“…Since then, Canadian health researchers’ contributions include reporting on rates of cardiovascular diseases, related treatments, cardiac risk factors, and health outcomes. 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 Although contributions rooted in biomedical perspectives are expected, there is notably limited attention given to understanding the impacts of historical and ongoing colonization and racism. 13 , 14 , 15 The growing burden of cardiovascular disease among Indigenous peoples in Canada has yet to be effectively addressed by drawing on evidence and perspectives derived from biomedical perspectives.…”