New Indigenous space at the Department of Family Medicine inaugurated – McGill Reporter

Dedicated to activities around Indigenous Health and community outreach within the health sector, new space is the first of its kind at McGill

September 27, 2022

Representatives of local Indigenous organizations were among those in attendance on the evening of September 13, for the official opening of the Indigenous space at McGill’s Department of Family Medicine. This brand-new space, dedicated to activities around Indigenous Health and community outreach within the health sector, is the first of its kind at McGill.

“We come together to celebrate and to share our thoughts. We acknowledge our relations who provide for us, who have put the earth here, and who provide for our food. We acknowledge their roles,” said Alex McComber, a professor at the Department of Family Medicine, Kanien’keha:ka, (People of the Flint, Mohawk), Bear Clan from Kahnawake Territory, the master of ceremonies for the evening.

McComber introduced the event’s first guest speaker, Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Kanien’keha:ka, an Elder from his community who shared traditional protocol, offering Ohenton Kariwatehkwen/ The Words That Come Before All Else in the Mohawk language.

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