Indigenous-led health care partnerships in Canada

↵* In this analysis, we reviewed qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research. Although Indigenous-led statistics is an emerging area, literature on traditional Indigenous knowledge is largely qualitative to date; thus, we included studies involving interviews, focus groups and community-based participatory processes alongside quantitative studies. Literature searches through medical and social science databases, academic journal articles, published theses and relevant grey literature (e.g., websites, annual reports, organizational statements) from Indigenous organizations, health care facilities and health research institutions were conducted. About 150 articles were reviewed by selecting for relevancy, analyzing for themes and synthesizing for succinctness. These 14 examples were chosen for the strength of the partnerships outlined, the clarity of evidence presented, and the degree to which Indigenous communities or traditional Indigenous knowledge was central to or leading the research and clinical process. We worked together as a team inclusive of Indigenous Elders, a physician and scholars in discussion, in ceremony and in the writing process.