Nunavik children and youth in trouble, says Quebec Human Rights Commission

June 29, 2007 - The Quebec Human Rights Commission reported on Wednesday that Inuit children in Northern Quebec do not have access to basic health and social services. Read more>>

First Nation healing room opens at health centre

June 29, 2007 - West Parry Sound Health Centre First Nation healing opened on National Aboriginal Day. The room will be available for First Nations to practice traditional healing, to hold cultural awareness sessions as well as for public use and health-related seminars. Read More>>

Four Inuit among 2007’s aboriginal role models

June 29, 2007 - Nunatsiaq News reports on four Inuit role models for 2007. Read More>>

Whale Cove resident tapped as role model

June 27, 2007 - The National Aboriginal Health Organization announced that Gloria Kowtak, originally from Whale Cove, will be a national Aboriginal role model for the organization. Read more>> (scroll down 3rd item)

Health issues overwhelm native community

June 26, 2007 - When posing for a photograph, Janet Brant Nelles smiles. As program co-ordinator for Tyendinaga Home and Community Care, she has many reasons not to smile, however. Read More>>

First Nations communities in crisis: report

June 26, 2007 - Members of Canada's First Nations communities are living in conditions comparable to those of developing countries, according to a new report. Read More>>

Nunavut's Hep C stats may be wrong

IQALUIT, June 25, 2006 - Statistics on the rate of Hepatitis C infection in Nunavut could be misleading, said health officials and educators during the fourth national Aboriginal Hepatitis C conference. Read More>>

"Women of the Métis Nation" is hopeful after the National Aboriginal Women's Summit

June 25, 2007 - Over 150 delegates from National Aboriginal Women's organizations gathered in Corner Brook Newfoundland to set out key themes and recommendations for the advancement of Aboriginal Peoples with diverse needs, at the National Aboriginal Women's Summit. Read More>>

No-sniff gas could help end solvent abuse

June 25, 2007 - Originally developed in response to gas sniffing in Australian Aboriginal communities, BP is offering free of charge, a non-intoxicating gas formula to any business who cares to produce it. Read More>>

Northern women excluded from federal shelter announcement

June 25, 2007 - Communities in Nunavut and the Yukon denounce their exclusion from $56 million in federal funding for women's shelters. Read More>>

Healthy lifestyles programs working out

June 23, 2007 - There’s a reason why unhealthy eating practices are labeled poor. Read More>>

Aboriginal women's summit calls for funding

CORNER BROOK, N.L., June 22, 2007 - Ottawa and the provinces need to stop their jurisdictional bickering and take a more proactive stance on resolving the litany of social and economic problems facing native women, aboriginal leaders said as the first national aboriginal women's summit concluded Friday. Read More>>

NWT has Canada's highest Hep C rate

YELLOWKNIFE, June 22, 2007 - Health Canada reports that the NWT has the highest rate of Hepatitis C infection per capita in Canada. Read More>>

Ontario won't appeal Métis food harvesting decision

June 22, 2007 - The Ontario government stated it will not appeal a court decision staying charges related to Métis fishing rights. Read More>>

Student wins national award

June 21, 2007 - Fort Frances High School student Carissa Copenace is in Ottawa today receiving a role model award from the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO). Read More>>

Historic summit to work on restoring dignity of native women

June 20, 2007 - The first National Aboriginal Women’s Summit opens tonight in Corner Brook and runs through Friday. Read More>>

Health Discussion

June 20, 2007 - Northern Health representatives will soon be stopping in town to complete an inclusive community discussion entitled “Lets Talk about Mental Health and Addictions.” Read More>>

Hepatitis C a growing problem in N.W.T.

June 19, 2007 - Hepatitis C, a relatively new disease in the North, is becoming a bigger problem in that part of Canada than HIV or tuberculosis, the Northwest Territories' chief medical officer said during a national conference in Yellowknife. Read More>>

School reaches north

June 19, 2007 - Freida Olson is getting the chance to follow her academic interests and stay close to her family thanks to a new agreement that will allow northern nursing students to study in their home communities. Read More>>

Natives reject offer to share casino revenue

June 19, 2007 - The government's offer could have amounted to $125 million per year for 20 years, to be divided up among 133 Ontario First Nation communities for health care, education and infrastructure, but Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse said yesterday that the offer would compromise First Nations jurisdiction and sovereignty for generations to come. Read More>>

Team hopes to aid families dealing with death, dying

June 16, 2007 - A Regina research team is trying to bridge the gap between aboriginal families and the health-care providers when dealing with death and dying. Read More>>

Gaming deal worth $2.5B to aboriginal communities

June 16, 2007 - Ontario's aboriginal communities could get $2.5 billion over the next 20 years for community health care, education and infrastructure under a new proposed deal to share revenue from provincial lotteries and casinos. Read More>>

First Aboriginal Social Work students graduate from unique joint program

June 15, 2007 - First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI) and Ryerson University recently graduated the inaugural 13 students of their joint Bachelor of Social Work program. Read More>>

Build jail for Labrador women, ombudsman urges

June 14, 2007 - Newfoundland and Labrador's justice minister is not ready to commit to a women's jail in Labrador after a new ombudsman's report said the system is failing Labrador women. Read More>>

Tlicho government to get UN award

June 13, 2007 - A fledgling N.W.T. aboriginal government has been recognized by the United Nations for its innovative work in education, health and social services. Read More>>

First Nations seal health pact

June 12, 2007 - Musqueam First Nation schoolchildren danced at a ceremony yesterday that saw Premier Gordon Campbell and federal and provincial health ministers sign Canada's first tripartite First Nations health plan. Read More>>

Natives are first clients as centre for tobacco addiction opens

OTTAWA, June 11, 2007 - Twenty tobacco-addicted First Nations people will become the inaugural participants in a revolutionary residential treatment program to quit smoking. Read More>>

Canada's New Government Signs First Nations Health Agreement with B.C. and First Nations Leadership Council

VANCOUVER, June 11, 2007 - The Honourable Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Health, Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia (B.C.) and the British Columbia First Nations Leadership Council today signed Canada's first-ever Tripartite First Nations Health Plan with the goal of improving the health and well-being of First Nations in British Columbia, closing the gaps in health between First Nations people and other British Columbians, and ensuring First Nations are fully involved in decision-making regarding the health of their peoples. Read More>>

Fort Hope pleads for help

June 11, 2007 - The remote First Nation community of Fort Hope is calling on the federal government for help saying their remote reserve is in need of huge improvements to provide adequate health care and housing for its residents. Read More>>

Traditional sport breathes life into native communities

EDMONTON, Sunday, June 10 - Russ Sheppard and Kyle Aviak first met seven years ago in Nunavut. Read More>>

Aboriginal patients' lodge officially opened near General Hospital

June 07, 2007 - The Namerind Housing Corporation officially opened an aboriginal patients' lodge Wednesday in Regina's inner city, just blocks away from General Hospital. Read More>>

International leaders critique health promotion at world conference in Vancouver, Canada

VANCOUVER, June 5, 2007 - From international leaders to grassroots educators, over 3,000 experts in health promotion are converging for the largest conference of its kind at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre from June 10-15, 2007 in Canada. Read More>>

Conference to study gap between rich and poor

June 4, 2007 - Saskatchewan is booming but not everyone is enjoying economic good times. Read More>>

Reconciling the truth

June 3, 2007 - Although the Indian residential schools program was abandoned more than 10 years ago, much of its legacy remains unresolved. Advocates hope a Truth and Reconciliation Commission can start the healing. Read More>>

Crowds gather in Arctic community to discuss whether uranium is promise or poison

June 3, 2007 - Crowds of scientists, miners, government officials and environmentalists will descend on a tiny Arctic hamlet in the middle of the tundra this week as the people of Baker Lake, Nunavut, debate whether uranium mining will secure their future or poison it. Read More>>

Research agency woos NOSM students

June 2, 2007 - Research is an important aspect of medicine that must be pursued in order to make communities strong and healthy places. Read More>>

Sask. First Nations developing own standards for child welfare

May 31, 2007 - The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is setting up a new institute to deal with on-reserve child welfare programs. Read More>>

Clinic helps kids in poorer areas

SASKATOON, May 31, 2007 - A new clinic at St. Mary Community School is bringing pediatricians into one of Saskatoon's poorest neighbourhoods. Read More>>