Fort William leadership encourages eligible persons including children ages 5-11 to attend upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinic
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William First Nation Chief Peter Collins is encouraging families with children aged five to 11 to...
Strategic planning underway for Anishinabek Nation Health Transformation
By Jesse Johnson NIPISSING FIRST NATION— The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation team is connecting with member First Nations to conduct engagement sessions in order to...
NOSM and Science North engage Indigenous youth
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Science North recently highlighted some of their initiatives to encourage Indigenous...
Mental wellness campaign encourages kindness, acceptance, culture, and compassion
By Rick Garrick TORONTO– The Soar Above Stigma campaign was recently launched to champion messages of Kindness, Acceptance, Culture, and Compassion by the First Peoples...
8th annual Rockin’ Recovery event helps educate, raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding addiction
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Rockin’ Recovery 2021 featured local stories of recovery from addiction, a comedy set by Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Janine Desmoulin, and...
Fort William First Nation hold inaugural Overdose Awareness Day walk
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — Fort William First Nation held its first International Overdose Awareness Day Walk on Aug. 31 to raise awareness of...
A mother’s mission for justice and prevention
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Chippewas of Rama First Nation to expand community health and social services
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION — Members of Chippewas of Rama First Nation will soon be able to get medical help and...
Health Transformation team booking information sessions with First Nations this summer
By Jesse Johnson ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation team is working hard every day to improve the quality of care for...
Former NHL player gives motivational talk in Serpent River First Nation
SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION — On May 16, Serpent River First Nation (SRFN) Youth Counsellor Robert Essex welcomed former NHL player Jason Simon to give...
Anishinaabekwe to walk over 1,400-kilometre walk for MMIWG2S+
By Rick Garrick SAULT STE. MARIE — Wabaseemoong’s Scarlett Scott is wearing her red Jingle Dress on her healing walk from her spouse’s community of...
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care administers 10,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
By Rick Garrick Dilico Anishinabek Family Care’s nurses have now provided 10,000 COVID-19 vaccinations to Indigenous people in the 12 First Nations it serves and...
First Nations Health Managers Association offers weekly COVID-19 virtual town halls
By Rick Garrick OTTAWA — The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) is excited about the rollout of its weekly virtual town halls featuring information...
Tungasuvvingat Inuit holds COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinic for urban Indigenous
OTTAWA— A successful two-day “pop-up” vaccination clinic to protect urban Indigenous against the COVID-19 infection was held on April 15 and 17. The clinic was...
Atikameksheng Anishinawbek, Wahnapitae and Mattagami First Nations and Canada highlight successful community-led solutions supported through the Indigenous Community Support Fund
OTTAWA, TRADITIONAL UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY (April 16, 2021) – The Government of Canada continues to make investments so that First Nations, Inuit and Métis have...