Canada’s federal agency for funding health research has cut ties with University of Saskatchewan Prof. Carrie Bourassa, following a CBC News investigation casting doubt on her claims to Indigeneity.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Until recently, Bourassa was the scientific director of the Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (IIPH), one of 13 CIHR institutes. It provides much of the funding in Canada for health research focused on Indigenous people.
What motivates this behavior? I suspect in some instances it originates in a good place that ends up a twisted delusion. Certainly money and career advancement are the sole motivators for some. Pity Archie ain’t round to enlighten us.
