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April 30th, 2019 – Building Communities that Support Childbearing Families with Danette Jubinville & Miranda Kelly

April 30th, 2019 – Building Communities that Support Childbearing Families with Danette Jubinville & Miranda Kelly

In this session, we will explore the “4th trimester” postpartum period and what that can look like for new parents and babies. We’ll discuss postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, bonding, and how partners, families and communities can support wellness through this time. We invite all participants to share and discuss traditional teachings and practices in your communities (such as […]

May 2nd, 2019 – The Silent Genomes Project: First Nations Perspectives on Precision Diagnosis of Rare Diseases in British Columbia

May 2nd, 2019 – The Silent Genomes Project: First Nations Perspectives on Precision Diagnosis of Rare Diseases in British Columbia

Globally, Indigenous Peoples experience unequal access to genomics-guided health care—a health inequity the World Health Organization calls the “genomic divide.” The Silent Genomes Project aims to address this divide by reducing access barriers to diagnosis of genetic disease in Indigenous children. Understanding First Nations’ needs, preferences, and values is a necessary antecedent to this goal. […]

April 4th, 2019 – Indigenous Masculinity with Elder Gerry Oleman & Aaron Nelson-Moody

April 4th, 2019 – Indigenous Masculinity with Elder Gerry Oleman & Aaron Nelson-Moody

During this session, Saahiilthit (Gerry) Oleman and Aaron Nelson-Moody/Tawx’sin Yexwulla will sit in circle to discuss what healthy masculinity means to them as Indigenous men. Topics include: What does healthy masculinity look like? How does that impact our communities and loved ones? Myths and stereotypes around Indigenous masculinity and reflections on the unique experiences of the […]