TY - JOUR AB - The demand for evidence‐based health practices has created a cultural challenge for Indigenous people around the world. This paper reports on the history and evolution of evidence‐based care into its mainstream status within the behavioural health field. Through the leadership of an Alaska Native tribal organisation, an international forum was convened to address the challenges of evidence‐based practice for Indigenous people. Forum participants developed a model for gathering evidence that integrates rigorous research with Indigenous knowledge and values. The model facilitates development of practices and programmes that are culturally congruent for Indigenous people, accepted and validated by the research community, and deemed supportable by private and governmental sponsors. VL - 4 IS - 1 SN - 1747-9886 DO - 10.1108/17479886200800006 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17479886200800006 AU - Naquin Valerie AU - Manson Spero AU - Curie Charles AU - Sommer Shannon AU - Daw Ray AU - Maraku Carole AU - Lallu Nemu AU - Meller Dale AU - Willer Cristy AU - Deaux Edward PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Indigenous Evidence‐Based Effective Practice Model: Indigenous Leadership in Action T2 - International Journal of Leadership in Public Services PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 14 EP - 24 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -