Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Northwest Territories"

Anastassia Judas, Glenda Simon, Denise Ritias, Marie Douglas and Faith Woodruff work on a GNWT cultural safety design team. Photo: GNWT NationTalk: Cabin Radio – Funding to address racism in Canadian healthcare is supporting research on Stanton Hospital’s Indigenous wellness program – a service some patients have never heard of. Anastassia Judas, a senior Indigenous...

A photo shared to Facebook of the Sunrise Healing Lodge. Sunrise Healing Lodge Society/Facebook. NationTalk: CabinRadio – Northwest Territories residents wanting to attend an addictions treatment facility will now have access to Indigenous-based programming.  The territorial government said Tuesday it is partnering with Sunrise Healing Lodge to expand treatment options available to residents.  The Calgary-based...

Health minister also announces a new office of client experience CBC News: N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green has announced that the Indigenous Patient Advocates program has launched.  Green announced the program’s start in the legislature Tuesday and told members the program will help Indigenous residents and their families access cultural, spiritual, emotional and language supports. ...

“The GNWT is the primary healthcare service provider in the territory, and we are responsible for training all staff to deliver equitable and anti-racist service to all clients and patients…It is critically important for Indigenous people to be represented in adequate numbers across the healthcare system, beginning in post-secondary health education among staff and faculty...

The Government of the Northwest Territories has acknowledged the role that residential school policies have played in contributing to health disparities for Indigenous peoples. “Caring for Our People – Cultural Safety Action Plan” As part of the Department of Health and Social Services’ official release of the “Caring for Our People: Cultural Safety Action Plan...