Walter Smith, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Cree Data Sovereignty Cree Language Exploration And Preservation Indigenous Cultural Repository Indigenous Data Sovereignty Indigenous Health Knowledge Indigenous Wellness Land-Based Research Métis Data Sovereignty

Latest funding

Kiskemisowin (the gathering of knowledge to remind you who you are): Co-creating Community- and Nation-led digital archives for Indigenous health and wellness knowledge promotion and preservation
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,656,224
Connecting Communities through Cultural Continuity Approaches: Development of wise practice prevention and care frameworks for wellness in two northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Reconnecting and Awakening Indigenous Wellness Knowledge: Knowledge Development and Exploration with Grandmother's Bay
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Kiskemisowin (the gathering of knowledge to remind you who you are): Co-creating Community- and Nation-led digital archives for Indigenous health and wellness knowledge promotion and preservation

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: King, Alexandra; Harkema, Craig M; King, Malcolm; Morin, Ralph; Natomagan, Vince; Pahtayken, Dolores; Smith, Walter J

Keywords: Cree Data Sovereignty; Cree Language Exploration And Preservation; Indigenous Cultural Repository; Indigenous Data Sovereignty; Indigenous Health Knowledge; Indigenous Wellness; Land-Based Research; Métis Data Sovereignty; Métis Language Exploration And Preservation

$1,656,224

Connecting Communities through Cultural Continuity Approaches: Development of wise practice prevention and care frameworks for wellness in two northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: King, Malcolm; King, Alexandra

Keywords: Ethical Space; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Wellness

$100,000

Reconnecting and Awakening Indigenous Wellness Knowledge: Knowledge Development and Exploration with Grandmother's Bay

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: King, Malcolm; King, Alexandra

Keywords: Community Wellness Index; Cultural And Traditional Learning; Ethical Space; Indigenous Knowledge; Wellness

$100,000

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: Cree Data Sovereignty Dear Professor Smith, 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 cree data sovereignty 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 "Kiskemisowin (the gathering of knowledge to remind you who you are): Co-creating Community- and Nation-led digital archives for Indigenous health and wellness knowledge promotion and preservation" (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]