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This is the last in our series on Indigenous sacred plants. Sage, along with sweetgrass, red cedar and tobacco, is one of the four plants considered sacred by First Nations and Métis Peoples. Sage is used broadly for many purposes by both First...
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin could well have been speaking about the...
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Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, O.B.C., is a hereditary chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation who upholds a life dedicated to bridging the differences brought...
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I’m often asked this question in my workshops. My answer is, “It depends.” There are two considerations that come into play in evaluating a...
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Fixing the way in which healthcare is delivered to Indigenous people is a massive, complex undertaking on the national scale. However, on a smaller...
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In Manitoba, Louis Riel Day is the third Monday in February and is a provincial holiday (first celebrated in 2008) - this date does not coincide with...
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While Idle No More has brought national and international attention to Aboriginal issues, those within Canada’s resource sector have been keenly...
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I would like to talk to you about contact, discovery and the New World. Specifically, I would like to answer the age-old question, "Did Christopher...
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What is a culturally competent healthcare environment? It is an environment in which Indigenous people feel culturally safe... where they are treated...
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Aboriginal Community Engagement (ACE) : A Guidebook was written with the sincere hope that it would be viewed as a resource for those who are...