Traditional Indigenous medicines insight provided for IH – E-Know
December 5, 2025
Interior Health (IH) staff in the East Kootenay were given the opportunity to discuss and learn more about the incorporation of traditional Indigenous medicines used by members of the Ktunaxa Nation and other Indigenous peoples in the area while receiving care within Interior Health facilities.
This cultural awareness training known as “Medicine for the People” is an information session series currently taking place throughout the IH region.
One of the key purposes for the sessions is to inform and prepare IH staff to implement a new IH Access to Traditional Indigenous Healing Practices (ATIHP) policy, which is in development to update the existing Smudging Guideline.
