Research
Projects
Travelling the River Towards a Skookum Surrey
Paddling Together towards a Skookum Surrey is an experiential learning and cultural safety project that demonstrated the need for stronger, more humanizing relationships among Urban Indigenous Peoples and health/social services providers in Surrey, B.C.
Health Sovereignty During COVID-19
Analyzing parallels between COVID-19 emergency response and ecological emergency response planning. We will explore Nation-led response efforts to these emergencies, and how these efforts may have impacted community well being, health, and self-determination.
Skookum Surrey
Collaborative project with Skookum Lab, a social innovation lab convened by the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee to look at Indigenous child and youth poverty in Surrey, BC.
From Ceremony Up
This podcast examines Indigenous self-determination in health and well-being, and how such perspectives can inform social movements for justice and reconciliation. The series is an extension of Dr. Patrick’s PhD research on community planning and the intersections of public health, planning, and Indigenous studies.