INIHKD
International Network
of Indigenous Health, Knowledge & Development
INIHKD 2026
RECLAIMING indigenous ecologies of Love for future generations
Rarotonga, cook islands • Nov 9-13
our Shared Waters Alliance
The International Network for Indigenous Health and Knowledge Development (INIHKD) is a shared waters alliance advancing health, healing, and knowledge sovereignty across nations.
Since its inception in 2002, INIHKD has brought together Indigenous leaders, researchers, practitioners, and communities to co-design solutions to shared challenges and reimagine the systems shaping our collective futures.
a movement for change
INIHKD is a movement for change and a platform where the world moves from global challenges to Indigenous solutions. Every gathering, such as the upcoming Reclaiming Indigenous Ecologies of Love for Future Generations (RIEL FFG) in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, acts as a living laboratory for Indigenous systems leadership, where dialogue and action are grounded in relationships of trust, reciprocity, and care.
Built on collective thrivance
Through its three interconnected areas of focus, INIHKD is building a new kind of global infrastructure, one we tell our own stories, centers Indigenous leadership, strengthens ecological and cultural outcomes, and invests in futures of wellbeing, dignity, and collective thrivance.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Futures
Elevating indigenous knowledge as vital evidence and guidance for global health, sustainability, and innovation rooted in relational ways of knowing.
Indigenous Regeneration & Resiliance
Catalyzing indigenous-led initiatives that restore lands, cultures, and economies through innovation, partnership, and investment in community-driven solutions.
Indigenous Convening
& Capacity
Connecting indigenous leaders, communities, and researchers to share knowledge, strengthen leadership, and co-create solutions that advance collective well-being and self-determination.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Futures
Elevating indigenous knowledge as vital evidence and guidance for global health, sustainability, and innovation rooted in relational ways of knowing.
Indigenous Regeneration & Resiliance
Catalyzing indigenous-led initiatives that restore lands, cultures, and economies through innovation, partnership, and investment in community-driven solutions.
Indigenous Convening & Capacity
Connecting indigenous leaders, communities, and researchers to share knowledge, strengthen leadership, and co-create solutions that advance collective well-being and self-determination.