Exploring Theme: "Bringing Reconciliation to Health Care"

NationTalk: ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB —The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is pleased to announce the official release of a report outlining and acknowledging the paths to true self-determination and sovereignty when it comes to health care delivery for First Nations. “Decolonization: Recognizing First Nations Sovereignty” is SCO’s response to Canada’s call for engagement on...

NationTalk: The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is pleased to announce the “Achieving Reconciliation: First Nations Health Gathering” set to take place at the RBC Convention Centre on Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba from March 19 to 21, 2024. The gathering will feature speakers from Canada, the United States, and as far away as Australia....

Riverbank Discovery Centre wants to find out how people use green space to make it more welcoming CBC Indigenous: A group of students huddle in a circle listening to the Akitcha Cante Waste Indigenous men’s drum group. The drum beats aim to inspire the young people to learn more about Indigenous culture, the land and how...

NationTalk: MONTRÉAL, – Bell today announced that $1 million in grants from the Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund have been awarded to 11 Canadian colleges, universities and CEGEPs to support initiatives that align with the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students (the Standard) or the Québec Action Plan on Student Mental Health for...

Pelican Lake First Nation now home to 22 bison CBC Indigenous: A herd of bison returned to Pelican Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan this month, bringing hope to the community. Loko Koa, a Saskatchewan-based Samoan organization, teamed up with the relief organization Tearfund to gift 22 bison to the community, which is located about 185 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. “It...

‘I’m never going to have all the right answers,’ says student CBC Indigenous: A new course at McGill University is putting a spotlight on Indigenous health care, and Indigenous students are the driving forces behind it. The course, called “Indigenous Worldviews in Health Delivery and Research,” debuted this fall. It’s available to graduate students at the...

The 2023-2026 action plan builds on Kids Help Phone’s progress to enhance e-mental health services for young First Nations, Inuit and Métis people that are equitable, accessible and culturally attuned. Since the first version of Finding Hope launched in 2019, KHP has made tremendous progress. But, as always, we still have a long way to...

CBC News: Before her baby was even conceived, ‘Qátuw̓as knew she wanted to give birth in her Haíɫzaqv community of Waglisla (Bella Bella), on the east coast of Campbell Island in B.C.’s Central Coast region. “I was always taught that birth and death are inevitable, and part of sacred cycles of life — two of...

For the purposes of this brief, three inter-related potential areas of action for Canadian health leaders have been identified: Re-align authorities, accountabilities and resources; Eliminate racism and increase cultural safety; Ensure equitable access to health care. Health leaders in Canada can work within their organizations to implement wise practices that address the TRC’s recommendations. The...