Project and Background
The Community-2-Community (C2C) Team Grant represents a multi-year initiative that began under the Community Mobilization Training (CMT) for Diabetes Prevention: Implementation and scale-up of a best practice training model for diverse Indigenous communities (the CMT Pathways Project- CIHR#PI3-151327). The CMT Pathways Project (2017-2023) was a community-based participatory research initiative that studied the CMT in six Indigenous communities. The goal was to learn about the factors, conditions, and types of social systems necessary for the successful implementation and scale-up of the KSDPP, a recognized best practice for diabetes prevention and healthy living, and to better understand concepts of wellness and health promotion from Indigenous community perspectives. The work culminated in the proposal and successful grant application for this current phase of the CMT, the C2C Team Grant.
Officially titled Mobilizing Resilience through Community-to-Community (C2C) Exchange: Seven Generations Thinking for Diabetes Prevention, the C2C Team Grant builds upon the relationships created under the CMT Pathways Project and aims to mentor new communities and CMT facilitators. Under the initiative, participating and newly engaged communities will interact through community exchanges, video storytelling, social media, and gatherings to share knowledge and wise practices. The research seeks to understand how community resilience can impact the success of the C2C model as well as how the C2C model promotes community mobilization for T2D. The research will be the first to examine how community resilience can be used for T2D prevention in Indigenous communities. The results will identify sustainable approaches to T2D prevention that can be extended to other communities across Canada to promote the well-being of Indigenous populations. The C2C Team Grant was officially launched at a 2-day Gathering in Kahnawake on July 6-7, 2023. To capture the important events and discussions that took place at the gathering, please see the following "Gathering Report" (password required): acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e8e21816-a9c3-4278-8111-ad0eb49e7069
NOTE: This document can only be accessed using a password. If you are part of the C2C project and would like to access the gathering document, please email Cameron Hare at 20cth1@queensu.ca.
Officially titled Mobilizing Resilience through Community-to-Community (C2C) Exchange: Seven Generations Thinking for Diabetes Prevention, the C2C Team Grant builds upon the relationships created under the CMT Pathways Project and aims to mentor new communities and CMT facilitators. Under the initiative, participating and newly engaged communities will interact through community exchanges, video storytelling, social media, and gatherings to share knowledge and wise practices. The research seeks to understand how community resilience can impact the success of the C2C model as well as how the C2C model promotes community mobilization for T2D. The research will be the first to examine how community resilience can be used for T2D prevention in Indigenous communities. The results will identify sustainable approaches to T2D prevention that can be extended to other communities across Canada to promote the well-being of Indigenous populations. The C2C Team Grant was officially launched at a 2-day Gathering in Kahnawake on July 6-7, 2023. To capture the important events and discussions that took place at the gathering, please see the following "Gathering Report" (password required): acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e8e21816-a9c3-4278-8111-ad0eb49e7069
NOTE: This document can only be accessed using a password. If you are part of the C2C project and would like to access the gathering document, please email Cameron Hare at 20cth1@queensu.ca.
Project Funding
Funding for the C2C project is provided by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness Team Grant (CIHR #DRW-187410) through a grant to nominated principal applicant – Lucie Lévesque, Queen’s University.
Mentorship activities in northern and remote communities are supported by a Lawson Foundation Grant (Child and Youth Diabetes Strategy) (#GRT 2022-58) to nominated principal applicant - Treena Delormier, McGill University.
Mentorship activities in northern and remote communities are supported by a Lawson Foundation Grant (Child and Youth Diabetes Strategy) (#GRT 2022-58) to nominated principal applicant - Treena Delormier, McGill University.
Outcomes
- C2C Project Advisory Circle Gathering in Kahnawá:ke, Mohawk Territory (July 6-7, 2023)
- Brought together over 40 community and organizational team members.
- Attended by Indigenous health and wellness representatives from 7 Indigenous communities in Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec.
- Attended by representatives from regional organizations including NIDA, SERDC, and IDHC.
- Key events included a youth mobilization workshop, a facilitated discussion on environmental protection, and a participatory video making workshop.
Gathering Media:
- Presentation at the Lawson Foundation gathering (July, 2023)
- Facilitated a 2-day participatory video making workshop at the National Indigenous Diabetes Association (NIDA) Conference titled: Sharing Stories: Engaging community in T2D prevention through participatory video-making (November 22-23rd, 2023)
Team Members
- Alex M. McComber, Co-Principal Applicant, Knowledge User, Lead CMT Facilitator, KSDPP, Kahnawá:ke
- Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Elder, Knowledge User, Member of KSDPP Community Advisory Board, Kahnawá:ke
- Ann C. Macaulay, Co-Applicant, McGill University and KSDPP
- Brikena Dibra, Tribal Diabetes Coordinator, Southeast Regional Development Corporation (SERDC)
- Brittany Wenniserí:iostha Jock, Co-Principal Applicant, McGill University, Akwesasne Mohawk Territory
- Brittany McBeath, Graduate Student, Queen’s University, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
- Cameron Hare, Undergraduate Student, Queen’s University
- Céleste Thériault, Executive Director, National Indigenous Diabetes Association (NIDA)
- Cheryl Bushie, Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Worker, Hollow Water First Nation.
- Colin Baillie, Graduate Student, Queen’s University.
- Dave Bergeron, Co-Principal Applicant, University of Quebec at Rimouski.
- Delores Chief-Abigosis, Elder, Community Member, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
- Donna Ivimey, Research Coordinator, Queen’s University
- Gabriel Vieira-Posada, Filmmaker, La Boîte Rouge VIF
- Georgia Limniatus, Graduate Student, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University
- Grace deHaan, Undergraduate Student, Queen’s University
- Jean-François Vachon, Filmmaker, La Boîte Rouge VIF
- Julie Delisle, Environmental Projects Coordinator, Kahnawá:ke Environmental Protection Office
- Karonhianoron Curotte, Skátne Enionkwaió'ten Youth, Kahnawá:ke
- Kathleen LaForme, Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, Diabetes Wellness Coordinator
- Kathy Brant, Community Member, Grandmother, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
- Katsitsio Brook Splicer, Skátne Enionkwaió'ten Youth Program Lead, Kahnawá:ke
- Lucie Lévesque, Nominated Principal Applicant, Queen’s University
- Marie-Claude Tremblay, Co-Applicant, Université Laval, KSDPP
- Martine Lévesque, Co-Applicant, University of Montreal
- Mike Alexander, Community Member and Artist, Thundercloud Designs, Swan Lake First Nation
- Nolan Moneyas, Community Holistic Circle Healing, Land Based Coordinator, Hollow Water First Nation
- René Ottawa, Councilor, Atikamekw of Manawan
- Revathi Sahajpal, Graduate Student, McGill University
- Rose-Anna Niquay, Community Member, Atikamekw de Manawan
- Sandy Koropas, Diabetes Nurse, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
- Shayelyn Daibo, Skátne Enionkwaió'ten Youth, Kahnawá:ke
- Shiniah Bird, Community Member, Black River First Nation
- Sonia Périllat-Amédée, Research Coordinator, McGill University
- Tanager Abigosis, CAB Coordinator, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
- Treena Wasonti:io Delormier, Co-Principal Applicant, McGill University
- Victoria Taylor, Undergraduate Student, Queen’s University
- Wendy Jones, Health Outreach Worker, Niagara Regional Native Center