Learning Hub at IHEI
Gateway to Indigenous Wisdom, Practice, & Transformation
Grounding in Origins, Relationships, & Responsibility
The Indigenous Health Equity Institute (IHEI) has developed a series of self-guided and group-guided learning modules to cultivate interest in, and foundational understanding of, decolonizing principles.
The information in the dropdown applies to all IHEI Decolonizing Learning Hub modules. Please take time to review before beginning your learning journey.
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These modules are interactive, relational, and reflective digital learning resources designed for learners within the IHEI Decolonizing Academy and partner institutions. They build understanding of how colonialism, settler colonialism, Indigenous erasure, epistemicide, and data injustice function as structural determinants of health—and how decolonizing principles, relational accountability, and reciprocity serve as pathways toward healing and justice and build strong Indigenous self-determination.
These learning tools were developed to support public health practitioners, researchers, educators, and community partners in understanding and addressing the lasting impacts of colonialism and settler colonialism on structures and applications of public health, and the subsequent impacts on Indigenous health and data systems. They offer structured yet relational pathways for learners to critically examine their own practices and institutions, and to move from awareness toward action and accountability.
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This work honors the courageous Indigenous leaders, scholars, cultural bearers, and ancestors who drew from their dreams, desires, and love for all of us—and for a beautiful existence and future—to set forth the path we follow.
This work recognizes those who came before us and is built upon their teachings, vision, and resistance.
To our friends, family, and decolonizing baddies from near and far: We thank you for reminding us that this work is fueled by the love and courage of our ancestors, the original decolonizing baddies.
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These modules are part of the Indigenous Health Equity Institute’s Decolonizing Academy curriculum. They are intended for community, institutional, and educational use, with Indigenous guidance and permission, and made accessible through the IHEI Decolonizing Learning Hub.
All content in all modules was created and written by IHEI, unless otherwise noted. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, or distributed without express written permission from IHEI.
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Citations for Modules
A suggested citation is included in each module. Before citing any IHEI materials, please review the Community Non-Negotiables for Use and Accountability.
As you move forward, may you do so in good relation, carrying these teachings with humility, courage, and care.
May this learning become practice, and may that practice contribute to collective healing and Indigenous resurgence.
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As you move forward, may you do so in good relation, carrying these teachings with humility, courage, and care. May this learning become practice, and may that practice contribute to collective healing and Indigenous resurgence. +
IHEI’s Module Library
The Learning Hub modules are pathways into Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and practicing within public health. Grounded in ancestral wisdom and contemporary leadership, each module equips learners with the insight and tools needed to challenge harmful systems and build life-affirming alternatives. This is learning in service of collective healing and Indigenous resurgence.
Learning Tools & Resources
Learning Module: Relational Accountability & Reciprocity
This foundational module introduces relational accountability and reciprocity as core Indigenous values and non-negotiable practices for decolonizing health and data systems. Learners explore settler colonialism, settler privilege, and settler fragility as well as develop the grounding necessary to shift from extraction toward responsibility, repair, and Indigenous self-determination.
Learning Tool: Story-Based Definitions
This relational and reflective learning tool invites participants to explore key definitions through narrative, community voice, and guided practice. It strengthens institutional capacity to shift from extractive frameworks toward Indigenous-led governance, reciprocity, and health justice.
Statement of Commitment: Washington County Decolonizing for Data Justice
Grounded in Indigenous wisdom and guided by IHEI’s Data Justice framework, this report reflects Washington County’s commitment to healing public health’s settler roots. It documents a collaborative process, community accountability, and a living statement designed to advance Indigenous sovereignty, relational accountability, and systems transformation.
Decolonizing Academy Impact Report: Multnomah County
This comprehensive impact report documents the transformative outcomes of IHEI’s Decolonizing Academy programs. Through evaluation data, participant insights, and systems-level deliverables,including the Self-Determination Assessment and Advocacy Too, the report demonstrates measurable shifts in knowledge, reflection, and decolonizing practice across public health institutions.
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