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June 4, 2020
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"Water is at the Heart”: Using Water Teachings to Create a CHIWOS PAW Gathering with Indigenous Women living with HIV on the Coast Salish Territories
Join us on Tuesday, June 16th at 11:00am-12:30pm PST for the inaugural Fireside Chat. On behalf of the CHIWOS-PAW BC Research Team, Valerie Nicholson will lead us on a journey, illustrating how a collaborative team of Indigenous women living with HIV, Elders, and researchers came together to develop a strengths-based research study to understand how Indigenous women living with HIV living on the Coast Salish Territories understand their health through traditional ways of knowing. This arts-based and interactive gathering will describe the CHIWOS PAW BC process, with a focus on how the team Indigenized research using Water Teachings, ceremony, and art. For the GoTo link to join this virtual meeting, please contact Carrie Martin at carriem@caan.ca CHIWOS PAW BC Team: Valerie Nicholson Debbie Cardinal Elder Sheila Nyman Becky Gormley Angela Kaida |
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June 3, 2020
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Webinar: Traditional Indigenous Medicine in North America: A Review
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health will be hosting a webinar on June 26, 2020 (12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT). To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2986564259352193296 Despite the documented continued use of traditional healing methods, modalities and its associated practitioners by Indigenous groups across North America, widespread knowledge is elusive amongst most Western trained health professionals and systems. This despite that the over 6 million Indigenous peoples who currently reside in Canada and the United States (US) are most often served by Western systems of medicine. A systematic search of multiple databases was performed, with consequent title and abstract review of articles published on traditional Indigenous medicine in the North American context utilizing an established scoping review framework. The research is an attempt to catalogue the wide array of published research in the peer-reviewed and grey literature on traditional Indigenous medicine in North America in order to provide an accessible databases for medical practitioners, scholars and communities to better inform practice, policymaking, and research in Indigenous communities specifically through an Indigenous public health lens. The efforts and results of this research will be presented.
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May 12, 2020
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CAHR 2020 Roadmap
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May 7, 2020
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Job Posting:
Organization: Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research Postion: National Director Deadline to apply: May 27, 2020 Please include a cover letter summarizing your interest in this position and what you offer along with your CV (detailed curriculum vitae) and one sample of your sole- authored professional or academic writing (e.g., community report, journal publication etc.). Send your application to Bridget Marsdin at fstjobs@mcmaster.ca by May 27, 2020. We would like to thank you very much for your interest in the work of the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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April 20, 2020
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A message from The Well Living House Team
We're continuing to create factsheets during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that clinically-accurate and Indigenous-specific messaging is shared in our urban communities. Our latest factsheet covers COVID-19 symptom prevalence and information about getting tested. But, we need your help getting these messages out! Can you:
Nia:wen / Miigwetch / Marsee / ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ (Qujannamiik) / Thank You! | ||
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April 3, 2020
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Job Posting:
Senior Research Coordinator First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)’s Research and Knowledge Exchange team Sharing an exciting job opportunity with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)’s Research and Knowledge Exchange team. The position is for a Senior Research Coordinator for the CIHR-funded, FNHA-led $2.5M Project Grant to support community-driven Indigenous approaches to harm reduction. The Senior Coordinator will liaise with the research team, partners, FNHA teams, stakeholders, and participating Indigenous communities and organizations to coordinate, plan, and execute project activities.
The position coordinates and oversees all grant administration, including budget management, reporting, communications, and scheduling of meetings. The position also supports research and knowledge exchange activities, including ethics application development and submission, conducting qualitative interviews, community engagement, protocol development, project implementation, data quality assurance, analysis, interpretation, sharing back and validation. Required minimum of three years’ experience in a research environment and a bachelor’s degree (master's degree preferred) in a relevant discipline (e.g., public health, Indigenous governance); preference will be given to Indigenous candidates. Please note that the closing date is listed as April 15th but will be ongoing until a suitable candidate is found. |
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March 24, 2020
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March 17, 2020
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CAAN's public statement on COVID-19
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March 13, 2020
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SUMMARY OF ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to and supervised by the Project Coordinator, the Interviewer/ Outreach Worker operates as a member of a multidisciplinary, collaborative research team. The Interviewer recruits and prescreens potential participants, conducts structured interviews of eligible research participants enrolled in relevant project; and assists in data collection, data cleaning, and data entry resulting from interviews. The Interviewer/ Outreach Worker also performs outreach activities and connects people with community services as needed. The SHAWNA project is a community-based research project focused on the experiences of cis and trans women living with HIV in accessing and navigating care, housing, social and legal supports. The project is committed to ‘GIPA/MEPA’ principles of greater and meaningful involvement and engagement of people living with HIV. STARTING WAGE: $20 - $23/hour
STATUS: Temporary Part-Time, 1-2 days per week If interested, please submit a copy of your cover letter and CV to HR@cgshe.ubc.ca | ||||
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December 1, 2019
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The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) names Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis as Chief Executive Officer
Effective December 1, 2019, Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis will step into the role of CEO of CAAN. The organization’s Board of Directors and acting CEO Renée Masching are very pleased to make this announcement following a nationally advertised search and competitive round of applications.
Margaret is of Cree ancestry from Treaty Four Territory on land now called Saskatchewan. She stands strong in her Indigeneity, gives gratitude to the Creator and her Ancestors and is celebrating 20+ years of responding to HIV, HCV and colonial impacts among Indigenous communities through culture, ceremony, humour, and Indigenous ways. Margaret has an impressive array of experience with a wide range of understanding and knowledge that will greatly benefit CAAN and its staff. We are looking forward to the new knowledge and new skills that Ms. Kisikaw Piyesis will bring to the organization as we move forward. |
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November 4, 2019
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Article on the AHA Centre:
5 Questions with Sherri Pooyak, PAN Affiliated Researcher and Community-Based Research Manager with the AHA Centre https://pacificaidsnetwork.org/2019/10/28/5-questions-with-sherri-pooyak/ |
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July 31, 2019
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Weaving Our Wisdoms (WoW): a project of CAAN
www.weavingourwisdoms.com Weaving our Wisdoms (WoW) is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder initiative that supports Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS by supporting connections to land-based teachings delivered by HIV Olders. The WoW project began with three British Columbian-based HIV Olders who came from Nations in the west and east of the province. Together with the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), they initiated and continue to guide this journey to support the ‘rising up’ of the Indigenous HIV community. To learn more about this project, please visit: weavingourwisdoms.com |
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July 25, 2019
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The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research has been awarded federal funding!
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July 18, 2019
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Government Of Canada Five-Year Action Plan On Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI)
https://canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/accelerating-our-response-five-year-action-plan-sexually-transmitted-blood-borne-infections.html
https://canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/accelerating-our-response-five-year-action-plan-sexually-transmitted-blood-borne-infections/document.html The Action Plan sets out the Government of Canada’s priorities over the next five years to contribute to achieving the strategic goals set out in the Pan-Canadian STBBI Framework for Action that was launched by federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Health in June 2018.
The hope is that this Action Plan will play an important role in galvanizing Canada’s efforts toward implementation of the Pan-Canadian STBBI Framework for Action and reaching the global targets of eliminating AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections as public health concerns by 2030. |
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