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Flying Dust hosting Indigenous women’s health program study – meadowlakeNOW
Dec 1, 2021 tic healthFlying Dust First Nation is hosting a 24-week holistic wellness program for women in the community. Makoyoh’sokoi, the Wolf Trail program, is a study on the long-term health of Indigenous women using culturally relevant influences. The program has run for four years in three Albertan communities; Onion Lake Cree Nation, Calgary […]
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First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan grappling with opioid crisis – APTN News
Elder Mary Rose Naytowhow is part of a group of mental health and addictions treatment advocates from First Nations across Saskatchewan who says more needs to be done to tackle the opioid crisis in the province. “We are losing them fast and we are quite concerned,” she tells APTN News. “As an elder, I too […]
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Public Health Order Extended to January 31
November 25, 2021 Saskatchewan’s current public health order will be extended to January 31, 2022. Under the current public health order, masking is mandatory in all indoor public spaces including schools, and proof of vaccination or negative test requirements are in place for public access to a list of establishments, businesses and event venues. The […]
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Stick it to COVID: Population Eligible for Vaccination Expanding
Delivery of pediatric vaccines is underway with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) planning to offer immunizations in 141 communities across the province, in more than 100 schools, and through specialized clinics for children with additional needs. Information on booking your appointment or finding a clinic near you is available at Saskatchewan.ca/covid-19. A high volume of traffic […]
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Flying Dust First Nation hosting National Addictions Awareness programming – meadowlakeNOW
Nov 22, 2021 The community of Flying Dust First Nation is hosting its annual National Addictions Awareness Week event. Throughout the week, residents of Flying Dust and Meadow Lake will have the opportunity to engage in cultural activities designed to raise awareness around addictions and the resources available in the community. In an interview with […]
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Stick it to COVID: Pediatric Vaccinations Approved
November 22, 2021 Health Canada has now approved the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for use in five to 11 year olds and more than 112,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in Saskatchewan within days, enough to immunize every child in that age group. Parent or guardian consent will be required. “This is welcome […]
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Saskatoon Tribal Council: National Addictions Awareness Week 2021
National Addictions Awareness Week National Addictions Awareness Week is a Health Promotion Week dedicated to the prevention, education, and awareness surrounding addictions. This year’s theme is “Driving Change Together” (#DrivingChangeTogether), which emphasizes that we are not in this alone, and it takes all of us to create change! Social Media Themed Content In the spirit […]
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Indigenous virtual conference to highlight lessons learned from COVID-19 to address viral hepatitis
Nov 19, 2021 The organizing committee of the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis is hosting a virtual conference about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic by global Indigenous communities that are also impacted by viral hepatitis. The committee had planned on holding its third global congress in Saskatoon in September 2020. That event […]
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Canada’s ‘wilful and reckless’ treatment of Indigenous children continues – CBC
Nov 14, 2021 Many Indigenous children will never see their families or communities again I remember being apprehended from my mother twice while I was a child. I distinctly remember a white woman ripping me out of my mother’s arms and putting me in the back of a car. I was placed with white families […]
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Cowessess First Nation chief leads through reckoning to reach healing – Global News
November 12, 2021 Chief Cadmus Delorme is leading Cowessess First Nation through a challenging time of reckoning and healing, all while navigating a path to self-governance. The first nation is located nearly 200 kilometres east of Regina, in southern Saskatchewan. In June, Delorme announced to Canada — and the world — the discovery of at […]
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