Interview Questions	Probes
1. Can you briefly describe your role in either the development or utilization of environmental health research and your relationship to working with Aboriginal communities?
2. Can you discuss your experiences of how environmental health decisions or policies are made in First Nations communities?	Probe for who is involved in the decision-making process Identify different types of evidence used to inform decisions Identify factors that influence decision-making within organization
3. What types of knowledge or ‘evidence’ is valued by decision-makers within your organization?	Probe if different levels of decision-makers value different types of knowledge Probe for if there is a ‘hierarchy’ of evidence of if more value is placed on one type of evidence over another What is the process of resolution, if information from different knowledge sources is in conflict?
4. The process by which research evidence is shared and communicated with different audiences is an important step in the knowledge translation process. In your organization, how is information best shared and communicated?
5. What factors influence the utilization of research evidence within your organization?	Probe for individual, organizational, cultural and environmental factors.
6. For researchers who produce research evidence relevant to environmental health decision-makers, how would you best advise them to share their research findings to decision-makers in Aboriginal communities or organizations?
7. What is the solution for moving towards the goal of having both Aboriginal knowledge and research evidence inform environmental health policy impacting Aboriginal populations?