Matawa First Nations express frustration over COVID-19 response “We are struggling to respond effectively to the pandemic. If governments aren’t able to change the way they have been partnering with us, we fear this will not get better, but worse,” …
Kahkakiw got the attention of the CBC News Winnipeg! This piece explores why it is important to send culturally appropriate announcements during a pandemic. Phyllis Hart helped to translate the Cree subtitles. News Anchor Janet Stewart called Kahkakiw a wise …
COVID-19: Engage indigenous herbal medicine practitioners The Institute believes the indigenous medicines with their allied research institutes could be the solution to the containment of the pandemic noting that at this point, all solutions must be brought on board. http://www.businessghana.com/site/news/general/210868/COVID-19:-Engage-indigenous-herbal-medicine-practitioners …
Photo: By Paul Gierszewski (Gierszep) – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34492077 Connor Faulkner, Rankin Inlet Nunavut, April 3rd A Rankin Inlet student at the University of Manitoba has described the concerns and fears that his home community has expressed …
“Lots of things have hit before, but still, here we are.” Ron Harvey, Navajo Nation (March 27th 2020) One of the central aims of this project, Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin, is finding out from Indigenous people on the ground how their communities …
By Steph McLachlan Greetings, and welcome to our project website. It’s been a wild and crazy two months – for our project, for me; for my family and community; and – for that matter – the world. We all seem …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, March 6, 2020 Dr. Stéphane McLachlan, of the University of Manitoba, was announced today as a successful recipient of $500,000 in research funding as part of the Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rapid Research Funding Opportunity competition. …
By Michael Tyas I visit a number of First Nations communities in northern Manitoba through my work with the Wa Ni Ska Tan Alliance of Hydro Impacted Communities. Slow data service is an everyday reality. Now, with the COVID-19 Pandemic …
Photo: Dr. Stephane McLachlan (left) and Dr. Myrle Ballard have received nearly $1 million in COVID-19 Rapid Response Program funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for research projects that focus on public health responses in Indigenous populations. Original …