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‘It’s life or death:’ Nunavik leaders look to improve search and rescue – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 2, 2022 Participants from region’s communities to gather in Montreal, discuss challenges and how to improve Leaders from Nunavik’s 14 villages will discuss best practices and the future of search and rescue in the region over the course of a three-day conference in Montreal this month. Craig Lingard, Kativik Regional Government’s civil security director, […]
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Read MoreITK Board Of Directors Meet, Discuss Way Forward On Federal Distinctions-Based Indigenous Health Legislation
November 29, 2022 The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors met November 28 in Montreal. Leaders discussed work towards the co-development of federal distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation and provided direction on how to best inform Inuit-specific input, with an emphasis on self-determination. ITK has undertaken a series of engagement sessions, as well as a review […]
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Read MoreQuebec report say forced sterilization poorly reported or documented – APTN News
Nov 29, 2022 A study out of the Universite du Quebec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue says the forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in the province has received “little attention and has been poorly documented.” “Moreover, some First Nations and Inuit women may have been reluctant to talk about their experience due to the complexity, […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada Supports Initiatives to Prevent and Address Family Violence in Quebec
From: Public Health Agency of Canada Projects will support families who have experienced, are experiencing or are at-risk of experiencing violence. November 28, 2022 Family violence and gender-based violence are serious public health issues that are linked to mental health concerns, and which can have long-lasting consequences for survivors and for those around them. These […]
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Read MoreAt least 22 Indigenous women underwent forced sterilization in Quebec from 1980-2019: report – CBC
Researchers call on province to recognize existence of systemic racism in Quebec Nov 24, 2022 Researchers at a Quebec university collected the stories of more than 35 First Nations and Inuit women, who recounted their experiences with forced sterilization and imposed abortions in Quebec — a practice that had not been studied in the province. Of […]
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Read MoreThe Impact of Inaction – New Publication Reveals Not All of Canada is on Track to Meet Global Hepatitis C Elimination Goal
Nov 24, 2022 Timing of elimination of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Canada’s provinces indicates 70% of provinces could reach the World Health Organization’s (WHO) HCV elimination target of 2030, however three of Canada’s provinces — two of them the most populous in the country — are off track to achieve this hepatitis C […]
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Read MoreDenunciation of another part of our history: Publication of a research report on free and informed consent and imposed sterilizations among First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec
Nov 24, 2022 WENDAKE, QC – For decades, several national and public inquiries have denounced and brought to light the acts of systemic discrimination experienced by First Nations, Inuit and Métis in health care facilities in Canada and Quebec. In 2020, we once again witnessed such acts with the death of Joyce Echaquan. Until very […]
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Read MoreNunavik woman raises safety concerns over transportation to Puvirnituq hospital – Nunatsiaq News
Nov 21, 2022 Christina Anowak says hospital offered van service previously, but switched to pickup truck An Umiujaq woman is raising concerns over what she says is a lack of safe transportation to the Inuulitsivik Health Centre in Puvirnituq. Christina Anowak, who said she is a frequent visitor to the centre, said the hospital initially […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada Supports the Canadian Association of Midwives in communicating the importance of staying up to date with COVID-19 Vaccination
From: Public Health Agency of Canada November 15, 2022 Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health announced an investment of $311,310 to the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) to support their vaccine confidence project, Midwives for 4. Minister Duclos was pleased to meet with the CAM and learn more about how the project aims […]
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Read MoreNew fire station pilot project launched in Wemotaci
From: Indigenous Services Canada Today, François Néashit, Chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced the first step toward bringing fire protection services in Wemotaci up to provincial health and safety standards. The first of its kind to be funded by ISC, the project’s first […]
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