INIHKD is a shared waters alliance: a place to reconnect, strengthen capacity, share innovation, and build solidarity.

We offer:

• safe, Indigenous-run spaces and global platforms for sharing knowledge.

• access to global Indigenous research, evidence, tools, and communities.

• intergenerational capacity and leadership development.

• community-driven action frameworks that return benefits directly to indigenous communities.

• a global network empowering indigenous communities through community-driven action.

INIHKD exists for Indigenous peoples, led by Indigenous peoples, accountable to Indigenous peoples.

INIHKD offers a trusted, Indigenous-governed global mechanism for:

• evidence-sharing across Indigenous nations

• Indigenous-led health systems innovation

• ethical global research partnerships

• culturally grounded pandemic, climate, and wellbeing responses

• policy guidance rooted in Indigenous values and obligations

We help global institutions shift from inclusion to Indigenous-led collaboration.

INIHKD provides:

• a mature, 20+ year global alliance with demonstrated impact

• direct connection to Indigenous communities and knowledge systems

• ethical frameworks for Indigenous data, research, and governance

• scalable Indigenous-led programs addressing health, climate, and social systems

• a global platform for investment that is culturally accountable and community-directed

Funding INIHKD is not project support—it is systems-level investment in Indigenous futures.

INIHKD offers:

• Indigenous-led evidence, models, and tools for holistic wellbeing

• policy frameworks grounded in relational accountability

• cross-national insights into Indigenous health and knowledge sovereignty

• pathways for government-Indigenous co-governance that honour Indigenous authority

• access to a global Indigenous leadership network shaping future-ready systems

We support governments to build policies that are effective because they are relational, place-based, and Indigenous-led.

As many Indigenous oral histories across the world indicate, we have always met together to share stories and loving ecologies, learn strategies, and support one another’s health and wellbeing.

• The first gathering of the INIHKD conference series was held in 2003 in Townsville, Australia. The conference theme was Knowledge Translation to improve the Health of Indigenous peoples 

• The second gathering of the INIHKD conference series was held in 2005 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  

• The third gathering of the INIHKD conference series was held in 2007 in Rotorua, Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

• The fourth gathering of the INIHKD conference series was held in 2010 in Seattle, WA, USA.

• The fifth gathering of the INIHKD conference was held in 2025 in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, USA.

• The sixth gathering of the INIHKD conference will take place November 2026 on the Cook Islands.