The nominees are:
SACRED GIFT
Submitted by:
Caroline Tait (Metis) (Indigenous Platform Lead, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada); Sean Muir (First Nations)(Indigenous Story Studio, Canada); Kevin Settee (Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Canada); Craig Settee (Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Canada)
Summary
In Canada, and globally, there is limited discussions by Indigenous peoples about organ donation and transplantation, including discussions about living donation. However, high rates of kidney disease and end-stage kidney failure exist in many Indigenous populations, including Canada. Despite these elevated rates of kidney disease, many Indigenous people who require a kidney transplant know nothing about living kidney donation. Our animation is about bringing awareness about living donation through Indigenous story telling. The animation was created in 2023-2024 and is based upon the true story of First Nations brothers, Kevin and Craig Settee. Collectively we worked as an Indigenous team to tell this story in a way that will spark conversation across our Indigenous nations and globally. The film will be translated into Indigenous languages in Canada and it will be shared across Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Canada and globally. Our team also wanted to raise awareness about the struggles children, Indigenous and non-Indigenous-face when living with chronic illness and to the promise of living kidney donation as a "sacred gift" that gives life. This work is part of our larger work promoting Indigenous patient-oriented research and knowledge translation that is grounded in the lived experience of Indigenous patients, families and communities. Unfortunately, Indigenous populations globally, do not receive much attention at international forums, specifically in the area of ODT.