During this time we want to share some of the stories of how the pandemic is impacting Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous voices are often overlooked, and we want to be able to learn from and share the stories and experiences of Indigenous people during the pandemic. We want this to be a way for Indigenous community members, as well as the wider public, to learn what’s happening in Indigenous communities across the country.
To have your story featured, and find out more about how to get involved, check out covid19indigenous.ca/getinvolved
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Swan Lake – Community Update with Elder Dave Scott
Dave Scott is an Elder in Swan Lake First Nation in Manitoba. This past spring, he recorded an interview with us from the community health center. He spoke with us while wearing a mask, as with underlying health conditions Dave …
A New Family Member
Smoki Sumac, ʔamaʔkis Ktunaxa (Kimberley, BC) I adopted a Rez puppy (Kootenay Lou), and we spent the day with my aunty, sibling, niece and nephew harvesting niqamȼu, one of our traditional foods/medicines, the way our ancestors have for centuries, (of …
Awakening the Spirit
This picture is of my Kookum Helen Stevens, she is 82 years old and to this day has no running water. My kookum is the strongest purest and gentlest soul I have ever met on this planet. Her family protected her during the attempted …
Concern in Rankin Inlet as Agnico Gold Mine continues to bring southern workers through the community in the midst of Covid-19
A Rankin Inlet student at the University of Manitoba has described the concerns and fears that his home community has expressed due to Covid-19. Connor Faulkner reported that the week of March 15th, when counter measures were being administered nationally to flatten the curve of …
Thoughts from quarantine in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation
Isolation Carol is from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN), which is based in Nelson House, about nine hours north of Winnipeg and one hour west of Thompson, with a total population of about 4,600. She is a First Nations safety officer …
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Protecting the Land in a Pandemic
Check out our interview with Denise Cole, an Inuk, two spirit land protector from from Happy Valley Goose Bay. We talk about some of the challenges and impacts of COVID-19 in Denise’s community, and how they are using this time …
Dave Scott – Community Update
Dave Scott, an Elder and Policy Advisor from Swan Lake First Nation shares his experience with us, from the community health centre. From ceremonies and traditions, social distancing, and people returning to the community, Dave discusses how Covid-19 is impacting …
Lots of things have hit before, but still, here we are
“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 …
