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...
Innovative app created by NOSM medical students aims to reduce opioid-related deaths
THUNDER BAY–As the opioid death rate continues to rise in Northern Ontario, medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) have created an...
‘They’re critical and they’re important to everyone,’ says Fort William Chief on COVID-19 vaccines
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — About 150 Fort William citizens 55 years and older and with disabilities received COVID-19 vaccinations on Feb....
Cultural Appreciation Webinar Series back by popular demand
By Rick Garrick NEEBING— Blue Sky Community Healing Centre’s Cindy Crowe and Melissa Roberts plan to hold repeat sessions of two of their most popular...
Ontario Regional Chief says Indigenous Vaccine Distribution is a priority for Task Force
TAYKWA TAGAMOU NATION TERRITORY (January 25, 2021)— Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald says both on-reserve First Nations and urban Indigenous populations are priorities for the...
Nipissing the initial First Nation on Turtle Island to test wastewater for COVID-19
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Being the initial First Nation in Turtle Island to have wastewater tested for SARS-CoV-2 that causes coronavirus disease...
Looking after ourselves so that we can help others
By Marci Becking ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – Internationally-known speaker and author, Jane Middleton-Moz, spoke to some 200 participants on Jan. 19 at the Anishinabek Nation...
Heroes in Health Awards presented at 6th annual health conference
By Marci Becking ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – For the past six years, the Anishinabek Nation has been recognizing individuals in the health field who have...
Fundraising campaign has commenced for new Wiikwemkoong long-term care facility
By Sam Laskaris WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – A major fundraising campaign to build a new long-term care facility on Manitoulin Island has begun. Officials with...
Wikwemikong Nursing Home will have COVID-19 vaccines this week
WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – Chief and Council of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory report that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination will be made available this week for the...