Cassandra Opikokew Wajuntah

Research

(Waste-)Water Surveillance Community-Led Research Indigenous Health Indigenous Knowledge Infectious Diseases One Health Indigenous Health Services Pediatrics

Latest funding

Pahkope nosisim (Walk in the water my grandchild): Traditional Indigenous Water Knowledges and Their Role in First Nations Community Health Surveillance
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Takohpinawasowin: Knowledge Keepers' Stories of Traditional Birthing and Child-Rearing Practices
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$512,552
Developing Culturally Appropriate and Community Informed Virtual Healthcare for Pediatric Specialized Acute Care Services in Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$1,273,726

All 3 grants and awards

Pahkope nosisim (Walk in the water my grandchild): Traditional Indigenous Water Knowledges and Their Role in First Nations Community Health Surveillance

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hansmeier, Nicole; Chao, Tzu-Chiao; McIlduff, Cari D; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J

Keywords: (Waste-)Water Surveillance; Community-Led Research; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Infectious Diseases; One Health

$100,000

Takohpinawasowin: Knowledge Keepers' Stories of Traditional Birthing and Child-Rearing Practices

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Green, Brenda L; Cooper, Elizabeth; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J; O'Reilly, Kathleen; Strongarm, Colleen; Vey, Debbie

Keywords: Community And Social Supports; Cultural Continuity And Cultural Cohesiveness; Knowledge Users; Life-Givers; Traditional Birthing Practices; Traditional Child-Rearing Practices

$512,552

Developing Culturally Appropriate and Community Informed Virtual Healthcare for Pediatric Specialized Acute Care Services in Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hansen, Gregory; Givelichian, Laurentiu M; Gregory, David M; Holt, Tanya; McKinney, Veronica; Mendez, Ivar M; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J

Keywords: Indigenous Health Services; Pediatrics; Robotics; Telehealth; Transportation Of Patients

$1,273,726

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: (Waste-)Water Surveillance Dear Professor Opikokew Wajuntah, 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 (waste-)water surveillance 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 "Pahkope nosisim (Walk in the water my grandchild): Traditional Indigenous Water Knowledges and Their Role in First Nations Community Health Surveillance" (2025), 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]