Notice to Students Planning to Conduct Research Regarding Six Nations Community/Territory
The Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) organization recognizes that all research conducted with the community is a valuable learning experience and therefore should be respected for its merits. Students planning to conduct research with or about the Six Nations community or environment are required to follow the SNGR Research Ethics Policy. The SNGR Research Ethics Committee has the right and authority to authorize research being conducted on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory as well as the authority to refuse a request to conduct research if it is not based on ethical principles of conducting research and preserving the integrity of our Indigenous Knowledge. 
As part of SNGR’s ongoing commitment to support high-quality, ethical and community-driven research, the Research Ethics Committee has implemented the Cayuse Research Platform. Cayuse is a secure, cloud-based system administration platform designed to streamline and support the entire research lifecycle. All research proposals are reviewed and monitored by the Research Ethics Committee. In addition to adopting advanced tools like Cayuse, the Research Ethics Committee continues to strengthen its Community Engagement and Ethics Review Process. All student researchers are required to:
  1. Engage with community stakeholders in a respectful and reciprocal manner. Researchers are also expected to engage with the community respectfully and meaningfully. Projects must be collaborative and mutually beneficial, and community members should be acknowledged as knowledge holders and partners.
  2. Ensure the research outcomes benefit the community and uphold cultural protocols. Researchers must respect the cultural, historical, and political context of the Six Nations of the Grand River territory. Cultural sensitivity and understanding of  Onkwehón:we  values are essential throughout the research process.
  3. Adhere to OCAP® (Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession) principles and the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2. Researchers require approval for publication and dissemination of findings from the Research Ethics Committee.
  4. Submit a research proposal for review through the Cayuse Platform. All research involving Six Nations of the Grand River must receive ethics approval from the Six Nations Research Ethics Committee. Research approval from SNGR is also required for Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement and evaluation type projects and for projects that do not involve human data (i.e. projects collecting environmental data). 
The SNGR Research Ethics handbook for conducting research is located on the SNGR website. For more information or guidance, please contact the Community Research Coordinator, Rachel VanEvery at: crc@sixnations.ca