A Community-Based Approach to
Decolonizing and Indigenizing Pharmacy
Uprooting colonial processes and systemic barriers to support decolonization and Indigenization.
Welcome to UPROOT. We are a diverse team of pharmacists, educators, and students from Indigenous and settler backgrounds. We share a commitment to addressing deep-rooted issues of our past and present colonial history to move toward respect, responsibility, relevance, and reciprocity with community partners.
UPROOT is interested in Indigenous health curriculum, community-based projects, Indigenous student supports, engagement with urban and rural Nations, and research. Our work is highly collaborative and we value above everything our relationships with our Indigenous partners.
Our work
As a team, we work with local partners on community-based projects, participate in curriculum building and implementation, and offer student support.
Other initiatives include talks related to cultural safety and decolonization of pharmacy practice, and program evaluations.
Projects
Our community-based projects weave a Indigenous & Western knowledge systems together through a two-eyed seeing approach.
Curriculum
Focusing on 5 core curricular pillars: colonialism, power and privilege, cultural safety and humility, health and healing, and ethical engagement.
Student Support
The IPSC is a student-led social club that aims to support self-identified Indigenous students in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD program.
UPROOT Indigenous Pharmacy Student Collegium
The IPSC is a student-led social club that aims to provide self-identified Indigenous students, across all four years of the Entry-to-Practice PharmD program a safe space to engage with others and participate in cultural immersion activities.
