Breaking New Ground: Dr. Lucy Delgado Secures Historic CIHR Grant for Métis and 2S/IQ Well-Being Research

February 21, 2025

The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Education has made history with a landmark CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Project Grant awarded to Assistant Professor Dr. Lucy Delgado. The $1,017,452 grant marks the largest grant the faculty has ever received and will fund Delgado’s study on the health and well-being outcomes of Métis women and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer (2S/IQ) people who participate in Métis-specific spaces.

A Commitment to Inclusion

“This work is deeply important and personal to me,” said Delgado, whose accomplishments also include co-founding  Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers and  Mamawi Project . “I have been involved in Métis community organizing for years, and I want to ensure that Métis women and 2S/IQ people feel welcome, supported, and able to be all parts of themselves. This research will help us better understand how to create spaces that are safe, supportive, and culturally sustaining.”

The project aims to develop a Framework of Métis Gathering Design (FMGD) and implement it through three gatherings across the Métis homeland Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Edmonton in partnership with Métis educational institutions such as the Louis Riel Institute and Rupertsland Institute.

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