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Close the gap between Indigenous health outcomes and the rest of Canada – CBC
Years of limited funding means Indigenous health data-deficient, low-tech compared to provincial medicare Mar 19, 2018 In 2016, I stood with three Indigenous political organizations — Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Manitoba…
From residential school to one of Manitoba’s 1st Indigenous nurses – CBC
Ann Thomas Callahan shares her educational journey Mar 18, 2018 One day, four-year-old Ann Thomas Callahan was told to get ready. She put on a dress, and was proud to…
Nunavut seniors advocacy society up and running in Iqaluit – CBC
Board president Lazarus Arreak says the advocacy society is the 1st in the territory’s history Mar 16, 2018 A non-profit, seniors advocacy organization, Nunavut Seniors Society, began operating in Iqaluit…
Study says Quebec needs more doctors as opposition smells blood in health sector – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 15, 2018 By Giuseppe Valiante THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL _ As opposition parties hammer the Quebec government over perennial problems in the health-care system, a new study indicates…
Native American overdose deaths surge since opioid epidemic – CP
Source: The Associated Press Mar 14, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. _ Overdose deaths in Native American communities have skyrocketed in the time the opioid epidemic has swept the U.S. and federal officials are looking…
Federal government investing funds for HIV prevention in Labrador – The Labradorian
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, NL – The Labrador Friendship Centre is receiving $375,176 over three years from the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund. Labrador MP Yvonne Jones announced the…
BR Indigenous Health Survey – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Mar 14, 2018 OTTAWA – A new survey suggests the impacts of residential schools on the health and well-being of First Nations people are similar, whether…
Residential school survivors, descendents, show poorer health outcomes: survey – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 14, 2018 THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The impacts of residential schools on the health and well-being of First Nations people are similar, whether they attended the schools…
How a former residential school is being transformed into a place for healing – TVO
The Woodland Cultural Centre’s Save the Evidence campaign is working to turn the former Mohawk Institute into a space for learning and reconciliation The former Mohawk Institute is tucked away…
Historic report to outline health, well-being of 250 First Nation communities – APTN News
March 11, 2018 A First Nations data collector is set to release the results of a historic health survey of First Nations and northern communities. The First Nations Information Governance…
