American Indians in North Dakota and throughout the region suffer from significant health disparities, relative to the non-Native population, and much of this is related to historical trauma, adverse childhood experiences, forced boarding school participation, social marginalization, and toxic stress.

The goal of the Indigenous Trauma & Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) is to address the impact of historical and unresolved trauma on health inequities within the American Indian and Alaska Native population. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together nationally recognized experts in Indigenous trauma and resilience and highlight the research being accomplished at UND and across the nation.

Research in Diverse Communities (RiDC):
The elimination of health and other disparities requires high quality and methodologically sound research on racial/ethnic minorities. The diversity of Indigenous communities in the Great Plains increases the urgency for research that addresses disparities. Existing research provides a compelling argument that findings based on predominately White samples may be insufficient for understanding other racial/ethnic minority groups.  In order to generate impactful data on racial/ethnic minorities we must provide best practice training for new and current researchers.

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