Special A.N.A.C Conference Update

The National Conference for the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada is fast approaching and an exciting line-up of speakers has been organized for this event on October 25-27, 2010.

As the Aboriginal population is the fast growing in Canada with health needs that extend across a wide diversity of health specialty areas, our Conference Theme “Linking Our Knowledge through Diverse Interests” is focused on this synergy of support.

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Metis Nation received $250,000 for health monitoring

A $250,000 grant from the Government of Alberta — as well as an agreement to share information — will enable the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) to better  monitor the health of Métis living in Alberta.  This work will be undertaken by a new public health surveillance unit recently established by the Métis Nation of Alberta.  The unit will work in collaboration with Alberta Health and Wellness.

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No ptarmigan stomach? New Arctic diet program offers healthy modern choices

EDMONTON - Northern aboriginals aren't eating as much ptarmigan stomach as their grandparents did. Caribou guts and bear liver aren't for Sunday dinner so much anymore, either.

But those kinds of traditional Arctic foods once provided essential nutrients that the high-fat, high-salt, store-bought foods that replaced them don't. And the results, according to a series of 15 papers published Wednesday in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, are high rates of obesity, diabetes and cancer across the North.

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Embrace Culture! Celebrate! Experience & Live Life the Inuit Way

Join us on World Suicide Prevention Day on Parliament Hill

Who: All Inuit and non-Inuit neighbours

What: Traditional Inuit activities and performances

Where: Parliament Hill behind the Centennial Flame

When: Friday, September 10, 2010, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. rain or shine

Why: To celebrate and promote the Inuit way of life

Water and light country food snacks will be available but please bring your own lunch and beverage.

For further information please contact:

National Inuit Youth Council
Shelly Watkins
613.238.8181

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Sipporah Enauraq
613.238.3977

Inuit Tuttarvingat, NAHO
Denise Rideout
613.760.3516

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Patricia D’Souza
613.238.8181

PLEASE NOTE: Vehicles, chairs, props and tables are not permitted. Signs must be carried, not staked to the ground or fixtures. Thank you for your co-operation in making this a successful event!

810-km trek aims to raise awareness of FASD

Nearly two dozen volunteers will start an 810-kilometre trek Tuesday in a cry for help for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.People from Norway House Cree Nation will walk and run to Winnipeg and camp along the way to draw attention to FASD.
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UB Offers First-ever Regional Wellness Conference on Better Health Care for Indigenous People

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo will host this area's first conference designed to find solutions to the far-reaching and elusive health care problems for Native American and indigenous people Sept. 8 to 10 in the Crowne Plaza Fallsview in Niagara Falls., Ontario.

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