Pertice Moffitt Collaborates on CIHR Funded "Welcoming the 'Sacred Spirit' (child)' project

June, 20 2019

Pertice Moffitt, Manager, Health Research Programs at ARI's North Slave Research Centre is collaborating on a CIHR funded project. Welcoming the 'Sacred Spirit' (child): Connecting Indigenous and Western 'ways of knowing' to inform future policy partnerships to optimize maternal child health service delivery initiatives in remove Canadian regions looks to identify and describe existing maternal supports for Indigenous women in Canada. The project is led by Dr. Kellie Thiessen from the University of Manitoba and Elder Katherine Whitecloud.