Indigenous Health /channels/taxonomy/term/6652/all en Employment Opportunity: Program Manager at Indigenous Health Professionals' Program /channels/channels/news/employment-opportunity-program-manager-indigenous-health-professionals-program-357433 <p>Position Summary: Administer and oversee activities related to the IHP Program. Initiate and organize activities aligned with the mandate of the IHP Program, such as community engagement, supporting Indigenous health education, administration, financial management, team building, communications, student affairs, evaluation of initiatives and managing physical resources.</p> <p>Some Responsibilities Include: </p> Thu, 23 May 2024 20:45:27 +0000 webfull 200164 at /channels DGPH Seminar: Confronting Medical Colonialism: from #aHand2Hold to Joyce’s Principle /channels/channels/event/dgph-seminar-confronting-medical-colonialism-ahand2hold-joyces-principle-355970 <p>Join us for an important seminar of the Department of Global and Public Health with Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain who will deliver a talk titled "Confronting Medical Colonialism: from #aHand2Hold to Joyce’s Principle".</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:16:14 +0000 webfull 198509 at /channels New course for Fall 2023: Interdisciplinary discussions of Indigenous Peoples' contemporary issues /channels/channels/news/new-course-fall-2023-interdisciplinary-discussions-indigenous-peoples-contemporary-issues-349311 <p>Join us in an examination of Indigenous histories and how they relate to contemporary nutrition, environmental and health issues from a Two-Eye Seeing perspective. Learn from Dr.</p> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:30:44 +0000 webfull 190806 at /channels 2022 A. Jean de Grandpré Lecture /channels/channels/event/2022-jean-de-grandpre-lecture-340869 <p>The 2022 A.</p> Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:41:11 +0000 webfull 181524 at /channels Experts: Remains of 215 children found buried at a former residential school /channels/channels/news/experts-remains-215-children-found-buried-former-residential-school-331277 <p>Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site in British Columbia. In a statement, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation explained they hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work, and that their language and culture department oversaw the project to ensure it was done in a culturally appropriate and respectful way.</p> Mon, 31 May 2021 21:04:41 +0000 webfull 170854 at /channels Experts: Joyce Echaquan’s death: Racism in the healthcare system /channels/channels/news/experts-joyce-echaquans-death-racism-healthcare-system-325109 <p>Quebec’s coroner’s office will be looking into the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman from the Atikamekw Nation of Manawan and a mother of seven children, who passed away amid troubling circumstances in a Joliette hospital on Monday, September 28. Before her death, Echaquan took a cellphone video from her hospital bed and livestreamed it on Facebook. Near the end of the video, which lasts around seven minutes, hospital personnel enter the room. The staff members can be heard insulting Echaquan and making derogatory comments about her.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:46:07 +0000 webfull 163992 at /channels Indigenous Peoples around the globe are disproportionately affected by pollution /channels/channels/news/indigenous-peoples-around-globe-are-disproportionately-affected-pollution-322211 <p>Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.</p> Tue, 19 May 2020 14:08:44 +0000 webfull 160747 at /channels Des dizaines de chercheurs très inquiets de la santé des Autochtones /channels/channels/news/des-dizaines-de-chercheurs-tres-inquiets-de-la-sante-des-autochtones-321541 <p>Des dizaines de chercheurs de partout au Canada lancent un cri d'alarme au sujet de la santé des Autochtones dans cette lettre ouverte.</p> <p>Nous sommes un groupe de scientifiques dans le domaine de la santé et de médecins qui écrivons pour exprimer notre préoccupation concernant les effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur la santé des communautés autochtones et pour souligner l'urgence d'un soutien proactif pour la sécurité alimentaire et le logement. Nous appelons à la solidarité et à une meilleure réconciliation en ces temps difficiles.</p> <p>...Signé par (parmis autres)...</p> Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:45:43 +0000 webfull 160011 at /channels Special Keynote Lecture: Natan Obed - "TB Elimination across Inuit Nunangat" /channels/channels/event/special-keynote-lecture-natan-obed-tb-elimination-across-inuit-nunangat-287238 <p>The <a href="/tb" target="_blank"><span>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ International TB Centre</span></a> is happy to present, in collaboration with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Global Health Programs, a special keynote lecture entitled <em>"TB Elimination across Inuit Nu</em></p> Wed, 16 May 2018 22:04:52 +0000 webfull 138049 at /channels 3rd Annual ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nurses for Global Health Conference: Indigenous Health /channels/event/3rd-annual-mcgill-nurses-global-health-conference-indigenous-health-265194 <p><a href="http://mcgillnursesforglo.wixsite.com/mngh" target="_blank">ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nurses for Global Health</a> are proud to present the 3rd Annual Global Health Nursing Conference being held on Friday February 10th at 4 pm in the SSMU Ballroom.</p> Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:52:19 +0000 webfull 124197 at /channels