Deanna Ledoux, FN Child Advocate & Intergenerational Trauma Specialist, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Join an evening of mental health and wellness awareness hosted by Deanna Ledoux, as she discusses family issues, and men’s and woman’s mental health during COVID-19. This …
Lindsay DuPré, Métis (University of Toronto) and Lucy Fowler, Métis, (University of Saskatchewan) Written by two emerging Métis scholars and collective members of The Mamawi Project, this paper presentation will explore how Indigenous concepts of relationship to place and kinship …
LNG Canada workers complained about unsafe conditions prior to COVID-19 outbreak The outbreak at LNG Canada started on Nov. 19 and there are now 54 cases. In the months leading up to the outbreak, workers raised concerns about COVID-19 cleaning …
COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Nunavut reports its 1st community cases Nunavut’s chief public health officer confirmed Nunavut’s first case of COVID-19, in Sanikiluaq, on Nov. 6. On Monday, Dr. Michael Patterson confirmed a case of COVID-19 at one of the …
Seven month lookback: how U of T experts have studied the social effects of COVID-19 Both authors maintained that addressing the social determinants of health in both short and long terms “will require the decolonizing of health care at individual, …
Congo Basin’s endangered wildlife find unlikely guardians in indigenous hunters The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest and a unique array of biodiversity. But the ecosystem’s remote location cannot protect it from the threat of poaching. Special …
Government of Canada supports Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Mental Health and Addictions Program for Northern Ontario First Nations Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) eHealth and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) will run the program, which is designed to provide community members …
How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: Transform CERB into a basic annual income program Basic income has become the Swiss Army knife of social policy. Beyond offering sufficient income to manage the daily expenses of living, advocates believe …
OPINION | N.W.T. diamond mines have earned our confidence and support in time of COVID-19 crisis He foresees thousands of new jobs to tackle all our society’s problems, uphold Indigenous rights and leave no one behind. Nowhere does he say …
More aid, PPE needed for First Nations, Metis Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says money earmarked for First Nations for COVID-19 response so far is not proportional to the populations in their communities and more financial help …