Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre
| Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre | |
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| Type | Health organization |
Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre is a health centre in Sudbury.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- May 2015: The centre hosted the Anishinaabe Long Hair workshop in early April 2015. The organization provides traditional programming to educate the community and schools about cultural practices. As of May 2015, the centre's staff facilitate sessions to help participants build strength and pride in their identity.[2]
- February 2017: The centre is one of six sites in Ontario where the provincial government is supporting the establishment of an Indigenous midwifery program.[3]
- April 2018: The centre employs Perry McLeod-Shabogesic as its Director of Traditional Programming.[4]
- September 2019: The centre organized a community hunt that is being used as a case study for a research project on Indigenous food sovereignty.[5]
- March 2020: The centre provides information regarding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder through staff member Brianna Nadjiwon.[6]
- April 2021: The centre was described by Hilda Mary Nadjiwan as a place of refuge, trust, and support. As of April 2021, the facility was considered a place where she was looked after with compassion and goodness.[7]
- January 2023: The Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre collaborated with the Sudbury Wolves to launch an Indigenous celebration hockey game. The centre provides holistic and culturally-based health services to Indigenous people in the city and nearby First Nations. Proceeds from the auction of game-worn jerseys were designated to support Indigenous youth in sport and mental wellness programming.[8]
- June 2023: The centre is a partner organization in the Mooz Akinonmaaget Maa Aki moose hunt program.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services recipient of Greater Sudbury Police Service Community Partnership Award", Anishinabek News, 24 June 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Long-haired men and boys share stories and build strength", Anishinabek News, 28 May 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Dilico announces provincial government’s Indigenous midwifery initiative", Anishinabek News, 24 February 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Welcoming ancestors at 2018 Round Dance", Anishinabek News, 3 April 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinaabe associate professors among seven to receive funding for research projects", Anishinabek News, 12 September 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Changing the language around FASD will help people live with their strengths and challenges", Anishinabek News, 10 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Remembering Msko – Miigwaanii Kwe (Red Feather Woman) Hilda Mary Nadjiwan", Anishinabek News, 6 April 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Sudbury’s Ontario Hockey League squad to host Indigenous celebration game", Anishinabek News, 26 January 2023 (archived copy; original article).