Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Healing Practices"

NationTalk: Mr. Speaker, last week the Department of Health and Social Services hosted the second ever Weaving our Wisdom Gathering, for which 350 wellness leaders, Elders, and knowledge holders from across the Northwest Territories, came together to celebrate and share Indigenous community-driven wellness knowledge. The gathering featured inspiring guest speakers, workshops, and facilitated discussions on...

APTN News: Julie Lys says that working a hide is akin to the healing process. It starts rough around the edges, but when tended to, it’s transformed. “In the western world medicine world, we can conceptualize everything, but you kind of keep your feelings [to yourself] and your spirit is not acknowledged,” says Lys, a...

Action Plan for Critical Incident Investigation Report 2021 Recommendations” including That the Government of Northwest Territories implements a process to respond to patient and family concerns related to the care that they receive within the health care system. in partnership with communities, recruit and train Indigenous first responders, nurses, and physicians from within the communities...

The Governments of Canada, the Northwest Territories and its partners signed an agreement with the Tlicho Government to provide $24.9 million in funding and in-kind contributions to establish a NWT Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit – Hotıì ts’eeda. This health research and training will be...