NAN Welcomes Jordan’s Principle Funding
Press Release July 5, 2016 Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox welcomes today’sTHUNDERannouncementBAY,ON: that the Government of Canada has committed up to $ 382 million to support…
Health Minister announces funding for First Nations health facilities in Manitoba
Press Release NORWAY HOUSE, MB, July 5, 2016 – The Government of Canada is committed to supporting Manitoba First Nations communities overcome the difficulties they are facing with respect to…
Joint Statement from the Minister of Health and the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs on Responding to Jordan’s Principle
Press Release July 5, 2016 – Ottawa, ON Health Canada / Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada OTTAWA – The Government of Canada has listened to the concerns raised by the Canadian…
Impacts of decline harvest of country food on nutrient intake among Inuit in Arctic Canada: impact of climate change and possible adaptation plan
Press Release 1 Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; 2 School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada ABSTRACT Background. The pervasive food…
CMAJ: Indigenous health: Time for top-down change?
Press Release A year after the Truth and Rec-onciliation Commission’s call to action, public health experts say indigenous health won’t improve without major system change. Last June, the commission issued…
Anthropometric indices of First Nations children and youth on first entry to Manitoba/Saskatchewan residential schools -1919 to 1953
Press Release 1 Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 2 Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 3 Department of…
Drinking water in Sanikiluaq
Press Release June 30, 2016 Public Health Advisory Drinking water in Sanikiluaq Nunavut The Department of Health is reminding residents of Sanikiluaq not to drink the community tap water, as…
Ontario Funding New Healing Lodge for Garden River First Nation
Province Investing Nearly $750,000 to Support Healing and Resiliency Ontario is providing nearly $750,000 to support a new healing lodge to serve First Nations communities who are located from Sudbury…
Drug Strategy 5th Annual Community Report Now Available
Press Release July 27, 2016 – The Thunder Bay Drug Strategy released the fifth annual Community Report Travelling the Road to Change at City Council Monday evening. The report outlines…
Use of archival data on Indian residential schools
Press Release Library and Archives Canada (LAC) contains a number of resources relevant to Indigenous heritage, among them the School Files Series which contains government records created from 1879 to…
