Our Approach and Commitments

Accountability to Community * Grounded in Native sciences * Rigorous Research and Practice Approaches

Community-led Research and Training collaborations

Building research and training partnerships in which communities define priorities, guide methods, and share in interpretation, ownership, and action.
Tribal Data Sovereignty

Upholding Tribal sovereignty and Indigenous data governance across every study, dataset, publication, and research agreement.
Tribal/AIAN Sciences, Knowledges, and Practices

Grounding research and training in Indigenous sciences, knowledges, and practices, while integrating Western scientific as appropriate, complementary, and community-aligned.
Lifespan and Family Health

Advancing Native mental, spiritual and physical health through early childhood through adulthood and across generations.
Health Promotion

Advancing rigorous, innovative, and community-informed prevention and health intervention strategies to reduce cancer and other preventable health inequities facing Native children, families, and communities.
Native Health Practice and Scientific Leadership

Advancing health practices and science through innovative research, rigorous methods, methodologies, workforce development, and the next generation of researchers and leaders focused on Native health.

Building the future of
Native health, together.

We welcome partnership with tribal nations, funders, researchers, and communities who share our vision.