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Building bridges: MGH program cultivates support and trust among Indigenous patients – MUHC
May 13, 2024 “More and more Indigenous patients are starting to hear about our program and the services that are there to support them. It makes us happy to know they may be less anxious when seeking medical treatment at the MUHC.” Camille Panneton and Sidonie Laurier are Indigenous Liaison Agents. They took a few […]
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Languages of the land: Odeshkun Thusky on zaagi’idiwin, love – Canadian Geographic
May 13, 2024 In the sixth part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the Anishinabeg dancer and drummer speaks to Canadian Geographic on love, hope and the importance of preserving language My name is Odeshkun. I am from Kitigan Zibi and Barriere Lake. On an important word in Omàmìwininìmowin (Algonquin) Zaagi’idiwin, that’s the […]
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The Barreau du Québec releases informative video clips intended for Indigenous communities – Le Barreau du Québec
April 2, 2024 To raise awareness of its mission to ensure the protection of the public and the role of the Office of the syndic, the Barreau du Québec is launching four informative video clips created specifically for First Nations and Inuit audiences. These aim to strengthen the confidence of Indigenous citizens in the regulatory […]
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Nunavik woman named Ranger of the Year for her work with youth – Nunatsiaq News
May 10, 2024 Nancy Kooktook has dedicated much of her work as a master corporal with the Canadian Rangers to helping young people in her home community of Kangiqsualujjuaq. For her work, the Canadian Armed Forces recently named her Ranger of the Year for Division 2, which covers all of northern Quebec, including all the […]
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Quebec premier defends new museum on Québécois nation after Indigenous criticism – Barrie Today
Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a group representing First Nations of trying to erase their history. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault’s April 25 comments that suggested the province’s history began with the arrival of French explorers Jacques Cartier and […]
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Miscellaneous News – FNQLHSSC
Each week, we gather various news related to health and social services, as well as to First Nations. Scholarships, awards and grants Financial support program for Indigenous families organizations This program provides financial assistance to Indigenous families organizations to promote the deployment of and access to local services for Aboriginal families and children. Its aim […]
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Meet Michèle Audette – FNQLHSSC
May 6, 2024 The path I followed was determined when I was born to a Quebecois father and an Innu mother. Racism was just a part of my life, a reality I was hit with very early on. Growing up, I had to claim two identities, Quebecois and Innu, without being fully accepted by either. […]
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‘We are also human beings’: Quebec court authorizes off reserve class-action lawsuit against province, Canada – APTN News
May 02, 2024 After months of waiting, a class-action lawsuit brought by two Inuit women who say they suffered harm in the province’s child welfare system is proceeding against Quebec and Canada. The action, brought by Tanya Jones and a woman who can only be identified as A.B., alleges that “Inuit in Nunavik have lived […]
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Quebec to invest $60M in protecting province’s caribou – CBC
May 01, 2024 Focus is Charlevoix’s boreal caribou and the Gaspésie mountain caribou The Quebec government has announced a $59.5-million bid to safeguard Charlevoix’s boreal caribou and the Gaspésie mountain caribou. These two regions were chosen because they have not suffered the full impact of last summer’s forest fires and the herds there are particularly […]
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Here we go again? Making sense of the PQ’s rise in the polls – Policy Options
May 1, 2024 While the Parti Québécois is on the rise in the polls, the independence movement is not, particularly among young Quebecers. The 2018 Quebec provincial election was notable not only because it brought to power a new political party – the Coalition avenir Québec – but because it was a historic defeat for […]
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