Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
School of Population and Public Health 2206 East Mall V6T 1Z3 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join the @UBCLearningCircle on December 3rd for Supporting Indigenous Birth During COVID-19. In this session we will discuss how the pandemic has impacted Indigenous birth, including Prenatal care, Hospital policies, Doula support, and Postpartum care. https://buff.ly/3f3tZ6t

Foundation's permanent board takes up the work of healing trauma from Sixties Scoop

Manitoba First Nation battles 'outbreak within an outbreak' as all 28 residents infected at care home

The Many Ways We're Failing Our Children's Mental Health

Fighting racism against Indigenous communities

Pauktuutit & ISC Developing COVID-19 Pandemic Economic Recovery plan for Inuit Women

Ontario's Neskantaga community evacuates over water contamination

Lack of Planning in Bill 22 Would See Increased Drug Fatalities for Indigenous Youth in the Midst of Opioid Crisis

Health PEI ignores recommendation, adds police to mobile mental health units

Indigenous-led clinic to aid Quebec community still shaken by Joyce Echaquan's death

Do you know why we call one of our programs 23 24? UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety has been developed as part of a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions 94 Calls to Action, specifically Calls to Action #23 and #24. #CEIH #UBC

The impacts of climate change can be felt across Canada and Indigenous peoples are on the front lines helping to find solutions. The Indigenous Community-Based... Climate Monitoring Program provides funding to support the design and implementation of community-based climate monitoring projects. The Program is now accepting expressions of interest from First Nations for projects starting in 2021 2022. Deadline to apply is October 23, 2020. Info: http://ow.ly/loZ650BsMgC #ClimateChange See more

New homelessness strategy in London starts with Indigenous understanding

Join the UBC Learning Circle on Nov. 5th to learn about the effects of sports #concussion on our young #IndigenousAthletes competing in a variety of sports. "Dr. Virji-Babul will be focusing on the changes that occur in the brain after a concussion, describing both the changes in brain structure and function." Register here: https://buff.ly/3jIMNJu

We want to ensure our campuses are places where Indigenous students, scholars and knowledge keepers truly feel welcome and are able to reach their fullest potential. We want our campuses to prominently reflect and celebrate cultures and traditions of the Indigenous peoples on whose territories they are located.

"These stories of resistance, self-determination, kinship and strength give us all hope to keep going, especially during a global health pandemic."

"Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples are in the process of assuming greater control and self-determination over health and wellness."

The Office of Indigenous Education invites all new and returning Indigenous graduate students to gather via Zoom at this UBC -SAGE Meet and Greet, with speakers, on Thurs. Sept 24th from 12 - 1:15PM

Donating blood can help save lives! A blood donation event will be at UBC on Thursday, September 17th in the Nest. More information can be seen in the poster below!

[Indigenous people] will go without that help just so they avoid the discrimination and racism they are going to face. There is a well-founded skepticism towards the health system.

"The goal is to hear from Indigenous people, including health professionals, who have lived through racist treatment in the health system while politicians listen."

This is an interesting program!

"We knew the gravity of some of the inequity, we knew how Indigenous youth are treated differently, and [the pandemic] just highlighted it in so many ways,"

"The loss of any child is unacceptable. And I think that it just shows the amount of work that we have to do to reform the child welfare system and bring about those much-needed changes."

"Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear highlights the importance of primary health care in connecting to Indigenous knowledge, noting that Indigenous Peoples have historically experienced socioeconomic disadvantages, social injustices, and health inequities that have greatly impacted our well-being,"

"...there needs to be an education process of learning about cultural competencies within the health care system."

The Declaration is the outcome of 25 years of hard negotiations by Indigenous leaders. The rights spelled out in the document "constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous Peoples of the world."

With limited access to the land and water, you see a lot of people with a strong connection to our culture with effects of seasonal depression."

Be sure not to miss out this Virtual Tour of UBC Indigenous Spaces on UBC Vancouver Campus by Memegwans Johnson-Owl, who worked with us with us this past summer on the UBC Summer Science Program (aka VISE)! Congratulations on an awesome video! https://youtu.be/9djQgLS7Eus

"We're supposed to be there the most vulnerable people in society, we're supposed to be there to help. And really, at the end of the day, if we see one person gone, that's one too many."

Testing wastewater has been found to uncover trends of COVID-19 in the community four to 10 days earlier than clinical data would, the territory says, by detecting its presence in asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic populations.

Theres a gap in the research and the data that establishes the needs of the urban Indigenous population and also provides information around the needs for COVID-19 response,

The UVic researchers also plan to perform follow-up surveys or interviews with specific groups that could be more vulnerable to mental-health stresses, such as front-line health workers, Indigenous people and people living in remote and rural communities

Released Thursday, it points out that 55 per cent of newcomers and 36 per cent of Indigenous people in London live at or below the poverty line. It also says that reports of hate crimes have gone up in the city.

Children are much more than their disability, he said. These are kids whose lives, with or without COVID-19, but certainly with COVID-19, are so complex. To be an agent of change or to be an ally, you need to know so much more and you need to invest so much more time in understanding their lives.

I think academics must get involved and take a stand on the issues raised by Black Lives Matter and Indigenous resistance movements,

We are afraid to talk about it because were not sure how, she said. This can propagate this myth that suicide isnt preventable, or that suicide is something to be ashamed of.

We heard from advocates, families and caregivers looking for more help with the day-to-day challenges of supporting children with FASD. These initiatives will not only help to end the stigma of this disorder but raise awareness and empower families as they care for loved ones.

The first directive offered by public health officials at the outset of the pandemic was to stay home; however, staying home is impossible if you dont have a home or are inadequately housed.

"Not only will these research endeavours provide information into health inequity in Indigenous communities, theyll also be helping the economy of these communities."

B.C. health officials reported one more death and 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a tie for the lowest number of new cases since Aug. 17.

Raising Canada 2020 opens by acknowledging child wellness in Canada has been on the decline ever since the high watermark in 2007, when UNICEF ranked the country 12th out of 41 affluent nations. That has since dropped to 25th.

The free online handbook details the clinical presentations on skin of colour for more than 20 conditions including swelling, nail pitting, jaundice, meningococcal disease, bruising, chickenpox and measles.

This unprecedented time has shown us all that access to housing is not just a political issue, but a matter of life and death.

"We know its really, really important to pay attention to what experts are saying to pay attention to our elder stories," she said. "The elders are telling us that when the leaves fall, its time for us to bunker down and to stay safe."

Unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes separate Mori from other citizens, said a report from this months parliamentary select committee inquiry into Mori health.

There are over 600 First Nations, and if you add the Mtis communities and the Inuit communities, youve got that much more...Often with mental health dollars in Indigenous communities, theres not enough money to do much.

Students from remote First Nations in northern Ontario are being short-changed by both levels of government when it comes to their safety during the pandemic, according to the NDP MPP for the region.

The First Nations House of Learning and UBC Learning Circle are honoured and pleased to present Phyllis Webstad, who will share her personal story that inspired... the creation of Orange Shirt Day, held every September 30th. This day is dedicated to keeping the discussion on all aspects of Indian Residential Schools happening annually and to bring Canadians together in the spirit of reconciliation. Please join us for this webinar on Sept 22nd by registering today. Learn more: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca//phyllis-webstad-the-orange/

The $112 million for COVID-19 back-to-school preparations for First Nations that Ottawa announced on Wednesday falls far short of needs faced by communities, according to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) regional chief responsible for education.