York University will launch a fully autonomous Indigenous Research Ethics Board (IREB) this July, which it says is the first of its kind in Canada. The Board will consist of YorkU faculty members, students, external elders and knowledge keepers, and non-university Indigenous community representatives. IREB will fully review and approve “all research ethics involving Indigenous Peoples” and will report to the Senate only, explains Sean Hillier, Co-Chair of the Indigenous Council at YorkU. This initiative has developed as part of YorkU’s ongoing efforts to decolonize research.
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