Indian Day School survivor suggests reaching out for healing to begin
*Warning: This article discusses abuse experienced by survivors of Indian Residential School and Indian Day Schools that readers may find disturbing and/or triggering. Reader discretion...
New establishment opens its doors in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
By Shirley Honyust CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION—Congratulations are in order for Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) and the newly opened Pharmasave...
Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service equipping youth with tools to combat opioid drug crisis
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY—The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service (WTPS) is hosting a Youth Empowerment and Safety (Y.E.S) Drug/Opioid Awareness Conference featuring nationally recognized...
Holistic integrated care now available in Windsor
By Shirley Honyust WINDSOR—Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) in Windsor, Ont., celebrated with a Grand Opening Ceremony on Monday March 4. SOAHAC opened...
Indigenous well-being resources identify First Nations students needs
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA) has developed two Indigenous Well-being guides based on its Indigenous Well-Being in Schools Understanding,...
Anishinaabe citizen raising funds to help build traditional Roundhouse in community
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION—Betsy Kechego is determined to make her vision of a place for her people to rediscover their...
‘Midwifery is an antidote to these traumatic processes’ says keynote speaker at Indigenous Midwifery Summit
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A Midwifery Pipe Ceremony was featured during the opening of the Indigenous Midwifery Summit 2019, held Feb. 12-13 at the Valhalla...
Jordan’s Principle bridges gaps in services for First Nation children
By Lynne Brown SAULT STE. MARIE—The recent Anishinabek Nation Health Conference held in Sault Ste. Marie from Jan. 22-24, hosted several keynote speakers, workshops, cultural...
Tremendous attendance continues at 4th annual Anishinabek Health Conference
By Lynne Brown SAULT STE. MARIE, ON—For three days in January, a very special conference, now in its fourth year, takes place to honour, reflect...
Fleury advocates for self-compassion, pride in communities
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Theo Fleury doesn’t know exactly how he could play hockey at the highest levels – while rarely sleeping and...
Mental illness lives with me
By Sheila Marasco Mental illness lives with me. It is here to stay. It lives in my heart that walks outside of my body. It...
Op Ed: Meeting our future healthcare needs, together
One thing I have noticed since taking over as CEO of Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury last year is the lack of knowledge and...
‘Come Walk in our Moccasins’ Indigenous Program Mini-Medical School 2019 University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Thinking about medicine as a career? Want to meet and talk with our current medical students? Join us for our next session of “Come and...
Health Transformation begins with on-the-ground direction from health providers
By Marci Becking TORONTO – Health Directors from all over Anishinabek Nation territory met in Toronto on Dec. 3-4, 2018, to talk about what Health...
‘Good food fights type 2 diabetes’ says North Bay pharmacist
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—With November being Diabetes Awareness Month, a Northern Ontario pharmacist wants you to know how to get healthy without drugs....