Pauingassi First Nation goes into lockdown after a quarter of members test positive for COVID-19 “It’s safer for them to leave because we have very little resources at our nursing station, and one of them might take a turn for …
Grim’ COVID-19 data highlights inequities on Saskatchewan reserves New data from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) confirms that fear. As of Monday, there were 13,636 cases confirmed on First Nations reserves across Canada, mostly in the prairies. Reserves in Saskatchewan have …
Covid 19 info in Cree from Thompson general hospital., Learn about COVID-19 in Cree, as Bighetty and Bighetty reports on the virus and current events, from Thompson, MB. Indigenous Reporters Program helping shape new group of storytellers in Northern Ontario …
Traditional Ceremony being held Monday to acknowledge fight against COVID-19 The SHA is asking people to stop where they are on Monday reflect and pause for a few moments between 9 and 9:30 a.m. “It can be done wherever you …
Williams Lake chief, mayor and regional chair unite to give COVID update “I have been proud of the non-First Nation community that surrounds the Canim Lake First Nation’s area because I have had several phone calls and none of them …
Soos pushes for Niagara “state of emergency” Soos stresses that the benefit of declaring a state of emergency is that it gives the municipality additional powers with regard to procurement bylaws. It also requires a proper response from the province. …
Crisis at the camps: B.C.’s COVID rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say “We now have our first Elder in ICU in hospital because of an LNG worker — it was just a matter of time,” said …
How indigenous communities faced off against COVID-19 globally Common spaces and collective ownership of land are integral parts of first peoples’ vibrant culture. However, wherever correct information reached community members, they were quick to adapt to the unfolding crisis by …
The N.W.T.’s top doc on why you shouldn’t hesitate to get the COVID-19 vaccine Others wonder why the North — where there are relatively few cases compared to provinces — has been designated a high priority to get the vaccines. …
NOSM dean ‘inspired’ by opportunity to help vaccinate remote First Nations “They recognize we have relationships, we know the geography, we know the people, we have expertise,” said Dr. Sarita Verma, dean, president and CEO of NOSM. “We’re one of …