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High Inuit infant mortality rate may be related to fat-burning gene variation – CBC
Nov 12, 2016 When babies with gene variant get sick and are unable to eat, they’re at risk of getting much sicker New data shows a genetic variation that puts…
Issues in northern Sask. communities are layered, complex, says psychiatrist – CBC
Nov 09, 2016 Consulting psychiatrist says communities need more permanent supports Northern communities need more than “parachuted” supports in the wake of a crisis, according to a consulting psychiatrist who…
Poundmaker Healing Lodge expanding services to help people battle addiction – APTN
November 8, 2016 For over 40 years, the Poundmaker Healing Lodge in Alberta has helped people battle addictions. They done so through treatment immersed with First Nations traditions. But now…
Premier Wall & FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron to travel to La Ronge, Sask. – 20 CKRM
November 08, 2016 Political and indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are heading to a northern community to try to understand why so many young girls are killing themselves. Premier Brad Wall…
Suicides of northern Saskatchewan indigenous girls on minds of leaders – Global News
November 8, 2016 Political and indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are heading to a northern community to try to understand why so many young girls are committing suicide. Premier Brad Wall…
FSIN chief backs banishment of drug dealers to protect children on reserve – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 7, 2016 REGINA _ The chief of Saskatchewan’s Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says he supports First Nations that exile criminals. Bobby Cameron, who represents 74 of the province’s…
Confront threat of sexual abuse, stand up for children, Inuit leader urges – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 7, 2016 OTTAWA _ The head of the country’s leading Inuit organization is urging Canada’s leaders, indigenous and otherwise, to protect children from the scourge of sexual abuse and…
Boil water advisory lifted in one Nunavut community; stays in place for another – NunatsiaqOnline
November 07, 2016 Officials continue to investigate source of bacteria, sodium in Sanikiluaq Health officials in Nunavut say that tap water in Whale Cove is once again safe to drink.…
U of S pilot study shows benefits of animal therapy for addictions treatment – 20 CKRM
November 07, 2016 People who participated in mental health and addictions treatment programs involving horses reported therapeutic benefits. The pilot study was conducted by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan…
BR Indigenous Sexual Abuse – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 7, 2016 Prominent First Nations leaders say it’s time to shine a light on sexual abuse in their communities. The national chief of the Assembly…
