2024 National Gathering

Vancouver, BC, October 10-11, 2024

 

 

The 2024 Gathering will be hosted by the BC NEIHR. Please visit the NGGS 2024 Gathering website for more information. 

 

 

NGGS 2024 Call for Abstracts - now closed

The Call for Abstracts is now closed.  For any questions regarding the 2024 NGGS Call for Abstracts, please contact Jodi Rodriguez at jodi@elevenevents.ca. 

 

Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for the 2024 National Gathering of Graduate Students in Vancouver, BC on October 10 & 11. We acknowledge the gathering is held on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

 We welcome submissions from students that are involved in innovative research projects that address the complex health challenges faced by Indigenous communities. Through this call, we aim to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the advancement of Indigenous-led research initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes and addressing health disparities within Indigenous populations. 

The National Gathering is a NEIHR and Indigenous Mentorship Network student gathering, not an open conference. Students are able to register if they have received an acceptance letter indicating that their abstract has been accepted for presentation, or if they have been invited by a NEIHR/IMN to attend. Also attending will be faculty, community partners, and staff associated with and invited by the NEIHR/IMN networks. For more information, contact the NEIHR in your territory. 
  • Each NEIHR determines who they send to NGGS.
  • Each NEIHR selects one MA and one PhD abstract to be judged at the national level for the Scientific Director Award (4 awards in total).
  • At the national level, the NGGS abstract adjudication template is how the final awardees are selected.

For any questions regarding the 2024 NGGS Call for Abstracts, please contact Jodi Rodriguez at jodi@elevenevents.ca. Thank you! 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JULY 15, 2024.

 

Merci de votre intérêt à soumettre un résumé pour le Rassemblement national des étudiants diplômés 2024 à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, les 10 et 11 octobre. Nous reconnaissons que l'événement se déroule sur les territoires traditionnels non cédés des nations xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) et səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).

Nous acceptons les soumissions d’étudiants impliqués dans des projets de recherche innovants qui abordent les défis de santé complexes auxquels sont confrontées les communautés autochtones. Grâce à cet appel, nous visons à favoriser la collaboration, l’échange de connaissances et l’avancement d’initiatives de recherche dirigées par des Autochtones visant à améliorer les résultats en matière de santé et à réduire les disparités en matière de santé au sein des populations autochtones.

Le Rassemblement national est un rassemblement d’étudiants du NEIHR et du Réseau de mentorat autochtone, et non une conférence ouverte. Les étudiants peuvent s'inscrire s'ils ont reçu une lettre d'acceptation indiquant que leur résumé a été accepté pour présentation, ou s'ils ont été invités par un NEIHR/IMN à y assister. Seront également présents des professeurs, des partenaires communautaires et du personnel associé et invité par les réseaux NEIHR/IMN. Pour plus d’informations, contactez le NEIHR de votre territoire.

  • Chaque NEIHR détermine qui il envoie au NGGS.
  • Chaque NEIHR sélectionne un résumé de maîtrise et un résumé de doctorat qui seront jugés au niveau national pour le prix du directeur scientifique (4 prix au total).
  • Au niveau national, le modèle de sélection des résumés NGGS permet de sélectionner les lauréats finaux.
Pour toute question concernant l’appel de résumés du NGGS 2024, veuillez contacter Jodi Rodriguez à jodi@elevenevents.ca. Merci!

 

LA DATE LIMITE DE SOUMISSION EST LE 15 JUILLET 2024

 

2023 National Gathering

Cape Breton, NS, October 11-14, 2023

 

The 2023 Gathering will be hosted by the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (Atlantic NEIHR).

 

The call for abstracts is now closed. 

Please visit the NGGS 2023 website for more information on this year's Gathering, at: https://www.wabanaki-labradornetwork.ca/gatherings

 

2022 National Gathering

Registration and Schedule

 

The NEIHR National Coordinating Centre in partnership with the host NEIHR, the nātowihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks (Saskatchewan NEIHR) invited Indigenous students to join us for research presentations, workshops, and more at Dakota Dunes Resort on lands of Whitecap Dakota First Nation, approximately 20 minutes south of Saskatoon.

The NCC also partnered with a local gathering of Two-Spirit and IndigiQueer community members from Saskatchewan. The goal of this gathering is to create connections and opportunities for collaboration, and to further Two-Spirit and IndigiQueer research and representation within research spaces. 

We had a call for student abstracts and those selected provided a 15-minute panel presentation during this event. Those selected also had airfare and accommodation covered. The deadline to submit was on April 12, 2022 and we had slightly over sixty submissions. 

Eligibility was open all Indigenous Students, including International Indigenous students residing in Canada in an Honours undergraduate program, Masters, PhD program or Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The National Gathering is a NEIHR and IMN student gathering, not an open conference. Students were able to register if they had received an acceptance letter indicating that their abstract has been accepted for presentation, or if they had been invited by a NEIHR to attend.  

2018-2021 Gatherings

NGGS 2021: Nurturing our Whole Selves | June 7 – 29, 2021

The National Gathering of Graduate Students (NGGS) is a national annual gathering that brings together Indigenous graduate students doing research on Indigenous health and well-being. The NGGS is meant to foster belonging and support for Indigenous graduate students, as well as a place for skill and capacity building and knowledge transfer. By learning with and from other graduate students, Indigenous faculty, and allied scholars from across the country, the NGGS is a culturally relevant and scientifically rigorous meeting. 

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are moving forward with a virtual format for this year’s NGGS, with events taking place throughout the month of June. Recognizing that this pandemic has been difficult for our students, the theme of NGGS 2021 is “Nurturing our Whole Selves” with a focus on events for self-care and relationships. Indigenous graduate and health professional students who are undertaking research in the area of health and/or wellbeing research are invited to register.

 

August 12-14, 2020
Online
Hosted by Ombaashi and the IMNPs 

 

After COVID threw a wrench in this year's plans for NGGS the Indigenous Mentorship Network Programs decided to change the format and attempt our first Online Gathering. It looked quite a bit different but was fun nonetheless, with more than 160 students from across Canada presenting and participating in workshops and other activities.

Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
July 9-13, 2018
hosted by Ombaashi

The gathering creates the opportunity to:

  • Present and discuss work with international Indigenous health and wellness leaders.
  • Meet Indigenous researchers in similar fields.
  • Meet Indigenous and allied graduate students.
  • Hear from leaders in Indigenous health and wellness research.
  • Attend professional development seminars with leading Indigenous health and wellness researchers.