Melissa Quesnelle

Research

Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health Indigenous And Critical Methodologies Indigenous Health Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples Community-Based Participatory Health Research Indigenous Leadership In Planetary Health Indigenous Resurgence Indigenous Sovereignty And Relationality In Decision-Making

Latest funding

Archipelagos of Indigenous-led Resurgence for Planetary Health-Proof-of-concept: Actualizing Indigenous determinants of planetary health by supporting the reciprocal relationships among Indigenous Peoples, their places, Nation, and cultural contexts, and networking and amplifying localized efforts through visiting, sharing, and trans-national Indigenous diplomacy
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$2,295,000
Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$50,000

All 2 grants and awards

Archipelagos of Indigenous-led Resurgence for Planetary Health-Proof-of-concept: Actualizing Indigenous determinants of planetary health by supporting the reciprocal relationships among Indigenous Peoples, their places, Nation, and cultural contexts, and networking and amplifying localized efforts through visiting, sharing, and trans-national Indigenous diplomacy

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Aikau, Hokulani K; Castleden, Heather E; Naputi, Tiara R; Newman, Carey; Quesnelle, Melissa N; te Heuheu, Lisa

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Health Research; Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health; Indigenous And Critical Methodologies; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Leadership In Planetary Health; Indigenous Resurgence; Indigenous Sovereignty And Relationality In Decision-Making; Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples; Social-Ecological Health And Wellbeing; Transdisciplinary Research

$2,295,000

Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Castleden, Heather E; Stark, Heidi; Aikau, Hokulani K; Corntassel, Jeff; Degai, Tatiana; Nelson, Melissa K; Newman, Carey; Quesnelle, Melissa N; Smiles, Deondre A

Keywords: Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research; Creative And Arts Practice; Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health; Indigenous And Critical Methodologies; Indigenous Health; Indigenous-Led Solutions For Climate Change; Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples; International Indigenous Knowledge And Networking; Planetary Health; Transformative Governance

$50,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health Dear Professor Quesnelle, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on decolonizing and indigenizing planetary health connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Archipelagos of Indigenous-led Resurgence for Planetary Health-Proof-of-concept: Actualizing Indigenous determinants of planetary health by supporting the reciprocal relationships among Indigenous Peoples, their places, Nation, and cultural contexts, and networking and amplifying localized efforts through visiting, sharing, and trans-national Indigenous diplomacy" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]