• Who We Are
    • Project Description
    • Research Team
    • Partners
    • Staff
    • Get Involved
    • Contact
  • International Gathering
    • Keynote Speakers
    • Panel Speakers
    • Program
    • Virtual Archive – Rewatch the Gathering
    • Sponsors
  • Our Data Indigenous
  • Kana Wain Ndida
  • Resources
    • Mapping the Pandemic
    • E-Newsletter
    • Helpful Links
      • Health & Safety
      • Mapping Cases in Indigenous Communities
    • Infographics
    • Community Voices
      • Community Stories
      • Share Your Story
    • Webinars
      • Proposal Development Workshop
    • Kahkakiw
      • Colouring Pages
Covid-19 Indigenous
  • Who We Are
    • Project Description
    • Research Team
    • Partners
    • Staff
    • Get Involved
    • Contact
  • International Gathering
    • Keynote Speakers
    • Panel Speakers
    • Program
    • Virtual Archive – Rewatch the Gathering
    • Sponsors
  • Our Data Indigenous
  • Kana Wain Ndida
  • Resources
    • Mapping the Pandemic
    • E-Newsletter
    • Helpful Links
      • Health & Safety
      • Mapping Cases in Indigenous Communities
    • Infographics
    • Community Voices
      • Community Stories
      • Share Your Story
    • Webinars
      • Proposal Development Workshop
    • Kahkakiw
      • Colouring Pages

Media

  • Home
  • Media
  • COVID-19 Daily News Digest – June 25, 2020

COVID-19 Daily News Digest – June 25, 2020

  • Posted by Kelly.Janz
  • Categories Media
  • Date June 25, 2020

60% of Indigenous people say mental health is worse due to COVID-19: survey

Given Indigenous culture and tradition, it makes sense that forced physical distancing would harm Indigenous mental health, said Roderick McCormick, an Indigenous health researcher at Thompson Rivers University.

“There’s a disconnection, and (for a lot of people), that’s going to be the main stressor,” McCormick said. “We prefer to communicate in person.”

60% of Indigenous people say mental health is worse due to COVID-19: survey

Alaska athletes give social media challenge an Indigenous twist

“I think they’re really a beautiful reflection of our people and what it took to survive in a in a harsh climate,” Worl said. “That’s what I think about when I’m coaching, is I’m carrying on a tradition that goes back thousands of years, and it was so great to see it on this new platform on social media.”

https://www.ktva.com/story/42284110/alaska-athletes-give-social-media-challenge-an-indigenous-twist

Dialogue on decolonization: N.S. group offers web series on Indigenous rights

The Decolonization Learning Journey is a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action. It will cover such things as Indigenous rights, social challenges and incorporating reconciliation in everyday life. The first four sessions ran this month, with three more series scheduled for the fall.

“A key piece is the reflection part of this. We’re really encouraging people to make this learning personal so that in the fall, when we start to move people towards a conversation about action, that they’re actioning from a place of wisdom and empathy.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dialogue-on-decolonization-n-s-group-offers-web-series-on-indigenous-rights-1.5625040

When COVID-19 Quarantines Ancestral Andean Rituals

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly elected mayor of Cusco, Ricardo Valderrama Fernández, an anthropologist, reaffirmed the importance of celebrating the city’s Inca roots. “We are inheritors of a culture that has resisted and overcome difficulties and tragedies. We will not feel sorry about ourselves,” he said in a speechintroducing the virtual festivities on May 24th.

When COVID-19 Quarantines Ancestral Andean Rituals

Canada’s work on First Nations policing law should have begun ‘long time ago:’ Bellegarde

The Liberals promised to take action on First Nations policing over six months ago, first in the mandate letter Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued to Blair in December and again in response to Indigenous protests against the Coastal GasLink project in northern B.C.

“We’re going to take advantage of this opportunity now to get it done and get it done properly and then we can start to look at community-based policing services from a First Nations perspective, and that’s what this opportunity is all about: First Nations police seen as an essential service with a legislative base.

Canada’s work on First Nations policing law should have begun ‘long time ago:’ Bellegarde

Spinning a Lifeline in Zapotec lands

Khadi Oaxaca follows what is known as the Gandhian economic model in three ways: It focuses on producing gainful employment for many instead of big profits for a few; it strives to build local autonomy and resilience at the village level, building in a cash supplement that supports the traditional agrarian life; and it follows the Gandhian strategy of making clothing from scratch, with workers spinning their own thread from organically grown cotton. And now, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic causing jobs to dry up everywhere, this handspun thread has become a lifeline for the local economy.

Spinning a Lifeline in Zapotec lands

OPH launches COVID-19 resource page for Indigenous people in Ottawa

“We heard from the community that the communications and services needed to be adapted,” explained Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s medical officer of health, who added her agency did not yet have data breaking down infection rates by cultural background.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/indigenous-health-covid-resources-1.5625211

For too long, the truth of our history and Indigenous stories have been denied and whitewashed

The power of storytelling has always connected us to our kinship, community and country. In our experience, the authority of our storytelling has shaped the way we interpret the world, imagine our collective future and understand our past.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/25/for-too-long-the-truth-of-our-history-and-indigenous-stories-have-been-denied-and-whitewashed

iPolitics AM: Trudeau to skip COVID-19 briefing for a second day to focus on ‘private meetings’

But while the prime minister may not be making what was, up until recently, his daily appearance outside Rideau Cottage, it’s a good bet that at least some of the “private meetings” on his itinerary for today will involve the recent upsurge in tensions in the ongoing standoff between Canada and China.

iPolitics AM: Trudeau to skip COVID-19 briefing for a second day to focus on ‘private meetings’

Millions of dollars in COVID-19 fines disproportionately hurting Black, Indigenous, marginalized groups: report

“From the stories people sent us, primarily from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, the organizations we talked to, we know these are the communities that are both disproportionately impacted by this pandemic, and they’re also the communities that are disproportionately impacted by fines and policing,” Abby Deshman, the director of the Criminal Justice Program with the CCLA told CTV News Channel, adding that the vast majority of people are trying their best to comply with rules.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/millions-of-dollars-in-covid-19-fines-disproportionately-hurting-black-indigenous-marginalized-groups-report-1.4999052

Online initiative urges Canadians to think ‘Destination Indigenous’ with travel plans

“This is an opportunity for Manitobans and Canadians to come up to Churchill and check [us] out,” Daley said and added that 80 per cent of his usual customers visit from the United States.

The Canadian border with the U.S. is closed until at least July 21 when the closure agreement will be reviewed.

“I’m anticipating that our Fall season will basically be gone and we’re just going to have to work at staycations with the Canadians here…to help us get through until tourism can return somewhat.”

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/online-initiative-urges-canadians-to-think-destination-indigenous-with-travel-plans/

B.C. to allow ‘careful’ travel within province as it eases more COVID-19 restrictions under Phase 3

Horgan said it is critical British Columbians continue with foundational health guidelines, which have helped with the province’s success in flattening its curve since March: physical distancing, wearing a mask when distancing is not possible, washing hands and staying home if sick. Gatherings with more than 50 people are still banned.

“This is not the summer to do the big family gathering at the cottage,” the premier said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-bc-phase-three-john-horgan-1.5625598

Dozens march in Watson Lake, Whitehorse, to condemn violence against Indigenous women

“I did this walk today to show them … how important (it is) to protect and respect our women, and I want to help them grow up in a healthy environment with no fear of being abused,” Tizya said. “And I hope and pray we reach out to those that are suffering in silence and break the trauma and to surround all the individuals who are suffering, to support them on their healing journey.”

Dozens march in Watson Lake, Whitehorse, to condemn violence against Indigenous women

What do we know about asymptomatic COVID-19 cases?

“Maybe someone was infected before and still has some of the virus left, even though they’re no longer infectious. It could be someone who didn’t recognize their symptoms. It could be someone who is incubating the illness and is about to become sick, that’s the person that we really want to get at. That’s the kind of person who might be spreading it to others.”

“It’s a tough question to answer. But I’m so glad that we’re not dealing with a large number of very sick people.”

https://drydennow.com/local/what-do-we-know-about-asymptomatic-covid-19-cases

Amazon indigenous groups face choice: fight virus or flee

“The virus is killing chiefs, elders and traditional healers,” it said.

“The pandemic could cause irreparable damage to our communities’ knowledge of our culture, oral history and natural medicine.”

Amazon indigenous groups face choice: fight virus or flee

COVID-19 from food safety and biosecurity perspective

an. From previous experience with outbreaks of viral infections similar to COVID-19 (MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV) it is known that transmission through food is unlikely. Precautions are, nevertheless, necessary to avoid exposure to agents that can be the source of harboring the viral agents. Bats, for example, are recognized as natural reservoir hosts of Coronavirus. 

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/bsp-cff062420.php

B.C.’s COVID-19 re-opening plans continue to put Indigenous people at risk

Since the pandemic began, Indigenous leaders have exhorted government officials in vain to give us more information and resources to protect our communities. To date, our requests have been ignored.

So when provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry asks us to philosophically accept that “absolutely we are going to have more cases” as part of B.C.‘s “fine balance” in reopening, understand that it is Indigenous nations that are being asked to bear the brunt of that risk, because to date, we are still waiting for basic safety measures. We do not have an information-sharing agreement to ensure early reporting of suspected and confirmed cases in nearby regions to Indigenous governments; we do not have screening methods to ensure travellers seeking to enter Indigenous territory are not symptomatic or infected with the virus; there are no rapid-testing mechanisms available that can prioritize Indigenous and remote communities, and right now, there are only two rapid-testing kits for all Indigenous communities in B.C. And culturally safe contact tracing that can increase the likelihood of effective tracing in the event of an outbreak, and reduce the risk of racist interactions with a health care system of the sort the government has decried, is yet to be funded.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-bcs-covid-19-re-opening-plans-continue-to-put-indigenous-people-at/

  • Share:
Kelly.Janz

Previous post

C0VID-19 Daily News Digest - June 24, 2020
June 25, 2020

Next post

COVID-19 Daily News Digest - June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020

You may also like

COVID-19 Daily News Digest – February 2, 2021
2 February, 2021

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 …

COVID-19 Daily News Digest – January 20, 2020
21 January, 2021

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 Daily News Digest – January 19, 2020
19 January, 2021

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 …

Connect

Here are some upcoming virtual events that you can attend online or by phone.

July 7: Climate and Colour

July 2: Anishinaabemowin Wadiswan (Anishinaabe Language Nest)

June 26: 2Spirit Stories: Building Inclusive Intersectional Movements

June 25: A Conversation on Hydro & Indigenous Territories

June 25: Righting Relations Film Screening: Invasion

June 25: Anti-Racism Training Part 2 

June 24: sākihiwē + Wahkohtowin Families workshop: Hand Drum Songs

June 24: Traditional Indigenous approaches to mental health and well-being of health care providers supporting First Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic

June 22: Scaling up - Community Economic Development for a Just Recovery

June 22-29: 7 Days of No Peace

May 30: The Future We Want: Conversation with Young Indigenous Leaders

May 29: Indigenous Laws Conversation in Response to Pandemic

May 28: A Conversation on Indigenous Food Sovereignty

May 28: Indigenous Strategies for a Green Future with Winona LaDuke

May 28: Indigenous Land and Water Protectors Webinar

May 27: Commuting Post-Pandemic: How to Nudge for Sustainable Commutes

May 26: NoWar2020 Conference & Peace Fest

May 21: Protecting Sacred Water: KC Adams and Aimée Craft

May 20: The intersection of mental health and culture during and post COVID-19

May 19: 2020 Rise Webinar Series

May 15: Indigenous Mens/Mxns Gathering

May 14: A Conversation on Land Based Education

May 13: Talanoa: Celebrating Queer Indigenous Resistance

May 12: MEJC Regular Tuesday Meeting

May 11: Speaking up: Conversations About a Better Future - W. Niigan Sinclair

May 7: How to Make A Smudgebowl

May 6: Bush Tea, Podcasting and Indigenous Storytelling

April 29: Lockdown from a First Nations Perspective

April 24: Virtual Ethics Cafe: Equality in a Time of Crisis

April 24: Climate Change and Coronavirus Panel

April 23: Online Community Workshop Alternative Prov. Budget

April 20: Reclaiming Indigenous Paths to Health /Times of Planetary Crisis

April 18: Climate Action During Covid-19

April 14: Indigenous Women on Covid-19 & Fossil Fuel Resistance

April 14: Reconciliation Book Club 4 - Unsettling Canada

April 13 - 17: Isol-action: Spread Justice Not Covid

April 9: Indigenous disaster and emergency management: do past disasters

April 7 - 17: Accessing Deep Indigenous Knowing Webinar

April 6: Building Indigenous Communities of Care during COVID-19

April 2: Online Teach-In: Indigenous Self-Determination and Covid-19

Mar 21: A Covid-19 Fireside Chat with Indigenous Health Professionals
Saved and Accessible here

Mar 18: Webinar on Covid-19 and Indigenous Communities
Saved and Accessible here

Recent Posts

  • Caretaking Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Post-COVID Horizons: Income-Transfers, Indigenous Poverty and Meaningful Occupations
  • Ka-apachihtaaniwan Creating Togetherness when we are apart
  • Okihtcitawak Patrol Group
  • Virtual Engagement: Relationship building, safe, authentic and culturally appropriate practices

Tags

Advocacy (7) Awareness (2) Ceremony (1) Colonialism (2) Community (11) DigitalHealth (2) Education (3) Environment (3) Food Security (1) Gender (2) Governance (8) HealthSovereignty (5) Health Sovereignty (1) History (4) Housing (2) InternationalPerspective (4) International Perspective (1) Keynote (1) Land (2) MentalHealth (2) Navajo Nation (1) Nunavut (1) Panel (2) PanelCommunity (1) Policy (7) Rankin Inlet (1) Resilience (1) Storytelling (2) TraditionalKnowledge (2) United States (1) Women (1) Youth (2)

Recent Comments

    Education WordPress Theme by ThimPress. Powered by WordPress. ©2020 Wa Ni Ski Tan