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Declaration on Cultural Safety and Humility National Aboriginal Day In July 2015, Learn more! Celebrations on June all Health 21st Authority CEOs The FNHA has developed a cultural humility web portal that contains New federal funding in BC signed a to implement Jordan’s educational materials, definitions, Declaration of Principle Commitment to presentations, the declaration itself, social advance cultural media posts and much more. Gathering of Aboriginal humility and Health Improvement Aboriginal Health partnered with the Committees cultural safety National Collaborating Centre for within their Aboriginal Health on a webinar on Implementation of the organizations. cultural safety as a social determinant of Transportation Action Declaration of Commitment on Cultural This commitment Safety and Humility ’ health with Dr. Sarah Plan for Highway 16 gives all health de Leeuw. The recording is now available professionals a online. mandate to advance cultural humility and safety in their practices with Indigenous Take action! peoples. We encourage you to make a pledge for Cultural safety and humility are identified as cultural safety and humility and join the care approaches to reduce health inequities FNHA social media campaign. and improve health outcomes for Indigenous peoples in BC. Cultural safety is an Now is a great time to enroll in the San’yas outcome based on respectful engagement Indigenous Cultural Safety Online Training that recognizes and strives to address Program - a unique, facilitated online training power imbalances inherent in the healthcare designed to increase knowledge, enhance system. It results in an environment free of self-awareness, and strengthen the skills of racism and discrimination, where people feel those who work directly and indirectly with safe when receiving health care. Cultural Aboriginal people. This training is available humility is a process of self-reflection to free to all Northern Health staff! If you have better understand personal and systemic taken one of the core trainings, consider biases and to develop and maintain enrolling in one of the post-training courses respectful processes and relationships available. based on mutual trust. Cultural humility involves humbly acknowledging oneself as Creating a Climate for Change resource a learner when it comes to understanding booklet another’s experience. A commitment of up to $382 million National Aboriginal Day in new funding was made on July 5, Implementation of the celebrations on June 21st 2016, to enhance service coordination Transportation Action and ensure service access resolution so that children’s needs are assessed Plan for Highway 16 and responded to quickly. Health On June 15, 2016, an announcement Canada and Indigenous and Northern was made at Lheidli T’enneh Affairs Canada are engaging with First Memorial Park by local and provincial Nations and jurisdictional partners government representatives about to identify what supports are needed the progress made on implementing and to find ways to prevent delays in the Highway 16 Transportation receiving health and social services. Action Plan. The five-point action plan includes improvements to public Gathering of Aboriginal transit, a driver education Aboriginal Health table at the UHNBC National Aboriginal Day program, new transit shelters and event. Health Improvement webcams, and increased collaboration National Aboriginal Day is a time Committees between existing transportation to celebrate the unique heritage, service providers along the corridor. The third annual gathering of diverse cultures and outstanding The Minister of Transportation and Aboriginal Health Improvement achievements of First Nations, Infrastructure announced $2 million in Committees was held in Prince and Métis peoples in Canada. new provincial and federal funding for George on May 17-18, 2016. It was the now $5-million Action Plan. Over Aboriginal Patient Liaisons across an exciting two days of celebration, the last six months, the 12-member northern BC organized and sharing, learning, relationship building, advisory group – made up of First participated in local activities and action planning, and visioning for the Nations, municipal leaders, the First events. In Prince George, Patricia future. Prince hosted an event at the Nations Health Authority, Northern University Hospital of Northern BC The theme of this year’s gathering Health, and ministry representatives (UHNBC) that included a welcoming was Growing Cultural Safety. The – has met regularly to move the plan prayer by a Leidlhi T’enneh Elder, first day included a keynote speaker forward, fine tune the details, and drumming, a screening of the video Rose Lemay, Director of Northern develop implementation strategies. Honouring Our Journey, bannock, and Indigenous Health for the Among the progress made, there soap berry ice cream, and information Canadian Foundation for Healthcare is now a new webpage where First tables. Aboriginal Health was there to Improvement. Her presentation on Nations communities, Aboriginal celebrate and to share resources and cultural competence and humility organizations, municipalities, regional some fun stuff like frisbees and beach was both challenging and inspiring. districts and non-profit groups can balls! It included an in-depth history of apply for funding for community in Canada from an vehicles and operating grants. New federal funding Indigenous perspective. to implement Jordan’s Principle In response to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on First Nations children, the Government of Canada announced a new approach to implementing Jordan’s Principle. This approach puts the needs of children first and ensures that First Nations children living on-reserve receive the health and social services they need in a timely manner.

Graphic recording by Colleen Stevenson at the 2016 Gathering of Aboriginal Health Improvement Committees. It represents highlights of Rose LeMay’s presentation on Cultural Competence and Humility. 2 and education as Spotlight on your health Updates from Aboriginal much as I can.” Health The Aboriginal Student Summer Student Summer Intern Internship at Northern Health offers the opportunity for post-secondary students to explore their health career interests while developing a wide New app rewards healthier range of skills and learning firsthand about working within the Aboriginal choices Health team. British Columbia residents who are making an effort to lead A journey of partnership healthier lifestyles can now be Northern Health and the First Nations rewarded with loyalty points such Health Authority co-authored a as Aeroplan, PetroPoints, Scene recently published article about and MoreRewards, thanks to an transforming health care service innovative new mobile app called Meet Shalane Pauls, Aboriginal delivery with First Nations in Northern Carrot Rewards. It provides users with Health’s 2016 Summer Student Intern! BC. incentives to increase physical activity, Shalane is from the Tsimshian and eat better, and quit smoking, with the Tahltan Nations. She came to Lheidli Published in the International goal of encouraging healthy lifestyle T’enneh (Prince George) in 2012 to Journal of Health Governance, the habits that help reduce the risks of attend UNBC and graduated this May article describes the process of developing a chronic disease. with a Bachelor’s in Science. Shalane transformation in northern BC based was recently accepted to the UNBC on a new relationship between Download Carrot Rewards Master’s Program in First Nations governments of BC, Canada and Studies beginning September 2016. First Nations. It is written from the perspectives of four key participants Nda wila wyaan. I really in the transformation process love working with and for and highlights the ways in which First Nations people. I am partnership has been integral Free First Aid app excited to be a part of Aboriginal to the transformation of health Health as their student intern. I find it service delivery to First Nations The official Canadian Red Cross a dynamic, innovative, and enjoyable communities in northern BC. The First Aid app puts lifesaving advice in environment. It is also an amazing authors hope that their experiences your hands and helps you maintain opportunity to work with a great will contribute to a growing body of your first aid skills and respond to team of mentors. I credit not only my promising practices as Indigenous everyday emergencies. It provides mentors to my success, but also my health service organizations take access to videos, interactive quizzes education. Education has given me a greater role in health service and simple step-by-step advice to help freedom and opportunity to develop provision, and non-Indigenous health you maintain your life-saving skills and who I am as an Indigenous person service organizations improve their respond when needed. from the North. I also love to bead, understanding of and relationships Download the Red Cross First Aid app walk, bike, read, and advocate for with Indigenous communities.

Featured : Tsaaʔ Dane (Beaver) This issue we are featuring Tsaaʔ Dane (Beaver) spoken Uushǫ. I am good. in Doig River, Blueberry, Halfway River, and Prophet River Je aa haawohch’e. How are things? in the northeast area of BC. Tsaaʔ Dane is part of the Je aa uunaye. What is your name? Dene (Athabaskan) language family. (Jim-Bob) laa uuzhe. My name is (Jim-Bob). To learn more about the Tsaaʔ Dane language and to hear Je dǫts’ęh aanach’ę. Where do you come from? recordings of words, phrases, stories and songs, visit the (Doig) dǫts’ęh asch’ę. I come from (Doig). First Voices website and the First Peoples’ Language Map of British Columbia.

ABORIGINAL HEALTH 3 Upcoming events Resources View our online events calendar for all upcoming events. An Introduction to the Health of Two-Spirit People: Historical, contemporary and 40th Annual Elders Gathering emergent issues (National Collaborating July 11-14, 2016 Williams Lake, BC Centre for Aboriginal Health) 2nd International Indigenous Early Childhood Development Check out a blog post on this topic by Gathering Shalane Pauls, Summer Student Intern July 18-23, 2016 Victoria, BC Culture and Language as Social 2016 FNHA Northern Regional Gathering Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and July 26-28, 2016 Prince George, BC Métis Health (National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health) The BC Indigenous Funding Conference September 21-23, 2016 Richmond, BC

Now is the Time: Our Data, Our Stories, Community corner Our Future The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, “Farm to School” or “Local to School” activity as it is Education, and Employment Survey (First termed in Haida Gwaii, is helping to bring local foods and Nations Information Governance Centre) traditions into schools by connecting students and staff with farmers and food harvesters that know how to grow, harvest and prepare these foods. Learn more and watch Aboriginal peoples: Fact sheet for British this new 8-minute documentary by Farm to Cafeteria Columbia (Statistics Canada) Canada called Local Foods to School: Reconnecting the children of Haida Gwaii to their land and their food.

Reconciliation Canada Impact Report 2015 (Reconciliation Canada: A New Way Forward Society)

International Journal of Indigenous Health Vol 10 Issue 2 - Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research (Aboriginal Health Research Networks Secretariat) Still from the video Local Foods to School: Reconnecting the children of Haida Gwaii to their land and their food.

Webinar recording: Knowing who you Recruitment corner are: Métis history, identity and the Métis As part of the Grow Our Own recruitment Nation today (National Collaborating strategy, Northern Health (NH) has Centre for Aboriginal Health) developed a booklet with information on 39 different health care careers for youth, Webinar recording: Cultural Safety for students, and anyone exploring career Indigenous Peoples: A Determinant of options. It includes information about Health (National Collaborating Centre for different occupations, salary ranges, and Aboriginal Health) educational credentials.

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