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2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness concludes in Ottawa

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

OTTAWA, UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY, ON, Oct. 26, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, Indigenous leaders concluded the 2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness which heard directly from community leaders and service providers about new approaches to tackling longstanding challenges in mental health and wellness.

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  • OTTAWA, UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY, ON, Oct. 26, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, Indigenous leaders concluded the 2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness which heard directly from community leaders and service providers about new approaches to tackling longstanding challenges in mental health and wellness.
  • The 2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness is the second annual summit bringing together First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, tribal councils, organizations, and front-line service providers, to share best practices and build new collaborations to improve mental wellness services for Indigenous people.
  • The Summit focused on two priorities:  support for communities in crisis and Indigenous youth and children, with key themes including gender-based initiatives, supports for the mental wellness workforce, land-based approaches, and youth mental wellness.
  • Since 2015, Indigenous Services Canada has doubled spending to support Indigenous mental wellness from approximately $325 million in 2015-16 to approximately $650 million in 2023-24.

THE HISTORY® CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY TRUE STORY RETURNS FOR PART TWO

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

"In conjunction with our esteemed production partners at Eagle Vision, we're pleased to present True Story Part Two, which will further educate and inform viewers about important issues surrounding truth and reconciliation."

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  • "In conjunction with our esteemed production partners at Eagle Vision, we're pleased to present True Story Part Two, which will further educate and inform viewers about important issues surrounding truth and reconciliation."
  • Indigenous knowledge keepers attempt to answer that burning question in True Story Part Two.
  • The HISTORY® Channel programming, including True Story Part One , can be streamed via STACKTV , available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream.
  • The HISTORY® Channel on Instagram: @historyca
    The HISTORY® Channel on Facebook: facebook.com/HISTORYCanada
    The HISTORY® Channel on YouTube: @HISTORYCanada
    The HISTORY® Channel is a Corus Entertainment Network.

Wildfire evacuations: How our diverse experiences can strengthen disaster response

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.

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  • This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
  • As researchers working on gender, diversity and environment, we believe that to effectively address climate hazards like wildfire, we must consider the diverse experiences of people.
  • We must also account for longstanding “taken for granted” institutions and create processes that empower local people to plan, respond and learn from their specific experiences.

The diverse experiences of wildfire

    • Over the past decade, we have conducted multiple projects in the boreal region of western Canada to learn how residents experience and plan for wildfire.
    • And many of these characteristics intersect with one another, resulting in diverse experiences of wildfire.
    • These differences are influenced by the social institutions that shape our experiences, such as colonial legacies and gendered norms and expectations.

Institutions can help or hinder

    • Institutions we take for granted can exacerbate the secondary risks people face from wildfire events.
    • Top-down, command-and-control approaches to emergency management are often very effective in getting people out of immediate harm’s way when wildfires draw near.
    • But evacuation triage processes that prioritize physical health risks may result in the fragmentation of extended family support networks.

Working together builds resilience

    • This will help communities plan and adapt in ways that account for diversity of experience, address underlying social inequalities and draw on local strengths and knowledge.
    • By accounting for social dimensions in each of these contexts, we can help empower communities to leverage local innovation and strengthen their resilience in the face of climate hazards.

Indigenous women in Northern Canada creating sustainable livelihoods through tourism

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

In summer 2022, the Northern WE in Tourism study invited Indigenous women entrepreneurs from northern Newfoundland and Labrador, northern Québec, Nunavut, the Yukon and Northwest Territories to collaborate on an Indigenous-led and ally-supported research project.

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  • In summer 2022, the Northern WE in Tourism study invited Indigenous women entrepreneurs from northern Newfoundland and Labrador, northern Québec, Nunavut, the Yukon and Northwest Territories to collaborate on an Indigenous-led and ally-supported research project.
  • Over shared stories of lived experiences and examples of best practices, participants discussed the barriers faced by Indigenous women entrepreneurs in the North and their colonial origins.

History of colonization

    • If an Indigenous woman married outside her community, she lost her status.
    • Her children were also denied their right to status, setting the foundation for intergenerational vulnerability and cultural alienation.
    • Almost 1,200 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls were identified by law enforcement between 1980 and 2012.

Indigenous tourism

    • These conventional systems are not designed to factor the lived realities of Indigenous women into their operations.
    • The complex challenges facing Indigenous women in Canada’s North cannot be resolved in isolation or at the discretion of the entities that created them.
    • Often lacking Western educational requirements, business experience or associated skill sets, Indigenous women experience significant bias in accessing support.
    • And tourism provides a gateway to entrepreneurship for Indigenous women, serving as a catalyst capable of influencing societal behaviour on a broader scale.

Understanding success

    • Success requires healing and understanding the impact of intergenerational trauma.
    • Viewing success through this lens places value on equity, the concept of continuity of culture and Indigenous integration and stewardship of their lands.
    • As Indigenous business owner Joella Hogan put it:
      “I really try to lead my business with the values and teachings that I have been taught.
    • Our Elders give us these teachings so we can be strong Northern Tutchone people and live our lives in a good way.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Government of Canada mark next steps in education transformation with agreement signing

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

"Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities are on the path toward delivering education that is Indigenous designed and delivered.

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  • "Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities are on the path toward delivering education that is Indigenous designed and delivered.
  • Today we signed the terms of reference that will guide our work to transform the education for Indigenous children.
  • "Signing the Terms of Reference for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation-Canada Education Reset Table is another step toward our shared goal of NAN communities having control of their education systems.
  • Discussions are currently underway with other First Nations communities and education organizations to advance other education agreements across the country.

Stamps capture Indigenous artists' visions for truth and reconciliation

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The stamps being released September 29 in connection with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 are the first in an annual series showcasing the visions of First Nations, Inuit and Mtis artists for the future of truth and reconciliation.

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  • The stamps being released September 29 in connection with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 are the first in an annual series showcasing the visions of First Nations, Inuit and Mtis artists for the future of truth and reconciliation.
  • The stamps are cancelled in Brantford, Ontario, the site of the Mohawk Institute, whose opening in the early 1830s made it Canada's first Indian residential school.
  • The Indigenous languages found on the stamps represent the language and dialect of the artists who created the work.
  • Here are links to find images of the stamps and other products, our Details magazine and other resources:

Certification of the Indigenous Millennium Scoop Class Action

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Monday, June 20, 2022

Canada is opposing this class action, just as it opposed the human rights complaint filed in 2007.

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  • Canada is opposing this class action, just as it opposed the human rights complaint filed in 2007.
  • Instead, Canada is opposing the current class action.
  • "Despite Canada's constitutional responsibility for all Indigenous people, Canada has repeatedly failed to take steps to protect the Indigenous identity of off-reserve children who were put into care.
  • The vast majority of Indigenous children apprehended and placed into government care are off-reserve Indigenous children.

Argyle invests in Castlemain, the leading Indigenous advisory group in Canada

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Argyle has made a major investment in Castlemain and becomes co-owner of the firm alongside Castlemains president, Rob McPhee.

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  • Argyle has made a major investment in Castlemain and becomes co-owner of the firm alongside Castlemains president, Rob McPhee.
  • The partnership builds on growing collaboration between the two teams as Argyle has expanded its own work with Indigenous clients, and with non-Indigenous organizations committed to reconciliation.
  • and Alberta, Castlemains advisory service areas include governance, negotiation, economic development, infrastructure, lands, and strategic engagement and communications.
  • Castlemain is one of the leading advisory groups serving Indigenous clients in Canada.

Principal Photography Begins on the Crave Original Series, LITTLE BIRD

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Monday, April 18, 2022

The series will be available to audiences in English and French, and Fremantle will handle international distribution.

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  • The series will be available to audiences in English and French, and Fremantle will handle international distribution.
  • "Crave is committed to telling compelling stories that resonate with all Canadians, and LITTLE BIRD is a powerful story that must be told," said Justin Stockman, Vice President, Content Development and Programming, Bell Media.
  • "We are honoured to collaborate with our partners at Rezolution, APTN, and OP Little Bird to share LITTLE BIRD with Crave audiences."
  • Bezhig's sense of identity shatters and she is forced to reckon with who she is and who she wants to become.

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations meets virtually with First Nations leadership and partners in Manitoba

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Also, the Minister met with the Keewatin Tribal Council for a conversation on topics such as self-determination, COVID-19, housing and economic development opportunities.

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  • Also, the Minister met with the Keewatin Tribal Council for a conversation on topics such as self-determination, COVID-19, housing and economic development opportunities.
  • The Minister then met with Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee on issues most relevant to northern Manitoba First Nations.
  • The Minister then met with leadership of Fox Lake Cree Nation on the First Nation's Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination discussion table and their Treaty Land Entitlement Claim.
  • Lastly, Minister Miller met with the Treaty Land Entitlement Committee, along with representatives of Entitlement First Nations signatory to the Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement.