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This webinar shares findings from conversations with Indigenous caregivers about their experiences with the child welfare system, highlighting how intergenerational trauma and systemic surveillance contribute to the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in care. It also emphasizes the need for policy and program changes that better align with Indigenous cultural values and support.

Drawing specific lessons and case examples from the recently completed Feeding Kids, Nourishing Minds school food initiative, the presenters will share key experiences of the “work before the work”: foundational relationship building, co-creating research processes, and establishing trust within community spaces.

Through transparent and reflective discussions and practical examples, trainees will explore strategies for building and sustaining good-faith relationships with diverse partners (e.g., students, parents, educators, Indigenous and Black-led organizations, school boards, and government stakeholders), approaches to co-analysis and co-created knowledge translation, and lessons learned in navigating power, equity, and policy impact. The session will offer valuable insights and concrete tools to support ethical, rights-based, equitable, and responsive community-engaged research and inform trainees’ own work.