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Author: Odette Auger, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Army of Kwakwaka’wakw doulas bringing birth back home
A group of newly trained Indigenous doulas reclaim their future bringing back birthing traditions
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Indigenous nurse and birth worker advocate for more access to traditional birth support.
‘Birth should be sacred,’ Lucy Barney says. ‘But right now it’s medical and we need more traditional midwives.’
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Maternity clinic in Campbell River breaking barriers to birth support
Amid COVID-19, Maternal health clinic celebrates five year anniversary of relocating to improve access.
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Beyond tokenization: Why inclusivity of Indigenous people can be life or death
Michelle Buchholz illustrates what inclusion really means — engaging Indigenous perspectives throughout policy and decision making.
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Virtual mental health service improves access to critical support
At the intersection of COVID-19 and the overdose crisis, the First Nation Health Authority finds new ways to offer substance use and psychiatric supports.
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Teaching and learning how to interrupt anti-Indigenous racism
Training team combines Indigenous and non-Indigenous experiences to combat anti-Indigenous racism.
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How a service dog named Nova helped Mackenzie get ‘a new lease on life’
Ten year-old Mackenzie Dawson uses an alert and response service dog to help with her Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.
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Meet 10 Indigenous candidates running in B.C.’s provincial election
These candidates will find out their fate on election day, Oct. 24.
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BC First Nations Rock the Vote seeks to educate and motivate Indigenous voters
‘I just hope that everybody gets out there and votes,’ say page co-founder Mikelle Sasakamoose.
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Indigenous beaders are buying billboards and online ads to help find missing women and girls
The Lil’ Red Dress Project is supporting the search for Raymona Peter and others.