40 scientists set sail on mission to North

Jul 27, 2007 - A team from McGill University, headed by Grace Egeland, will conduct long-term research on the health of Inuit communities in the Ungava, James and Hudson Bay areas. Read More>>

Inuit infants may suffer life-long lung damage

July 27, 2007 - Many Inuit children in Nunavut will cough up mucus and endure life-threatening problems for the rest of their lives because of early childhood lung infections that leave their lungs scarred and permanently damaged, say doctors at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Read More>>

Child lung infections impose big costs on GN

July 27, 2007 - The cost of treating lung infections among Inuit children in the Baffin region is steep and continues to rise as the expense of transportation and southern-based medical treatment increase. Read More>>

Nunavut, N.W.T. seeing fewer underweight births: report

July 26, 2007 - Mothers in Nunavut are giving birth to fewer underweight babies, even though they still have one of the highest underweight birth rates in the country, according to new figures from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Read More>>

First Nations join conversation

SALMON ARM, BC, Jul 25 2007 - First Nations people are hoping a conversation on health will lead to changes to the way services are delivered to them. Read More>>

Co-operation on First Nations health begins

July 25, 2007 - Under the blistering sun at the Slant Lake blockade, government officials celebrated a chance at co-operation Tuesday. Read More>>

B.C. government rejects funding for wellness centre

CHILLIWACK, BC, July 24 2007 - Chief Joe Hall is mystified by the B.C. government’s decision last week not to help fund a wellness centre in the Chilliwack River Valley supported by police officials, provincial health authorities and politicians of all stripes – even his political rivals at the Sto:lo Tribal Council. Read More>>

Community Projects Funded To Improve Yukoners' Quality Of Life

WHITEHORSE, July 24, 2007 - Community Development Fund (CDF) has awarded grants to 18 community based projects working on improving the quality of life for Yukoners. This spring's Tier 2 funding totals over $750,000 and supports projects across Yukon. Read More>>

Province encouraged by education programs

THUNDER BAY, July 24, 2007 - The minister of training, colleges and universities was at Confederation College in the morning to announce that a joint nursing program involving the college and Lakehead University was showing success at the midway mark. Read More>>

Walking the good path

KUGLUKTUK, July 23, 2007 - A Kugluktuk high school student has been named one of 12 national Aboriginal role models for 2007. Read More>>

'Grave threat'; Mould, bacteria crisis strikes Fort Albany homes; physicians fear evacuation may be only solution

July 20, 2007 - Political officials scrambled Thursday and came just shy of calling a state of emergency to address mould and bacteria problems now plaguing this remote Northern community. Read More>>

First graduates leave aboriginal social work program

July 23, 2007 - A new aboriginal child welfare degree program, offered through the University of Manitoba at the Winnipeg Education Centre, will see up to 70 aboriginal social workers graduate this year.
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Council offers mixed review of GN suicide strategy

July 20, 2007 - The Embrace Life Council is giving the Government of Nunavut's new suicide prevention strategy a cautious thumbs-up. Read More>>

Medical travel makes Nunavut health spending soar

July 19, 2007 - A Nunavut MLA says he's worried that the territory cannot continue to deal with rising health costs, driven in large part by medical transportation. Read More>>

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada respond to CBC report about the health of young Inuit children

July 18, 2007 - The CBC yesterday covered the Canadian Medical Association Journal article entitled Links Between Poor Indoor Air and Respiratory Infections in Inuit Children. Read More>>

First Nation to open wellness centre

July 18, 2007 - The Muskeg Lake Cree Nation unveiled plans Tuesday to open a wellness and diabetes centre on Saskatoon's east side by the summer of 2008. Read More>>

KO Telemedicine program gets support from First Nation chiefs at AFN gathering

July 16, 2007 - An important resolution, cooperatively developed by health representatives at AFN, COO, NAN and KO was successfully moved forward and accepted by the Chiefs attending the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Halifax this past week. Read More>>

Nunavut reeling from soaring suicide rate

IQALUIT, July 16, 2007 - Rebekah Williams was a young Inuit girl growing up high above the Arctic Circle when word spread across the tundra that a man in another community had killed himself. Read More>>

Poorly ventilated, overcrowded homes linked to Inuit kids' infections

July 16, 2007 - Inadequate ventilation and overcrowding appear to contribute to the high incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in young Inuit children, according to a new study. Read More>>

Nurses-in-training

July 16, 2007 - The Qikiqtani Health Science Camp will be held in Iqaluit July 16-Aug. 3. Read More>>

Smoking issue debated

PRINCE ALBERT, SK, July 14, 2007 - A local medical health officer says First Nations leadership needs to make more aggressive steps toward reducing the numbers of smokers in their community. Read More>>

Work starts on Sioux Lookout hospital

July 13, 2007 - Site preparation is underway on Sioux Lookout's brand new $94-million hospital. Read More>>

Province Releases RFP for Aboriginal Nursing

VICTORIA, BC, July 12, 2007 – To recruit Aboriginal youths into nursing programs and increase the number of nurses in Aboriginal communities in British Columbia, government has issued a request for proposals to Aboriginal organizations, post-secondary institutions and nursing groups for funding totalling $500,000, announced Health Minister George Abbott today. Read More>>

Protest planned against proposed uranium mine

SHARBOT LAKE, ON, July 12, 2007 – Aboriginal protesters occupying the site of a proposed uranium mine in eastern Ontario are planning a march Friday to voice their growing concerns about mining on traditional lands. Read More>>

Providence Care to support training for Metis health-care providers

July 12, 2007 - The Metis Nation of Ontario signed an agreement with Queen’s University and Providence Continuing Care Centre to expand the mental health services for Metis people yesterday. Read More>>

Metis Nation strikes health deal

July 11, 2007 - A landmark deal was struck for the Metis Nation of Ontario as it signed a new health agreement Wednesday at its Annual General Assembly at Chippewa Park. Read More>>

Study: Sports participation among Aboriginal children

July 10, 2007 - Nearly two-thirds of Aboriginal children participate regularly in sports, with Métis and Inuit children most involved, according to a new study. Read More>>

Native leaders call for mindshift to combat violence against native women

KAHNAWAKE, QC, July 10, 2007 - Breaking the cycle of violence against native women will require a giant mindshift that includes rethinking approaches to the environment, language and human rights, several prominent aboriginal leaders said Tuesday. Read More>>

Ahousaht: Get clean or get out

July 10, 2007 - An innovative get-treatment-or-get-out ultimatum handed to bootleggers and drug dealers in Ahousaht, near Tofino, has already changed the atmosphere in the small, isolated First Nations community. Read More>>

Indigenous women making connections

July 10, 2007 - More than 250 aboriginal female delegates from across Canada, the United States and 17 countries in Central and South America have gathered in Kahnawake for Restoring Our Balance, a three-day conference. Read More>>

Manitoba teens are out-puffing their peers

WINNIPEG, July 10, 2007 - Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, CEO of CancerCare Manitoba, said a high number of aboriginal youths who smoke and the continued availability of cigarettes to underage children can help explain why Manitoba lags behind the rest of the country. Read More>>

Nurse with a doctorate influenced how nursing is taught in Canada

TORONTO, July 9, 2007 - Pat Griffin was a nurse with a doctorate who rose to become the executive director of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. She raised the profile of native health-care workers and extracted federal funding for aboriginal nursing students. Read More>>

Nechi Institutes Innu graduating class proof that addiction intervention is working

July 9, 2007 - Last month eight adults in this isolated northern Labrador community proudly displayed their Community Addictions and Training Certificate demonstrating to young and old, that not all hope is lost and that anything is possible. Read More>>

Concerns Over Rising HIV Rate Among Canada's Aboriginals

MONTREAL, July 8, 2007 - An internationally recognized expert on the HIV virus says a better job needs to be done to fight the rising rate of infections among Canada's natives. Read More>>

Floating health survey readies for launch

July 6, 2007 - With only four weeks to go before they drop anchor at their first port of call, organizers of the Arctic's biggest health survey ever are nearly ready to go. Read More>>

Confronting past issues and current challenges

July 5, 2007 - The Aboriginal Women’s Wisdom Circle is the first of its kind for Peardonville House, a women’s addiction treatment centre. Read More>>

Researchers Find Way to Starve TB

July 5, 2007 - Sleuthing through soil has led UBC researchers to a key discovery about the world’s most lethal infection -- tuberculosis (TB). Read More>>

Pang enjoys the premiers' spotlight

PANGNIRTUNG, NU, July 5, 2007 - The people of this tiny Inuit village on Baffin Island hope Thursday's visit from the western premiers will bring greater attention to the issues facing isolated northern communities. Read More>>

High Squamish diabetes rates prompt ice cream truck ban

VANCOUVER, July 5, 2007 - The familiar jingle of the ice-cream truck is music to the ears of most Canadians. Read More>>

Western premiers to tackle aboriginal 'third solitude'

July 5, 2007 - Leaders attending the western premiers conference in Iqaluit on Thursday and Friday say they plan to focus on ways to improve the lives of Canada's aboriginal people. Read More>>

Visiting premiers will learn of challenges facing Nunavut

July 4, 2007 - Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik is looking forward to playing tour guide this week to Canada's four western premiers and two territorial leaders. Read More>>

Federal Tories defend record on Aboriginal issues

July 4, 2007 - The new Conservative government has taken steps to defend its government record in regards to Aboriginal peoples, according to a recent news release obtained from the government. Read More>>

Centre all smiles over funding

July 01, 2007 - Staff at the First Nations Friendship Centre couldn’t help but grin knowing more healthy smiles will be forming in the community. Read More>>

'We seek dignity,' Fontaine explains

OTTAWA, June 30, 2007 – In the shadow of Parliament Hill under a brilliant sky, native leaders and politicians called on Canada to end First Nations poverty and despair and deal seriously with land claims disputes. Read More>>

Cross-Canada protests denounce natives' poverty

June 29, 2007 - Canadian aboriginal groups staged protests across the country on Friday to bring attention to poverty, health and social problems facing Indians living on and off the country's reserves. Read More>>

Cowichan engaged in healthy conversation

June 30, 2007 - Cowichan Native voices were heard during a recent visit by B.C.’s Conversation On Health. Read More>>

How Greenland curbed alcohol abuse

June 29, 2007 - Alcohol abuse causes tremendous damage in Greenland, just as it does in Nunavut and Nunavik. Read More>>