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Two Yukon First Nations chiefs have written to the Yukon and federal governments that they will be looking to take health care matters into their own hands. CBC News has obtained letters addressed to Yukon Premier Currie Dixon and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty. They were written by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Chief Pauline Frost and Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation (LS/CFN)…

Ontario Ombudsman releases Indigenous Services Plan, commits to ongoing dialogue to improve public service delivery for Indigenous Peoples Paul Dubé: Ombudsman is “uniquely positioned to make a difference”   (TORONTO – March 12, 2025) Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today released his Office’s Indigenous Services Plan, committing to internal improvements and external engagements to help ensure…

We are thrilled to announce our third annual event was held in Wendake, near Quebec city, at the Indigenous-owned and operated, Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations on Huron Wendat territory. We were surrounded by nature and eating delicious land-based food, and launched the gorgeous Karihwáhstha website— a new hub to support cross-the-land collaborations. We also had the privilege of having a variety…

Prince George, B.C., Calgary, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Ont., part of PhD candidate Ashley Wilkinson’s work Ashley Wilkinson has found racism is an ongoing challenge in health-care settings in Canada, which is why the PhD candidate at the University of Northern British Columbia is getting the first-hand accounts of Black and Indigenous people who say they’ve experienced it. For her doctoral work,…

Stephen Rockwell’s mother says admission doesn’t change that racism delayed her son’s treatment A Manitoba health authority has admitted an Indigenous man, who died four months after a delayed confirmation his cancer had returned, was subject to racism while seeking treatment. Stephen Rockwell’s mother, Leona Massan, said hearing that from health officials in July…

Chyna Steele remembers a moment from her time working at the only pharmacy in her home community of Wabasca, Northern Alberta – population 1,600. An Elder came in, clutching a paper bag of medications, clearly unsure of what any of them were for. He didn’t speak much English, and there was no one around who spoke Cree. “He walked out with his prescriptions but still didn’t understand his…

Life expectancy of Indigenous people in B.C. dropped by more than six years between 2017 and 2021 When Dr. Danièle Behn Smith first saw the data on Indigenous life expectancy, her mind went to her own family. The recent report by the B.C. First Nations Health Authority found that life expectancy for Indigenous people in the province had dropped by more than six years between 2017 and…

The development of a website to provide a culturally safe method to communicate wound, ostomy and continence information and resources. Despite Canada’s commitment to primary health care and principles of social justice, health inequities remain a pressing national concern for Indigenous peoples. In Canada, healthcare for Indigenous peoples, which include First Nations, Inuit and Métis, is…