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Author: Odette Auger, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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National Nursing Week: Leanne Poitras-Kelly’s work honours community connections
Cree-Métis teaching nurse guides students towards strength-based relations with Indigenous communities, and strong foundations for themselves
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National Nursing Week: Wyonna Cahoose overcame obstacles to excel as a nursing student
The Tsilhqotʼin and Carrier Dakelh student at TRU has been able to thrive despite difficulty thanks to many nurses who have inspired her along the way
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National Nursing Week: Taaʔisimqa Leona Smith teaches cultural safety to next generation of nurses
Guided by her grandfather, this Nuu-chah-nulth nurse is finding balance between her own Indigenous teachings and academia
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On B.C.’s Indigenous Nurses Day, healthcare workers celebrated for ‘answering the call to justice’
Indigenous nurses in B.C. know all too well the tenacity and activism it takes to navigate a colonial system and advocate for meaningful change
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All that we know grows from the words of our ancestors
First People’s Cultural Council funds a range of Indigenous language initiatives including digitization, preservation, teacher training and more.
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‘How are they going to feel safe?’: Kackaamin healing centre rallies against cannabis facility
Community members are protesting a 57,000 square foot medical marijuana farm that’s slated to be built across the road from Kackaamin, a unique treatment centre with a whole-family approach.
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‘Tomorrow will be better’: Kids Help Phone expands services to reach more Indigenous youth
Deanna Dunham, a Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River, says as demand rises for Kids Help Phone services during the pandemic, the organization is looking to become more inclusive
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Wait times for status cards an example of systemic racism, says petition
Wait times for status card renewals should be the same as passports, as they are both government-issued identity documents, says Vivian Hermansen, who’s drafted a petition calling on the House of Commons to find solutions.
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FNHA coordinator leads ‘wellness kit’ project for more than 200 Indigenous youth
Adam Gauthier, who’s Coast Salish, Cree and Métis, says the packages of self-care items are a way to show love for Indigenous youth both on reserve and off
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New video series uplifts wisdom of K’ómoks and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw cultures
Interview series hosted by Kumugwe Cultural Society looks at culture, environment and more through voices of Elders and other ‘wise ones’