Celebrating 10 Years of Well Living House

March 22, 2023 - Filed Under: Newsletters

In November of 2022, Well Living House officially celebrated 10 years of research and advocation for Indigenous family health to provide tangible benefits and improvements to our First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities! For the past decade, Well Living House has focused on applied Indigenous health action-research. This has meant co-leading research projects with community…

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Academic Honoris Causa 2022 Awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie

March 22, 2023 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

To honour her work and commitment in the field of health and inequalities in particular Indigenous Canadian communities. This was Dr. Janet Smylie’s response to the award: “There is an interesting tension between my Metis-Cree teachings of humility, the unsung everyday heroes that I interact with everyday in my Indigenous community and institutional work and…

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Dr. Janet Smylie named a Royal Society of Canada Fellow, 2022

March 22, 2023 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

Congratulations to our director, Dr. Janet Smylie, who has been named a Royal Society of Canada Fellow, 2022! More information can be found at this link here, where you can also read more about Dr. Janet Smylie and the other new members.

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United Way Greater Toronto Feature

March 22, 2023 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

We are very proud of the good work being done at Auduzhe Mino Nesewinong (Place of Healthy Breathing). United Way Greater Toronto has also recognized this good work in their “Case Studies of social service innovations during Covid-19” report. Through interviews with Dr. Janet Smylie, Cheryllee Bourgeois, Steve Teekens, and Devon Bowyer, they describe how Auduzhe…

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Well Living House Featured in Two Row Times

February 7, 2023 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

The Well Living House was recognized for our work and featured in the Two Row Times in October 2022. Read the article here: https://issuu.com/tworowtimes/docs/trt_477_-_october_5th_2022

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Well Living House featured in Global Heroes

October 3, 2022 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

(2022) Well Living House: Supporting Indigenous Health for Generations to Come. We are very honoured to have been featured in Global Heroes this year and to have our work along with our Grandparents Council recognized for supporting Indigenous health for generations to come.

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Statement of solidarity

July 14, 2020 - Filed Under: Newsletters

It is from a place of deep emotional, mental, and spiritual love that Well Living House stands with our Black relatives facing violence around the world. The roots of this violence are intertwined with those that continue to take Indigenous lives: stripping us from our lands, culture, and relations. Colonialism and racism have been systematically…

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Webinar: COVID-19 and Vulnerable Urban Indigenous Populations

May 15, 2020 - Filed Under: Newsletters

In a panel discussion, a Traditional Knowledge Keeper, academics, and community service leaders discuss COVID-19 and urban Indigenous communities.

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People ‘dying unnecessarily’ because of racial bias in Canada’s health-care system, researcher says

July 4, 2018 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

People ‘dying unnecessarily’ because of racial bias in Canada’s health-care system, researcher says | CBC News While some people have raised concerns about anti-Indigenous racism in the Northwest Territories’ health-care system, an expert says it’s not just an issue in the territory. Dr. Janet Smylie said it’s one of the biggest health inequities between Indigenous…

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Ontario Medical Association put colonial mentality on display over churlish refusal to acknowledge Indigenous land

July 3, 2018 - Filed Under: Features & Awards

Opinion | Ontario Medical Association put colonial mentality on display over churlish refusal to acknowledge Indigenous land It’s one small step toward truth that can start us on the path to reconciliation. It’s a little call to action, an acknowledgement of the traditional land we are on to start the school day, a conference, a…

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