Connecting Indigenous Peoples to informed choices with COVID-19 vaccines
by Shelley Mantei (ANNews) – First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Canada are continuing their efforts in responding to COVID-19. They are joining ancient…
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Yukon declares a substance use health emergency
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last month, the Yukon declared a substance use emergency after the territory saw four drug-related deaths…
Requirement to show personal health numbers for safe injection sites delayed in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 1, 2022 Alberta was slated to become the first province in Canada to require…
ID requirements for supervised consumption go into effect Jan. 31
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Starting Jan. 31, people who use drugs will have to provide their health card number to…
Moose Hide Campaign Day postponed due to Omicron
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Moose Hide Campaign Day, which is intended to raise awareness for violence against Indigenous women and…
Second season of Indigenous Health Today Town Halls starts Jan. 25
(ANNews) – After almost two years of COVID-19, there is increasing pressure on governments and health organizations to address the need for a more culturally…
Xavier Kataquapit: We can do this
by Xavier Kataquapit (underthenorthernsky.com) – Like most people I am tired of this pandemic and being stuck at home without much change from one day to…
Military intervention in Bearskin Lake First Nation for COVID-19 outbreak
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Since late last month, the Bearskin Lake First Nation has been in a state of emergency…
Safespace App provides a safe way to report negative health care experiences
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Dr. Alika Lafontaine, of Cree and Anishinaabe heritage, born and raised in Southern Saskatchewan in Treaty…
Walk a Mile in A Ribbon Skirt movement grows in Edmonton
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Walk a Mile in a Ribbon Skirt is a grassroots movement to educate Canadians on…