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 …
Taylor Galvin & Dylan Kensick (Kis Kin Hi Ma Ki Win) Kis Kin Ha Ma Ki Win: Learning Science through Land will be presenting on the importance of land-based education, especially during Covid-19. The presentation will discuss how communities are …
Joseph Atoyebi & Ying Kong (University College of the North) This presentation will draw from selected works by University College of the North (UCN) Indigenous student writers published in the special issue to explore some of their coping mechanisms to …
Caroline Turner, Paige Wall, Michelle Hoeber This panel will discuss some of the benefits and challenges associated with setting up clinics and providing services virtually. Discussion will include how to facilitate in-person care when required and the future of virtual …
Débora Boratto (UFMG Brazil), Dr. Alex Wilson (University of Saskatchewan), Asfia Kamal (University College of the North) The WHO considers shelter as an essential determinate of health. Even so, many Indigenous communities in Canada suffer from housing insecurity. This paper …
Celine Cousteau; Los Angeles, USA Join Director of Tribes on the Edge, Céline Cousteau for a discussion and Q and A , as she explores the timely topics of land threats, health crises, and human rights issues of Indigenous Peoples …
Diane Redsky – Executive Director of Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Shavon Dayrock – Community Outreach, Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin; Hollow Water First Nation Doris Difarnecio – Colombian American biracial lesbian sociologist, educator and theatre director woman Surging rates of gender-based violence …
Dr. Barry Lavallee – Métis, St. Laurent, Manitoba; CEO of Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. Dr. Ojistoh Horn – Mohawk, Kahnawake Dr. Nel Wieman – Anishinaabe, Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba; Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority; …
Minket Lepcha Join an interactive storytelling session led by Minket Lepcha as she shares community stories of River Teesta and Mountain Khanchendzonga. She takes the listeners through these mountains and rivers and helps connect with the forest inside the listener’s …
Vasna Ramasar (Global Tapestry Alternatives) In this session, we will share experiences and collectively explore how communities in different parts of the world have built resilience in the face of the multiple impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (on health, food …