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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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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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