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Prince Albert medicine gathering addresses northern Sask. suicide crisis – News Talk 980
December 6, 2016 People from across Saskatchewan have gathered in Prince Albert to address the troubling youth crisis in the North. Sturgeon Lake drum group Ironswing welcomed them with a…
As Trudeau and the premiers meet later this week, here’s a short history of health-care spats – Ottawa Citizen
December 6, 2016 As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down to talk with the premiers Friday, Canadians may justifiably be confused by the current war of words over health care.…
Viewpoint: First Nations making big gains against HIV/AIDS – StarPhoenix
December 6, 2016 A great deal of public discussion has been focused on HIV/AIDs recently, but overlooked often in these conversations are the significant achievements that First Nations are making…
Saskatchewan chief says colonization to blame in rash of girls’ suicides (Sask-Indigenous-Suicides) – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 5, 2016 16:45 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. _ About 200 people are meeting in northern Saskatchewan to discuss how to prevent suicides in indigenous communities. The gathering, called “The Community…
Cabinet ministers set to discuss sexual abuse on reserve: Bellegarde – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 5, 2016 13:56 OTTAWA _ The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says he will be meeting soon with three federal cabinet ministers to discuss the issue…
New Canada Research Chair at Laurentian University to focus on Indigenous health – CBC
Dec 2, 2016 Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., has appointed its first Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health. Jennifer Walker will take on that role. She is a researcher who…
Federal subsidy failing to keep northern food healthy, affordable: study – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 4, 2016 By Bob Weber THE CANADIAN PRESS A researcher has found that a federal subsidy intended to reduce astronomical food prices for northern families has resulted in…
Reporter’s Notebook: Muzzled nurses limit coverage of First Nations health – CBC
Dec 3, 2016 Workers are muzzled, but the message Health Canada sends to the media is that they aren’t Some federal agencies are cautious about talking to the media —…
Solving the legacy of indigenous sexual abuse: think globally, act nationally – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 4, 2016 By Kristy Kirkup and Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS Fred Kejick Thomas remembers the exact day _ April 14, 2005 _ when he confronted the uncle…
Health Canada names leaders of investigation of switched babies at Norway House Hospital – Thompson Citizen
December 2, 2016 A doctor from Ontario and a former health region CEO from Saskatchewan will lead an independent review into how four babies were switched at birth in two…
