Monthly Archives: February 2012

Speaker Series: Catherine Graham – “Metis Health Research: Obstacles and Opportunities”

Join us on March 8, for the sixth presentation in our 2011-12 Brown Bag Speaker Series on Aboriginal Health. Catherine Graham will be presenting, “Metis Health Research: Obstacles and Opportunities“. This new series of talks is an excellent opportunity to rapidly … Continue reading →

JAH Call for Papers Deadline Extended to April 30

Deadline extended!    April 30 2012 Inuit Health Research and Community Innovations The National Aboriginal Health Organization is calling for papers to be considered for publication in the fall 2012 issue of the Journal of Aboriginal Health. This issue will be … Continue reading →

Housing and Health: Number of Homeless Women Up in Metro Vancouver

METRO VANCOUVER — While the number of homeless people in Metro Vancouver remained steady between 2008 and 2011, the number of homeless women, youth and families has increased, according to results from the 2011 homeless count released Tuesday. A total … Continue reading →

APS – Canadian Government Surveying Aboriginals

The national Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) is under way, with information being collected from February 6 through June 2012 via phone and personal interviews. The poll focuses on off-reserve First Nations people as well as Métis and Inuit living in … Continue reading →

Forum on Housing Realities for Inuit

Inuit Tuttarvingat of NAHO held a successful two-day meeting on the crisis in Inuit housing on February 15 and 16, following up the release of the report If Not Now… When? Addressing the Ongoing Inuit Housing Crisis in Canada.  The … Continue reading →

Education: Aboriginal Struggles at Elite School Reveal Stark Realities in Canadian Education

It was supposed to be a golden ticket: Just more than one year ago, three first nations students from British Columbia were offered full scholarships, worth $80,000 over two years, to attend a prestigious boarding school on Vancouver Island. Pearson … Continue reading →

Education: First Nations Leader Hopes Education Funding Comes Soon

Parliament unanimously passed a motion Monday night declaring that all First Nations children have an equal right to high quality education. That’s good news for Terry Waboose, the deputy grand chief in charge of education for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. … Continue reading →

Call For Action: Donations Needed for Iqaluit Families

As many of you have heard, on Sunday, February 26, a devastating fire in a block of row houses in Iqaluit, Nunavut has left dozens homeless and with only the clothes on their backs. Donations have been flooding in, but … Continue reading →

Health: Ottawa prepares new, revised bill for safe drinking water for First Nations

OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives are poised to again introduce legislation providing for safe drinking water in First Nations communities. Federal and First Nations sources say Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan will make an announcement in Calgary on Wednesday. The … Continue reading →

Health: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder centre of excellence launched

Moncton (CNB) – A provincial fetal alcohol spectrum disorder centre of excellence is being created through a partnership involving the Department of Health, the two regional health authorities and Family Service Moncton Inc. Health Minister Madeleine Dubé made the announcement … Continue reading →

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