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June 17th, 2021 – Everyone is a Wellness Champion: Stories from the Rez

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (ISPARC), the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the UBC Learning Circle are hosting a panel of Indigenous athletes to share their journeys and stories of inspiration. This panel will feature inspirational role models from First Nations communities who use sports and […]

June 10th, 2021 – Feeling Empowered through Sports: Stories from Female Athletes

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (ISPARC), the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the UBC Learning Circle are hosting a panel of Indigenous athletes to share their journeys and stories of inspiration. Feature panelists Justina di Stasio, Jasmine Montgomery-Reid, Yetko Bearshirt-Robins and Chief Lara Mussell Savage will […]

June 3rd, 2021 – Honouring Our Legacies: Recognizing Athletes and Teams from BC First Nations History

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (ISPARC), the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the UBC Learning Circle are hosting a panel of Indigenous athletes to share their journeys and stories of inspiration. Feature panelists Delta Dawn Murphy, Richard Peter, Tlesla Leslie Adams, Fred Robbins on behalf of […]

June 30th, 2021 – First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day: Supporting the Patient Journey

The First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day program enables First Nations people in BC with limited or no access to their own doctors to make virtual appointments. The intent of the program is to enable more First Nations people and their family members to access primary health care closer to home. This service […]

May 20th, 2021 – Exploring the first year of progress within an Indigenous-owned (and operated) community-based managed alcohol program.

Please join us in exploring the Gwa’dzi Managed Alcohol Program with Alexa and Cathie. We are excited to dive into the details of this fantastic community-based program and hope you can come to sit with us in circle. Thank you for your interest and participation! This session’s video is now available for viewing. Thank you to […]

May 26th, 2021 – Virtual Doctor of the Day Service: Providing culturally safe care in a virtual space

The primary care landscape has changed in 2020, and leading the way is a unique and innovative approach to culturally safe primary care. The First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day program enables First Nations people in BC with limited or no access to their own doctors to make virtual appointments. The intent of the […]

May 6th, 2021 – Pandemic-proof cancer screening; Using HPV self-screening to put cervix screening into the hands of First Nations and Métis communities in the North

Throughout Northern BC, rural and remote Indigenous communities face various barriers to accessing both timely and culturally appropriate healthcare services. During this session, we will present three HPV self-collection projects currently underway in Northern BC that are working to increase cervical cancer screening. Together, we will present the importance of cervix screening, the successes of […]

April 13th, 2021 – Nenqayni Wellness Center Society: People of the Land

Nenqayni (Nen-ky-knee) Wellness Center invites you to join us as we share the incredible success of our First Nation treatment program, which has strong cultural approaches to wellness. Nenqayni Wellness Center focuses on relationships using cultural as a way of building attachments and sustaining long-term wellness of the heart, mind, body and spirit. Nenqayni focuses […]

March 30th, 2021 – Create Your Own Experience: Indigenous Youth Programming In the Time of COVID with Kim Haxton, Erica Ellis & Nicole North Peigan

In this session we will be joined by a panel of organizers who facilitate Indigenous-youth programming across the lower mainland, including IndigenEYEZ, and Environmental Youth Alliance. We will learn about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their programming, how they are working to overcome barriers youth may face, and what they hope the future of […]

April 27th, 2021 – Pathways to Indigenous Equity: An Indigenous Lens on Health Systems Transformation & Research

Despite federal and global commitments to addressing and resolving health inequities, Indigenous Peoples in what is presently known as Canada continue to face persistent and pervasive barriers to accessing culturally appropriate care and achieving equity. With its roots in colonialism, the very system intended to support and heal people is failing Indigenous populations; in many […]