Sharlene Webkamigad, RN, is an Anishinabe-Kwe from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. She combines her life and career experiences as she proceeds with her educational journey in the Interdisciplinary Ph. D. in Northern and Rural Health program at Laurentian University. Sharlene was a lead author to three publications emphasizing blended approaches to Indigenous and Western Knowledge in research methodology. The first, “Exploring the appropriateness of culturally safe dementia information with Indigenous People in an Urban Northern Ontario Community” was published in the Canadian Journal on Aging. The second, “An approach to improve dementia health literacy in Indigenous communities” was published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. Her latest paper, “Identifying and understanding the health and social care needs of Indigenous older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a scoping review” has been published in BMC Geriatrics. Currently, Sharlene is co-developing a community-driven participatory project that places a priority on Anishinabek world views to develop an age-and-dementia friendly community model. Her roots are embedded in the community with a stronghold on determinants of health at northern, rural and local landscapes. You can find Sharlene, along with her husband and two children, on Manitoulin enjoying the outdoors.
See Sharlene’s poster here.