.

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Come for the Symposium and stay for the Powwow

While you're in Corner Brook, we invite you to stay and join the 10th Annual All-Nations Powwow, hosted by Grenfell Campus’ Office of Indigenous Affairs on Sunday, October 4, in the Arts and Science Atrium (AS 2C01).

Gather with us from 11:00 AM–3:00 PM, with an opening reception at 11:00 AM followed by Grand Entry at 1:00 PM.

The Powwow will be a day of learning, community, kinship, and celebration, featuring local vendors and artisans offering handmade crafts, artwork, jewelry, and food.

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We hope you will join us this October and be part of the conversations, relationships, and community that make Indigenous health research meaningful.

Please share this invitation with your networks, colleagues, communities, and organizations. The conversations that matter happen when we gather together to have them.

Wela'lioq, tshinashkumitinau, nakummek, thank you.

We acknowledge that this gathering takes place in the Ktaqamkuk region of Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq.

The Symposium is supported by the WATERR Lab, an Indigenous Health Lab, along with Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Nursing, Office of Indigenous Affairs, and other partners.

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[1] The IHRSPC embraces a holistic conception of health that includes physical well-being as well as mental, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of individual, collective, and environmental wellness.