I’m not laying on my couch and dying:’ Six Nations woman with cancer guiding others – CBC

Erinn Monture of the Six Nations of the Grand River is using her cancer experience to help others

Aug 28, 2018

Erinn Monture, a Mohawk of the Six Nations of the Grand River is using her experience battling cancer to help other Indigenous people affected by the disease.
Monture has founded a cancer awareness and resource centre called, Edwadadrihwanokwa:k, which is Cayuga means “We give each other help every day.”

The goal of the not-for-profit centre is to help bridge the gap between mainstream healthcare and First Nations health centres.

The centre helps in a variety of ways, including providing vital information to cancer patients about the process specific to a First Nations community, to providing people with products and supplies to help with the financial cost of cancer.

I’m not laying on my couch and dying:’ Six Nations woman with cancer guiding others – CBC

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