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Indigenous Health Professions Program - Ronwati'nikonra:kon entewaientho /indig-health/articles/rss en Statement on the anniversary of the death of Joyce Echaquan and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation /indig-health/article/statement-anniversary-death-joyce-echaquan-september-28-and-national-day-truth-and-reconciliation This month lies heavy on the hearts of Indigenous people, as does every reminder of our torrid history. We, at the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP), would like to take the time to honour the life of Joyce Echaquan. Three years ago, on September 28, Joyce was unjustly taken from this earth. In her memory, we wear purple on this day to represent the impact she has made on this world. We honour her family, which continues to stand on the front lines of systemic change. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:48:59 +0000 Konwahahawi (Sarah) Rourke, Ed.D. 1175 at /indig-health Statement on the passing of Gapliel "Gap" Paul /indig-health/article/statement-passing-gapliel-gap-paul It is with heavy hearts, the Indigenous Health Professions Program mourns the death of a member of our circle, Gapliel “Gap” Paul. Gapliel, 17, of Elsipogtog passed away suddenly in Fort McMurray, AB on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Born in Kamloops, BC, he was the son of Trenton Paul and Lisa Levi. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:22:36 +0000 Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke, Alex Allard-Gray 1156 at /indig-health Walking wisely towards an Indigenous Integrated Youth Services Network /indig-health/article/walking-wisely-towards-indigenous-integrated-youth-services-network On April 24-25, 2023, one hundred diverse stakeholders from nine provinces and one territory gathered in Montreal as part of the first steps towards building an Indigenous Integrated Youth Services (IYS) Network, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:30:10 +0000 Health e-News 1115 at /indig-health National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) Film screening of Ie’nikonrashátste – Strong spirits and special guest lecture by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel /indig-health/article/national-indigenous-peoples-day-june-21-film-screening-ienikonrashatste-strong-spirits-and-special On June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, the ƻ��Ժ Health Centre, in collaboration with School of Population and Global Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of ƻ��Ժ, will host a film screening and special guest lecture by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel. The English documentary is entitled Ie’nikonrashátste – Strong spirits: Surviving Canada’s Indian residential school system. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:49:05 +0000 MUHC-CUSM 1125 at /indig-health In conversation with Amy Shawanda, newly appointed Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar in Family Medicine /indig-health/article/conversation-amy-shawanda-newly-appointed-assistant-professor-and-indigenous-scholar-family-medicine We are pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Shawanda as a tenure track Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar at the Department of Family Medicine. Ms. Shawanda, an Odawa Kwe, is an Indigenous health researcher, and a Provost Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Ms. Shawanda was born and raised in Wikwemikong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:06:40 +0000 Marie Moucarry, Department of Family Medicine 1132 at /indig-health Jennifer Robinson shares her career journey as an Indigenous resident physician /indig-health/article/jennifer-robinson-shares-her-career-journey-indigenous-resident-physician On March 15th, the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) in collaboration with the Department of Family Medicine hosted the third talk of their Winter Indigenous Speaker’s series, inviting Jennifer Robinson, MDCM, Algonquin, to speak about her career journey as an Indigenous resident physician at St. Mary’s Hospital Center. Despite systemic barriers and challenges that face many Indigenous students, she is grateful to have had Indigenous role models in the medical field who kept encouraging her to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:05:53 +0000 Madison Leggatt and Marie Moucarry 1131 at /indig-health A genetic mutation found to cause chronic lung disease in Indigenous children /indig-health/article/genetic-mutation-found-cause-chronic-lung-disease-indigenous-children Overcrowded housing, high rates of tobacco exposure, poor vaccination uptake and damage after severe respiratory infection in infancy: these are some of the reasons that are sometimes suggested to explain why Indigenous children suffer more severe lung infections than other children in North America – with no conclusive proof. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:38:55 +0000 RI-MUHC 1120 at /indig-health KAIROS Blanket Exercise helps students, faculty and staff experience Indigenous history, past and present /indig-health/article/kairos-blanket-exercise-helps-students-faculty-and-staff-experience-indigenous-history-past-and On November 17, the Department of Family Medicine held a participatory Indigenous history lesson called a KAIROS Blanket Exercise. The event was organized by Alex McComber, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, as part of the coursework for students enrolled in his course FMED 506 Indigenous Perspectives Decolonizing Health Research. Faculty and staff from other units were also invited to join. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:45:41 +0000 Gillian Woodford 1123 at /indig-health In conversation with Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke, newly appointed Director of the Indigenous Health Professions Program /indig-health/article/conversation-sarah-konwahahawi-rourke-newly-appointed-director-indigenous-health-professions-program Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke, Ed. D, a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, recently took on the role of Director of the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) as well as Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine. Prof. Rourke, who was encouraged to take on the role by her family doc and fellow Akwesasne community member Ojistoh Horn (who did her family med residency at ƻ��Ժ), shares her goals for the IHPP, the importance of fostering a trauma informed space for Indigenous learners and faculty, and what the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation means to her. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:31:57 +0000 Health e-News 1116 at /indig-health Catching up with nursing grad Christine Wahiaronkwas Jacobs /indig-health/article/catching-nursing-grad-christine-wahiaronkwas-jacobs Christine Wahiaronkwas Jacobs, Kanien’kehá:ka, from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, graduated with her Bachelor of Nursing (Integrated) in the Spring of 2022. We caught up with the newly qualified nurse and mother of six to hear why it was important for her to return to her community to practise nursing, what the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation means to her and her message to others considering the health professions. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:58:30 +0000 Health e-News 1128 at /indig-health