Indigenous First Nations Inuit and Metis (FNIM)

The Registered Nurses Association (RNAO) in partnership with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Chiefs of Ontario (COO), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Shkaabe Makwa, the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA), and the Ontario First Nation Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC) invites you to join a webinar entitled "Connecting Culture, Land and Wellness to Indigenous Youth” featuring guest speaker Joseph Pitawanakwat

Attendees will learn about an innovative project led by The Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB) and the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, designed to explore the impact of homicide on the mental health and well-being of Indigenous, African, Caribbean, and Black, and Racialized survivors of homicide victims and their service providers.

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Youth and substance use: Examining engagement, equity, and motivational approaches in clinical practice

Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute

Live webinar series dates: May 6, 13, 14 and 20, 2021 | Time: 1 to 4 p.m. (four half-day sessions)

Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes : Une ressource essentielle à votre disposition

mars 25, 2021 13h 00

En Ontario, nous avons au-delà de 620 000 personnes francophones et parmi celles-ci, 330 800 sont des filles et des femmes. AOcVF est un regroupement d'organismes francophones et féministes qui travaillent à défaire l'oppression vécue par les femmes.

The Online Initiative to Address Human Trafficking invites you to join a free webinar focused on the pattern of historical exploitation through broken treaties and convoluted pieces of legislation that contribute to a false narrative of Indigenous peoples. This presentation will make connections to the patterns of human trafficking exploitation and discuss how current legislation and patterns continue to contribute to exploitation and vulnerability within the Indigenous population.

About the presenter:

Leading the way in mental health training and education

Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience to best support Indigenous clients

Live webinar April 27, 2021 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

7-8:30 PM EST

What’s so appealing about gaming, and what makes it so addictive? How can
parents tell the difference between healthy recreational gaming and problematic gaming? How can parents talk to their children about their gaming habits?

Join psychotherapist Nadja Streiter, who specializes in treating adolescents and adults who struggle with video game addiction, in a discussion on how to notice the risk, set boundaries and how to prevent gaming from becoming problematic.

Everyone welcome!

Centering Two-Spirit and Indigenous experiences and ways is critical for more respectful, reciprocal, relevant, and responsible health research. Two-Spirit is often equated to an LGBTQ Indigenous participant, thereby rendering this community’s unique experience and history invisible and erasing important distinctions. This type of scholarship becomes a site of colonization.

This webinar is a learning opportunity to provide the tools and resources to better equip service providers in the human services and justice sectors when dealing with someone from the LGBTQ2S community. In this interactive workshop, you will take away:

• gained insight and knowledge of the LGBTQ2S culture
• understand some of the struggles of this sector of people
• have gained terminology and understanding of how to effectively communicate with LGBTQ2S folk without offending or un-intentionally hurting someone.

Presenter:

Register today for our Brighter Days Program which was developed by Indigenous experts! The program empowers First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth with skills, tools and resources to support their well-being!

Millions of young people love to play video games, and for a good reason, they area lot of fun. But there can also be risks, and too much gaming has been linked to depression, poor academic performance, and dropouts.

Join international speaker and the founder of Game Quitters, Cam Adair as he shares his personal journey of overcoming his addiction to the gaming world and offers key insights he’s learned along the way to create and remain in balance.

Everyone is welcome.

What’s so appealing about gaming, and what makes it so addictive? How can
parents tell the difference between healthy recreational gaming and problematic gaming? How can parents talk to their children about their gaming habits?

Join psychotherapist Nadja Streiter, who specializes in treating adolescents and adults who struggle with video game addiction, in a discussion on how to notice the risk, set boundaries and how to prevent gaming from becoming problematic.

Everyone welcome!

Dates: March 17 and 24
Time: 1:00- 3:00 pm EST
Note: This is a virtual workshop consisting of two sessions; access will be provided to registrants.

Join a webinar titled, "Sken:nen, Mino-Bimaadziwin: Understanding Wellness In Indigenous Wisdom Traditions For Caregivers.”

This webinar is presented in partnership by the Registered Nurses Association (RNAO), Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Chiefs of Ontario (COO), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Shkaabe Makwa, and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA).

Special Guest Speakers

Theresa Redsky Fiddler (Elder), Ka’nahsohon Kevin Deer (Elder), Perry McLeod-Shabogesic (Elder), Mary Deleary (Elder)

This webinar will present findings from the research project Revisioning Coordinated Access: Fostering Indigenous Best Practices Towards a Wholistic Systems Approach to Homelessness, conducted in Hamilton, Ontario. Presenters will discuss the impact of coordinated access systems on Indigenous communities across Canada and highlight how Indigenous communities can shape the creation and implementation of coordinated access systems toward a more wholistic approach.

In the early 1980's here in Ontario child welfare legislation was developed to address the genocidal systemic racist activities of Children's Aid Societies, "the sixties scoop," and earlier legacy of  Residential Schools on First Nations People.  Customary Care was the core component of the Child and Family Services Act to address this and has been amended over the decades since.   These efforts to address the system level perpetuation of our everyday racism and destruction of Indigenous Peoples have not ultimately addressed the core structures

While food is recognized as being critical for our survival, it is less frequently considered in the context of security, power, and sovereignty. In youth work that is intentional about incorporating an anti-oppressive lens, food cannot be forgotten.

This engaging 3-hour online workshop will be segmented into three parts, including an opening presentation, a panel, and an interactive discussion. As we examine the Transformational Power of Food Security & Sovereignty for BIPOC communities, we aim to: