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Dialogue For Life 2023 Suicide Prevention Conference
January 17, 2023 The First Nations & Inuit Suicide Prevention Association of Quebec & Labrador are looking for presenters for the Dialogue For Life 2023 Suicide Prevention Conference. Please see the provided information for all the details here. NT5
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Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund announces 11 new grant recipients
January 17, 2023 Bell Let’s Talk today announced $1.1 million in new grants from the Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund to support 11 additional organizations helping to create positive change for members of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in Canada. $1.1 million in new grants for mental health programs supporting Black, Indigenous […]
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Munick-Watkins named Nunavik health board executive director – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 21, 2022 Former KRG chairperson to lead organization for next four years Jennifer Munick-Watkins will continue leading the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services for the next four years after officially being named its executive director last week. The health board announced the appointment in a news release Dec. 15 following a […]
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746 births over 36 years: Inuk midwife long served her remote community – CBC
Dec 21, 2022 Now retired, Akinsie Qumaluk still gets requests to perform deliveries Akinisie Qumaluk is a household name in her home community of Puvirnituq, Que. She was there for 746 births as a midwife over her 36-year career working at the Inuulitsivik Health Centre in the village of about 2,000 people in the northern Quebec […]
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For Inuit in northern Quebec, care closer to home could cut down on stressful medical travel – CBC
Dec 20, 2022 Plans for new hospital could reduce the number of patients forced to travel south If a patient in Nunavik requires specialized medical care, they have to get on a plane and travel more than 1,400 kilometres to Montreal. But a new regional hospital proposed in Kuujjuaq, Que., could help keep some patients closer to […]
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Inuit come to Montreal for medical care. The lodge where patients stay is riddled with problems – CBC
Dec 19, 2022 Ullivik’s newly named director, its 5th since 2020, says she’s committed to creating a welcoming space For years, Inuit who flew south to Montreal for medical care were relegated to a YMCA on the western edge of downtown. Finally, in 2016, a new centre, called Ullivik, was opened near the city’s airport. […]
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Feels like home’: Mohawk and Cree collaborate on teepee project – CBC
Dec 14, 2022 A place for Cree patients and others to gather, cook traditional food in Kahnawake For Maggie Brien and her mom Elizabeth, it is very clear how much Maggie’s son Elias loves spending time at a new cultural space in Kahnawake, Que., near Montreal. And while he can’t share his excitement with words, Elias […]
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Government of Canada announces 13 projects to prevent gender-based violence in Quebec
From: Women and Gender Equality Canada December 5, 2022 Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive, deadly, and deeply rooted human rights violations of our time. Prevention and support services are essential to respond to the needs of Canadians, as gender equality cannot be achieved without addressing this critical issue. Today, the Honourable Marci […]
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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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ITK 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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