Perry, Cherysh

Perry, Cherysh

Bachelor of Science

Biography:

Cherysh Perry (she/they) is a citizen of the Nisg̱a’a First Nation with mixed Nisg̱a’a and settler European ancestry. She resides on the traditional unceded homelands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Səl̓ílwətaɬ Nations. She is a biological sciences student that wants to pursue a career in medicine in hopes of creating more culturally safe healthcare informed by traditional knowledge and healing. She is currently working as a research assistant at the Indigenous Equity Lab. In her free time, she is a traditional Nisg̱a’a dancer with the Vancouver Nisg̱a’a Ts’amiks Dancers and a member of their executive planning team.

Research areas of interest:

Indigenous health, gender equity, reproductive justice, children’s health

Research Themes:

Sexual and Reproductive Health

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The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.

As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.

We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.

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