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Winter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute
Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, VancouverRefusing the Diversity Problem: Liberalism, Genomics, and Indigenous Critique with Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk
Online/Virtual EventWinter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute
Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, VancouverWinter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute
Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, VancouverWinter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute
Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver- No events scheduled for February 22, 2025.
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Winter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute
Winter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute
Explore Canada’s only Indigenous Public Health professional development opportunity at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. The Indigenous Public Health Training Institutes equip Indigenous community members and scholars with the necessary skills to address public health issues in Indigenous communities. One-week intensive courses are offered toward the completion of the Graduate Certificate or Certificate (non-credit) in Indigenous […]
Refusing the Diversity Problem: Liberalism, Genomics, and Indigenous Critique with Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk
Refusing the Diversity Problem: Liberalism, Genomics, and Indigenous Critique with Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk
The “genomic diversity problem” in the field of medical genetics and precision health research reflects an enduring colonial logic tied to liberal identity/difference politics, which prioritize inclusion and representation over substantive engagement with Indigenous sovereignties on their own terms. This paper critiques diversity initiatives in genomics, arguing that they perpetuate colonial structures by framing Indigeneity […]