Jennifer Rankin, UAKN Research Officer, presented to the AICI CCCE Roundtable October 26, 2017.
In the recent release of its December newsletter, the Urban Aboriginal Network shared the following news about its collaboration with CFICE’s Aligning Institutions for Community Impacts working group:
“The UAKN Secretariat presented at the Canadian Community Campus Engagement (CCCE) Roundtable meeting on October 26th, 2017. The strategic goals of this meeting were to explore design and function of a CCCE community of practice and roundtable; discuss individual and collective actions and policy priorities; and design a communications platform and ongoing engagement activities.
A presentation provided by Jennifer Rankin, Research Officer of the UAKN Secretariat at the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) included insights about the value of true community driven research, UAKN project highlights, the NAFC’s Research Framework and the UAKN’s continued commitment to building and supporting community driven research capacity that leads to a better life for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
The UAKN Secretariat looks forward to working with CCCE and contributing to their upcoming webinar series and other activities that look at creating opportunities for community driven research and its processes.”
Check out the UAKN’s full newsletter to find out more about this extensive research network.