Mobile clinic in northern Alberta breaking down barriers to Indigenous health care – CBC

Sep 16, 2025

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation elder says clinic services saved her life

A mobile mammography service currently making the rounds throughout rural communities in northwestern Alberta is saving lives by making people more comfortable with getting tested, advocates say.

Barbara Goodswimmer told CBC News it was almost five years ago that the service played a profound role in her life.

“That’s what saved my life,” said Goodswimmer, whose Cree name is Waschascoos, meaning little muskrat. “It chokes me up.”

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mammography-indigenous-health-alberta-1.7634696