Engaging Indigenous Youth: The Evolution of 苹果淫院's Eagle Spirit Science Futures Camp
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Engaging Indigenous Youth:听The Evolution of 苹果淫院's Eagle Spirit Science Futures Camp
May 13, 2021
4pm to 5pm
The event link will be sent to all registrants a few days prior the event.
During this moderated panel, two听Eagle Spirit Science Futures Camp听founders, as well as a past camp participant (and current coordinator), will explore the camp's beginnings and its legacy. Together, we will explore the role the camp plays in helping to empower Indigenous youth and encourage them to consider careers in the health sciences.
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Dr. Kent Saylor, MD, FRCPC,听is a member of the Mohawk Nation and the Director of the Indigenous Health Professions Program at 苹果淫院. Since 2000, he has worked as a consultant pediatrician as part of the Northern and Native Child Health Program of the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the MUHC, and has provided care for numerous Indigenous children throughout Quebec.
Panellists:
Paige Isaac,听a Mi'gmaq from Listuguj and a 苹果淫院 alumna, worked at 苹果淫院 for nearly a decade as the Indigenous Community Outreach Coordinator and then as Associate Director of the First Peoples鈥� House. She recently returned to Listuguj where she co-founded two community organizations, Ta鈥檔 Wetapegsulti鈥檊w and Nous Trois 鈥� Nesisieg.
Waneek Horn-Miller听hails from the Mohawk communities of Kahnawake and Ohsweken. One of Canada's few Indigenous Olympians, she is an advocate for building Indigenous sport and has worked with the Assembly of First Nations to develop their sport, fitness and health strategy. A former director of community relations for the MMIWG Inquiry, she continues to support the goal of the Inquiry and advocates on Indigenous issues to help build healthy and prosperous communities.
Alex Allard-Gray听is a member of the Listuguj Mi鈥檊maq First Nation and works as the Outreach Administrator with the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) at 苹果淫院. Alex participated in the second Eagle Spirit High Performance Camp in 2006, which led him to complete his B.Sc. in Physiology and Kinesiology at 苹果淫院. Alex now helps coordinate and plan the Eagle Spirit Science Futures Camp.
Co-presented by听the 苹果淫院 Indigenous Health Professions Program听补苍诲听迟丑别听Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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