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UND’s Department of Indigenous Health offers area researchers novel training on conducting research with Indigenous communities more ethically. In 2004, the Havasupai Tribe of American Indians, which has called the American Grand Canyon its home for more than 800 years, filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents and Arizona State University (ASU). Researchers […]

Darcia Pingree, a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe from the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, is the new Grants and Project Coordinator for the Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) within the Department of Indigenous Health at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Darcia previously served as a Graduate Research Assistant […]

The Spring 2025 issue of North Dakota Medicine magazine is now available in both online and paper formats. This issue’s feature stories include: Team training for North Dakota: Dr. Jenkins on bringing the health professions in closer proximity. Into the fold: UND’s mobile simulation program SIM-ND will use a $1.3 million EDA grant to expand its reach […]

Looking at the UND Summer Commencement program in her hand, Tara Wolfe, a graduate student in UND’s Department of Indigenous Health, reflected on her roots in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Zuni Pueblo Tribe. A program manager for the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project in Zuni, N.M., Wolfe was struck by the significance […]

In 2024, UND Indigenous Health doctoral students participated in a PhotoVoice research project focused on their experiences attending a one week summer seminar. The results of this project will be on display at “Promoting Community: A Visual Journey of Indigenous Health Doctoral Students,” an event to be held in the UND Memorial Union’s Small Ballroom […]

As of July 2024, Dr. Melanie Nadeau was named vice chair of the UND Department of Indigenous Health. In this position, Dr. Nadeau provides direction and leadership for the Department of Indigenous Health under the supervision of the Chair for the Department, Dr. Dave Wilson. The Department’s vision is to improve the health and wellness […]

“We’re doing an immersion – staying on their ancestral grounds in different communities,” explained Julie Smith-Yliniemi of the Māori people in New Zealand. “The idea is to explore healing practices, mental wellness and recovery, and cultural perspectives within healthcare – things that are working in different Indigenous communities around the world.” An assistant professor in […]

Kimberly Harn brings a unique blend of healthcare expertise and educational insight to her new role as the grants & project coordinator for the Department of Indigenous Health at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. As a former radiology tech, Kimberly’s journey includes diverse settings, including a stint at a tribal hospital on […]

As the fall semester winds down, holiday celebrations abound! This past week was busy with events at UND and the SMHS. On Monday, CEO DeAnna Carlson-Zink and her fantastic teammates at the UND Alumni Association and Foundation (UNDAAF) sponsored a reception for the UND family and especially benefactors of UND who are in the area. […]

UND and the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) have named David R. Wilson, Ph.D., as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Health Research and Chair of the School’s world-first Department of Indigenous Health. Dr. Wilson will assume the new roles effective Jan. 1, 2024. “It is an absolute honor to be selected to […]