The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
3333 University Way V2N 4Z9 Prince George, BC, Canada

Métis Week is celebrated November 15 21. Visit Metis Nation of Alberta to find a list of virtual events: http://albertametis.com/about/news/events/metis-week/ See also: https://www.nccih.ca//Land,_Family_and_Identity__Contextua

The NCCIH is hiring! The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is currently accepting applications for a research associate. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. See the full job posting: https://www.unbc.ca/55169/research-associate

October 16th is #WorldFoodDay - Sharing #TheNCCIH resource - https://www.nccih.ca//The_nutritional_health_of_First_Nati See also: http://www.fao.org/world-food-day... https://nccdh.ca//upstream-action-on-food-insecurity-a-cur #WFD2020 #IndigenousHealth

Sharing #TheNCCIH resource for International Inuit Day, Nov. 7th - Celebrate Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit. - " - https://www.nccih.ca//Video__Inuit_Qaujimajatuqangit_-_Rho - https://vimeo.com/nccih/iq-rhodas-dream

Newsletter: Closing the Circle Fall 2020 - News & events in Indigenous Health from the NCCIH - https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Closing-the-Circle---Fa We sincerely thank-you for your continued interest in the NCCIH and we are looking forward to sharing our winter 2020 Newsletter with you. Not a subscriber? Take the opportunity now to sign up! http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp ... #TheNCCIH #IndigenousHealth #HealthResearch Please share with your networks. Thank you.

Mental Illness Awareness Week is Oct. 4-10 with World #MentalHealthDay on Oct 10 - Sharing #TheNCCIH reports - https://www.nccih.ca/34/Publication.nccih?cat=7&type=1 See also: https://www.nccih.ca//Podcast__Voices_from_the_Field_16_-_... https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day https://www.canada.ca//2019-novel-coron/mental-health.html http://www.camimh.ca/mental-illness-awareness-w/about-miaw/ #PTSD #Anxiety #Depression #MentalHealth

Call for Submissions - Seeking Manitoba First Nations, Inuit and Metis art, photographs and stories for inclusion in an Indigenous Parenting Booklet for youth. Possible submissions may include stories about parenting, Indigenous languages quotes, traditional teachings, photographs, cartoons and art. Please send submission via email to Lisa Murdock at [email protected]. #IndigenousYouth #IndigenousHealth

September 9 is International #FASDAwarenessDay - Sharing #TheNCCIH report - https://issuu.com/nccah-cc//rpt-fasdknowledgegaps-pacey-en - #FASD #FASDay See also: https://www.canada.ca//fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder.html... http://canfasd.ca/

Oct. 26 - 30 is Canadian Patient Safety Week - Sharing #TheNCCIH report - https://www.nccih.ca//Review_of_Core_Competencies_for_Publ - #PublicHealth #VirtualCare See also: http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca//c/pages/default.aspx

September is World Alzheimer's Month - Sharing #TheNCCIH report - https://www.nccih.ca//Alzheimer%E2%80%99s_Disease_and_Rela #WorldAlzMonth #AlzheimersAwareness See also: https://www.alz.co.uk/world-alzheimers-month

Orange Shirt Day, celebrated September 30th, is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) #ResidentialSchool commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, in the spring of 2013. Sharing #TheNCCIH reports to bring awareness to #OrangeShirtDay - https://www.nccih.ca//Aboriginal_Peoples_and_Historic_Trau - and to provide #Racism resources - https://www.nccih.ca/495/Understanding_Racism.nccih?id=103 #Reconciliation #HonouringSurvivors #EveryChildMatters ... See also: http://www.orangeshirtday.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3vUqr01kAk

The webinar resources from Traditional Indigenous Medicine in North America - A Review, delivered by Dr. Nicole Redvers on June 26, 2020, are now available online. Please follow the links listed below to access these digital resources. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com//webinar-traditional-indigenous-med ... Post webinar resource link list: https://www.nccih.ca//Webinar__Traditional_Indigenous_Medi #IndigenousHealth #TraditionalMedicine #TheNCCIH #NCCIHWebinar Please share with your networks. Thank you.

Newsletter: Closing the Circle Summer 2020 - News & events in Indigenous Health from the NCCIH - https://conta.cc/2Y2nxp4 We sincerely thank-you for your continued interest in the NCCIH and we are looking forward to sharing our Fall 2020 Newsletter with you. Not a subscriber? Take the opportunity now to sign up! http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp ... #TheNCCIH #IndigenousHealth #HealthResearch Please share with your networks. Thank you.

NCCIH Webinar: Home remedies: Addressing domestic violence, racism, and sexism in the context of COVID-19 GoToWebinar Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist/5547474175752653583 ... Date and Time: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 10:00AM - 11:30AM PST / 1:00PM - 2:30PM EST A webinar hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), Native Women’s Association of Canada’s (NWAC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (IIPH) Presenters: Dr. Carrie Bourassa, B.A., M.A., PhD: Scientific Director of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Elder Roberta Oshkawbewisens NCCIH Webinar Notification: For additional information, speaker bios, learning objectives and the recommended readings please see the e-alert notice for this webinar at: https://conta.cc/2VJepUU Please share with your networks. Thank you. #TheNCCIH #NCCIHWebinar #IndigenousHealth

NCCIH Webinar: Taking Action for Justice: Steps to Addressing Systemic Violence toward Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender-Diverse People Amidst a Delayed National Action Plan GoToWebinar Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist/8068657636601465357 ... Date and Time: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 10:00AM - 11:30AM PST / 1:00PM - 2:30PM EST A webinar hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH). Presenters: Candice Shaw, Policy Director of Gender Diversity and Social Inclusion, Native Women’s Association of Canada Christian Pascal Boucher, MBA, MPA, Senior Director, Policy & Government Relations at Native Women’s Association of Canada Elder Roberta Oshkawbewisens NCCIH Webinar Notification: For additional information, speaker bios, learning objectives and the recommended readings please see the e-alert notice for this webinar at: https://conta.cc/3ieIwgI Please share with your networks. Thank you. #TheNCCIH #NCCIHWebinar #IndigenousHealth

June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth and June 21 was #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay. In celebration we are sharing #TheNCCIH resource on the importance of #culture and #language - https://www.nccih.ca//Culture_and_language_as_social_deter - #IndigenousHealth #NIPDCanada #NIPD2020 See also: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca//11001000132/1534872397533... https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca//14666164365/1534874922512

NEW PODCAST - Voices from the Field - Episode 16 - Supporting grief, mourning and mental health during COVID-19 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ncc/voices-from-the-field-16-ansloos View the speaker bio and transcription: https://www.nccih.ca//Podcast__Voices_from_the_Field_16_-_... In this episode, Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos discusses everyday foundations of Indigenous peoples’ mental health, well-being and healing, both broadly as well as specific to the current pandemic. With public health restrictions in place on travel and large social gatherings, collective grieving and mourning to celebrate the life of loved ones has been severely limited. Here, Dr. Ansloos discusses its long-term effects and the need for proactive adaptations to support the emotional and mental health needs of families and communities. He ends by reinforcing the strengths of communities and how they support greater mental health and well-being. #TheNCCIH #NCCIHPodcast #VoicesfromtheField #COVID19 Please share with your networks. Thank you.

June 5 is World Environment Day - https://www.un.org/en/events/environmentday/ - Sharing #TheNCCIH #BuiltEnvironment report - https://www.nccih.ca//The_built_environment__Understanding - #WorldEnvironmentDay2020

NEW SURVEY: COVID-19: Resource and Information Gaps for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples This survey has been developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH). The purpose of this survey is to determine whether you and/or your organization have been able to adequately meet your needs for information and resources related to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and COVID-19. Our intent is to identify specific knowledge and resources gaps to ...inform the NCCIH's work moving forward in the context of the pandemic. The survey should take you no more than 10 minutes to fill in. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential. If you would prefer to do this survey over the phone or in French, please email [email protected] and a staff member will contact you. Take the online survey: https://conta.cc/2XIoCBl #IndigenousHealth #COVID19 #Coronavirus #InfectiousDiseases Please share with your networks. Thank you.

NCCIH Webinar: Traditional Indigenous Medicine in North America: A Review GoToWebinar Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist/2986564259352193296 ... Date and Time: Friday, June 26, 2020 09:30AM - 11:00AM PST / 12:30PM - 2:00PM EST A webinar hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH). Presenters: Nicole Redvers, Assistant Professor, Indians into Medicine (INMED) and the Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of North Dakota’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences NCCIH Webinar Notification: For additional information, speaker bios, learning objectives and the recommended readings please see the e-alert notice for this webinar at: https://conta.cc/3cojTdd Please share with your networks. Thank you. #TheNCCIH #NCCIHWebinar #IndigenousHealth

Chronic and Infectious Diseases FACT SHEET - #TheNCCIH: Maintaining the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and teens during COVID-19 Read the fact sheet: https://www.nccih.ca//Maintaining_the_health_and_well-bein ... Read the COVID-19 web story: https://www.nccih.ca/485/NCCIH_in_the_News.nccih?id=450 This brief fact sheet provides information for First Nations, Inuit and Métis parents and caregivers to support the health and well-being of our children and teens during this pandemic. We hope your physical distancing and staying at home will include cultural, physical, and emotional outlets and activities. #IndigenousHealth #COVID19 #Coronavirus #InfectiousDiseases Please share with your networks. Thank you.

NEW PODCAST - Voices from the Field - Episode 13 - Inuit risk and response to COVID-19 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ncc/voices-from-the-field-13-kotierk View the speaker bio and transcription: https://www.nccih.ca//Podcast__Voices_from_the_Field_13_-_ ... In this episode, Aluki Kotierk, the President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), speaks to the ongoing inequities that put Inuit at greater risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also speaks to the challenges that some Inuit communities and households face when trying to follow public health guidelines around physical distancing and hand hygiene. We also learn how Inuit organizations and communities, in addition to Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer, have responded to the pandemic and ensured that Nunavut has remained COVID-19 free. #TheNCCIH #InuitHealth #NCCIHPodcast #COVID19 Please share with your networks. Thank you.

The webinar resources from Management of COVID-19 and the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), delivered by Dr. Yoav Keynan and Dr. Tom Wong on April 28, 2020, are now available online. Please follow the links listed below to access these digital resources. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nccih-cc/sets/nccih-webinar-covid-19 ... Post webinar resource link list: https://www.nccih.ca/en/publicationsview.aspx #IndigenousHealth #TheNCCIH #NCCIHWebinar #COVID19 Please share with your networks. Thank you.

Sharing #TheNCCIH resources in support of #NationalNursingWeek this May 11-17 and Indigenous Nurses Day today! - #ThankYouNurses https://www.nccih.ca/34/Publication.nccah?cat=21 See also: http://indigenousnurses.ca/... https://www.cna-aiic.ca//news/events/national-nursing-week https://www.canada.ca//f/health-care-services/nursing.html #IndigenousNursesDay #ThankaNurse #TheNCCIH #IndigenousHealth

In celebration of Mothers Day, we are sharing a new #TheNCCIH podcast, ‘‘Voices from the Field 11 - Supporting Indigenous Midwifery during COVID-19’’ with Carol Couchie and Claire Dion Fletcher. Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com//voices-from-the-field-episode-11-c On April 3, 2020, the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM) and the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) issued the following statement: Midwives as Essential Primary Care Providers in the C...ontext of COVID-19. This episode of Voices from the Field is based on a conversation with Carol Couchie and Claire Dion Fletcher, co-chairs of NACM, in which they speak to this statement and how Indigenous midwifery has been impacted by COVID-19. Please share with your networks. Thank you. #MothersDay #IndigenousHealth #NCCIHPodcast #COVID19

May 4-10, 2020 is #MentalHealthWeek - Sharing new #TheNCCIH podcast - https://www.nccih.ca//Podcast__Voices_from_the_Field_10_-_ - #Anxiety #Depression #MentalHealth #GetReal See also: https://mentalhealthweek.ca/... https://www.nccih.ca/34/Publication.nccih?cat=7 https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/ https://www.canada.ca//2019-novel-coron/mental-health.html See more

May 1st is #NationalPhysiciansDay in Canada We would like to thank all the Canadian physicians that support #CulturalSafety and #CulturalCompetency education, including anti-racism training - Sharing #NCCIHWebinar resources - https://www.nccih.ca/34/Publication.nccih?type=6 - #IndigenousHealth #DoctorsDay