Cree health board installs traditional shaptuaan at Chisasibi hospital – CBC

Traditional structure constructed as part of health board’s efforts to implement TRC recommendations

Sep 02, 2016

In an effort to help long-term and elderly patients connect with their culture, the Cree Board of Health and Social Services installed a traditional *shaptuaan made of wood poles and canvas just outside the Chisasibi hospital.

Patients staying at the only in-patient hospital in Eeyou Istchee can spend time in the shaptuaan to hear stories, connect with other patients, or enjoy traditional foods.

“When we brought them in the shaptuaan, we could see immediately their smiles,” said Gary Chewanish, coordinator of administrative services at the Chisasibi hospital, after the official inauguration on Aug. 29.

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