Mental Health and opioid addiction key priority at Anishinabek Health Summit
By Jesse Johnson SAULT STE. MARIE – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Secretariat held its inaugural Mental Health and Opioid Addiction Summit on May 24 and...
Anishinabek Nation Health Transformation Team prepares for engagement sessions with Anishinabek Nation First Nations leadership
By Jesse Johnson ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation Team has expanded their knowledge-base after attending the Gathering Wisdom for a Shared...
New Harm Reduction toolkit aims to reduce opioid deaths for Urban Indigenous people
TORONTO, ON (March 14, 2023) – The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is launching a new harm reduction toolkit to address the growing opioid crisis in...
Anishinabek Nation Health Transformation Team discusses opportunities to collaborate with McMaster University
By Jesse Johnson HAMILTON – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation Team met with Dr. Jennifer Walker, Associate Professor at McMaster University, to discuss a possible...
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory launches fundraising campaign for new elder’s home
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY — Wiikwemkoong launched its fundraising campaign for the new Wiikwemkoong Elders’ Home with the announcement of major donations of...
‘Food Insecurity affects us all,’ says Dr. Lorilee McGregor at 8th Annual Anishinabek Nation Health Conference
By Jesse Johnson SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. – Dr. Lorilee McGregor of Whitefish River First Nation spoke about food insecurity and the effects this has...
Sheila Wahsquonaikezhik and the damage caused by human trafficking
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of human trafficking and rape. To access a 24-hour Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline, call: 1-833-900-1010. Community...
Anishinabek Nation health conference brings health professionals together once again
By Jesse Johnson SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. – The Anishinabek Nation’s 8th Annual Health Conference took place Jan. 16-19 at the Quattro Hotel & Convention...
Anishinabek Heroes in Health honoured for their dedication in health services
By Marci Becking SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT – Anishinabek Nation Northern Superior Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief Mel Hardy was on hand at the 8th...
Wiikwemkoong celebrates opening of Spirit Healing Lodge
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY — Ngwaagan Gamig Recovery Centre Inc. (Rainbow Lodge) is celebrating the grand opening of its new 20-bed facility, the...
Health Transformation Working Group gathers for first in-person session
By Jesse Johnson SAULT STE. MARIE – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation Team held their first in-person Working Group meeting in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,...
Survivors of forced and coerced sterilization deserve government apology, compensation: Senate committee
OTTAWA (July 14, 2022) – The federal government should compensate and apologize to all people who were subjected to forced and coerced sterilization, the Senate Committee...
Health Transformation Team now booking engagement sessions
By Jesse Johnson ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE— The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation Team is now booking engagement sessions with Anishinabek Nation member First Nations Chiefs...
‘Conversations about Cancer’ new video series aimed at engaging Indigenous communities
GREATER SUDBURY – Health Sciences North (HSN) and the Northeast Regional Cancer Program are launching a new and engaging animated video series about cancer featuring...
Local non-profits come together to sustain the vulnerable population in North Bay
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— On Jan. 19, Dr. Kendra Wilkins, an emergency room physician in North Bay, Ont., posted on social media,...