<p>Indigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous leadership and governance within public health responses. This commentary highlights successful models of Indigenous-led pandemic responses during COVID-19 in Canada and Australia. It introduces the EPIC (Equity, Partnerships, Intelligences, and Change) framework, that emphasises equity, leadership and local and cultural intelligence as critical components to improve pandemic preparedness and response for Indigenous communities. This international collaboration calls on governments and health authorities to uphold Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and leadership in pandemic planning and response efforts.</p>

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We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic

  • Kristy Crooks,
  • Fatima Ahmed,
  • Eric N. Liberda,
  • Peter D. Massey,
  • Kylie Taylor,
  • Elizabeth Harwood,
  • Celine Sutherland,
  • Gisele Kataquapit,
  • Katrina Clark,
  • Nicholas D. Spence,
  • Robert J. Moriarity,
  • Hannah Briggs,
  • Leonard J.S. Tsuji,
  • Nadia A. Charania

摘要

Indigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous leadership and governance within public health responses. This commentary highlights successful models of Indigenous-led pandemic responses during COVID-19 in Canada and Australia. It introduces the EPIC (Equity, Partnerships, Intelligences, and Change) framework, that emphasises equity, leadership and local and cultural intelligence as critical components to improve pandemic preparedness and response for Indigenous communities. This international collaboration calls on governments and health authorities to uphold Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and leadership in pandemic planning and response efforts.