VCH Aboriginal Health
2750 East Hastings St V5K 1Z9 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Check out this informative video from Northern Health - Healing in Pandemic Times: Indigenous Peoples, Stigma and COVID-19.

We had a special and moving virtual blessing ceremony yesterday for Skokaylem, carver from Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the unveiling of all three house posts including from Musqueam and Squamish Nations now raised at Vancouver General Hospital. You can watch it here.

Our amazing partners over at Yúusnewas are looking for Indigenous youth in BC who are artists and creators, from social media platforms to beading to visual art, and anything in between, to join the creative team for First Directions, taking place in March 2021. First Directions is an annual workshop for Indigenous youth to find community and share their voices on important topics. This year's theme is Resisting Criminalization and Colonization. to learn more check out their online event next Tuesday: https://www.youthco.org/fdcreatives

The BC NEIHR (BC Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research) has launched it’s first Call for Applications for Indigenous graduate and postdoctoral funding (deadline January 15th, 2021)! Instructions and application forms are available online. For more information, please visit www.uvic.ca/bcneihr or email the Network Coordinator [email protected]

The holiday season is fast approaching - give yourself the gift of some new knowledge! Check out this article for a great primer on Indigenous data sovereignty: https://epicpresence.com/indigenous-data-sovereignty-movem/

The Community Action Initiative is offering funding for rural, remote & Indigenous overdose initiatives or projects. See below for more info. Applications must be completed as described in the guidelines and are due by January 22, 2021.

Learn more about the carvers behind the house posts raised at VGH.

Feel like you want to brush up on how to prevent and Control COVID-19? Listen to the lovely Sarah Levine in this pre-recorded webinar. The focus is on a supported housing environment - but she does a wonderful job of communicating some universal information as well. Thank you Sarah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2OXBpdzth0&feature=youtu.be

We hope you can join us virtually today for this exciting unveiling of the three house posts that have been raised at VGH.

Need an excuse to stay in and curl up with a cup of tea tonight? search no further! UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is hosting a month of dialogue with Matriarch Illuminations.

Members of the Aboriginal Health team and staff from Lions Gate Hospital showing their support for Orange Shirt Day in the spirit of healing and reconciliation. #OrangeShirtDay #orangeshirtday2020

Today marks Louis Riel Day in BC. Please check out Métis Nation BC's publication to learn more about Louis Riel. https://www.mnbc.ca/wp-cont/uploads//06/Louis_Riel_Day.pdf

Today is Orange Shirt Day - a day to remember all of the children who attended Residential schools in Canada and to honor them. It's also important to hear from survivors like Adeline Brown. Listen to her interview below.

Listen to Métis Knowledge Carrier and renowned artist, Lisa Shepherd talk about the "Breathe" project and how cultural reclamation can support wellness as we navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca//these-beaded-masks-are-bringing-togeth

Wear an orange shirt to commemorate the generations of children who attended residential schools. You can learn more about orange shirt day here: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/about-us.html

Hibernation season is upon us. It's time to curl up with a good book, podcast, or virtual evening with your friends over at the North Shore Libraries! Join Bob Joseph (author of "21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act") as he leads us through an evening of learning and discussion - all from the coziness of your sofa...or wherever you find to curl up with that laptop!

learning from Indigenous well-being in COVID times: COVID-19 and the decolonization of Indigenous public health - https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/192/38/E1098.full.pdf

Traditional diets support good health. Swxwú7mesh ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph researches and teaches how traditional knowledge can help those living with Type 2 diabetes revisit their relationships with carbohydrates. Find out more here.

If you have some time this afternoon, check out this webinar with Dr. James Makokis and Anthony Johnson.

We're hiring a Director pf Aboriginal Mental Wellness & Substance Use. This is an opportunity to provide leadership, support and direction in the successful development and implementation of Aboriginal Mental Wellness & Substance Use initiatives that are both culturally safe and align with Aboriginal practices and organizational priorities. If this sounds like the role for you, apply today!

Learn more about Orange Shirt day at this webinar happening tomorrow and find out how you can show your support for Residential school survivors.

Join us today in raising awareness about suicide prevention. Together we can save lives. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD2020

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please contact the Métis Crisis Line for support. This resource is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 1-833-METIS-BC (1-833-638-4722). #WSPD2020

Orange Shirt Day is coming up on September 30. Check out this event to hear more about Phyillis Webstad's story about having her orange shirt taken away in Residential school and how this has prompted this event to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.

We are currently in production of a video called Raising Wellness to document the process of the carving of the three house poles that will be raised at Vancouver General Hospital this fall. This is a story about the carvers, their influences and the meaning behind the art. Check out the preview below.

We are so excited about the three house poles that will be raised at VGH in the next couple of months. This is Squamish carver Xwalacktun on site at VGH, talking to Leslie Bonshor, ED of Aboriginal Health about his work. Staff and the public are welcome to go visit and check out his pole.