U of S researcher recognized for work in Indigenous health A prominent University of Saskatchewan researcher is being honoured for her work in Indigenous health. Carrie Bourassa, the scientific director of the CIHR’s Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health at the U of S, is the recipient of the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation’s achievement award. She said a big part of her research in Indigenous health is ensuring it is community driven. “We privilege Indigenous knowledges, we privilege Indigenous methodologies and we are basically here to serve Indigenous communities in whatever manner that communities wish to engage in research,” she said.