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Remembering Keegan: A BC First Nations Case Study Reflection 

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Remembering Keegan: A BC First Nations Case Study Reflection 

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Sacred and Strong: Upholding our Matriarchal Roles. The Health and Wellness Journeys of BC First Nations Women and Girls.

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Sacred and Strong: Upholding our Matriarchal Roles. The Health and Wellness Journeys of BC First Nations Women and Girls.

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Anti-Racism, Cultural Safety & Humility Framework 

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Anti-Racism, Cultural Safety & Humility Framework 

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FNHA’s Policy Statement on Cultural Safety and Humility  

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FNHA Territory Acknowledgement Information Booklet 

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T he Importance of Your F​eedback

If you want to provide feedback on your experience of a BC health care services, you can submit it to the FNHA Quality Care and Safety Office (QCSO).

You can provide feedback on your experience with any BC public health care service, including:

those delivered directly by FNHA (such as nursing stations, Virtual Doctor of the Day and some Health Benefits)

those delivered by external health care providers (such as hospitals)

those funded by FNHA (such as care provided in First Nations Community health centres, Pacific Blue Cross and PharmaCare Plan W)

Whether you are making a complaint, reporting your health care harms or submitting a compliment, the QCSO would like to thank you for taking the time to get in touch with us. Your feedback is important to us and helps us improve the delivery of health care to First Nations people in BC.​​

To report a health care harm, please do the following:

1. send us an email at quality@fnha.ca

2. include your name and two ways for us to get in touch with you, if possible (preferably telephone and email)

3. include a brief description of the incident you wish to complain report

4. include the location where the incident happened

The FNHA Quality Care and Safety Office will respond to you within two business days. In our interaction with you, we will:

listen and respond to your complaint with privacy and respect

gather information and outline the options available to you, including restorative approaches to healing in a cultural way

proceed only according to your wishes

send you a written summary

Send a Com​pliment

To send a compliment, please do the following:

1. send us an email at quality@fnha.ca​

2. include your name and two ways for us to get in touch with you, if possible (preferably telephone and email)

3. include a brief description of the interaction you wish to compliment

4. include the location where the interaction happened

5. include the name of the health care worker you interacted with (if you know it)

The FNHA Quality Care and Safety Office will:

send an acknowledgement of your compliment and gather any additional information required

with your consent, pass on your compliment to the individual, team, or location where you had the positive health care experience

The Role of the ​QCSO

The QCSO helps clients and their families navigate the complaints processes in the health care system. For more details about our role, how we work, our commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility and your privacy, please see FNHA Quality Care and Safety Office​. ​

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The FNHA’s Compliments and Complaints Process

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What's covered

HSO standards are the foundation on which leading-edge accreditation programs and great public policy are built. Standards create a strong health care structure that the public, providers, and policy makers can rely on, assuring high quality health services where it matters most.

HSO's standards are formatted using the following structure:

Section Title: A section of the standard that relates to a specific topic.

: A thematic statement that introduces a set of criteria.

: Requirements based on evidence that describe what is needed by people to achieve a particular activity. Each criterion outlines intent, action, and accountability.

Guidelines: Provide additional information and evidence to support the implementation of each criterion.

This is the first edition of HSO 75000:2022(E) British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility standard. The target audiences are governing bodies, organizational leaders, teams, and the workforce from health authorities and health and social services organizations in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. The standard helps governing body members and organizational leaders identify, measure, and achieve culturally safe systems and services that better respond to the health and wellness priorities of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and communities, regardless of where they are located. A number of foundational documents, including the following supporting documentation and legislative commitments, were used to inform the content of the standard.

Supporting documentation are significant reports pertaining to Indigenous-specific racism and/or discrimination as well as truth and reconciliation.

1. In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care (Full and Summary Reports) (2020a)

2. Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, 2019)

3. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015a)

4. Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (Canada et al.,1996)

Legislative commitments are based on Canadian and/or international legal commitments to which Canada has subscribed.

1. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (United Nations, 2007)

2. Canadian Human Rights Act (1985)

3. Constitution Act, Part II, Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, Section 35 (1982)

The standard will be available to health and social services organizations as a resource document.

BC health organizations can contact HSO to have access to a copy at no cost. If enrolled in accreditation with Accreditation Canada, the standard is available on the client organization portal.

The standard will undergo periodic maintenance. HSO will review and re-publish the standard on a five-year schedule.

Who this standard is for

Purpose

This standard specifies the requirements for governing bodies, organizational leaders, teams, and the workforce from health authorities and health and social services organizations to address Indigenous-specific racism in service delivery and provide culturally safe services to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and communities in BC.

The standard applies to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples' health and wellness journeys across the health system, including health promotion and disease prevention, access to health and social services, admission, assessment, treatment, discharge, and end-of-life care. The standard provides guidance as to the organizational structures and procedures that are required in governance, leadership, and service provision to support anti-racism and cultural safety and humility and ensure the delivery of health and social services that are aligned with Indigenous traditions and values.

Applicability

This standard is intended to be used by governing bodies, organizational leaders, teams, and the workforce from health authorities and health and social services organizations in the province of British Columbia (BC) to support the design, development, and implementation of health and social services and care delivery that respects cultural safety and humility principles.

BC health organizations can contact HSO to have access to a copy at no cost. If enrolled in accreditation with Accreditation Canada, the standard is available on the client organization portal.

Questions about this standard? Want more information?

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British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard

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HSO Standards: HSO's Leadership Standards for Health Service Providers. Full description and additional information.

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BC Cultural Safety and Humility Standard Documentary (10:51 mins) 

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The First Nations Health Authority's Self-Assessment: Aligning With the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard

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The First Nations Health Authority's Self-Assessment: Aligning With the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard

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The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) completed a self-assessment of the organization’s alignment to the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard in collaboration with Elder Th’et-simiya and a group of Sisemó:ya Change Champions from across the organization (FNHA and HSO 202 …

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Planting the Seeds for BC Cultural Safety and Humility Standard Evaluation (FNHA Self-Assessment Webinar) 

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Planting the Seeds for BC Cultural Safety and Humility Standard Evaluation

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Transformative Change: Advancing Cultural Safety Across British Columbia (Standard Release Webinar) 

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Transformative Change: Advancing Cultural Safety Across British Columbia Webinar

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The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) partnered with Health Standards Organization (HSO) to bring together a BC First Nations-led Cultural Safety and Humility Technical Committee to oversee the development of a HSO 75000:2022 (E) British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility standard.

Listen to this webinar to hear from Indigenous leaders, patient partners, and health leaders and learn:

1. An understanding of the need for a system-wide cultural safety and humility standard;

2. An overview of the HSO 75000:2022 (E) British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility standard and its unique development process; and

3. Examples of how you can put this standard into action today.

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Navigating Indigenous Tokenism, Saviourism, and Appropriation

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Navigating Indigenous Tokenism, Saviourism, and Appropriation

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Indigenous Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation 

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Indigenous Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation 

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Indigenous Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation with Marissa McIntyre

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UNDRIP and In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in the B.C. Health Care System 

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UNDRIP and In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in the B.C. Health Care System 

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the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and

In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-Specific

Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care

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Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) Indigenous Women's Experiences of Racism in BC Health Systems: Findings from In Plain Sight

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Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) Indigenous Women's Experiences of Racism in BC Health Systems: Findings from In Plain Sight

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Indigenous women's experiences of racism in BC health systems | CGSHE Spotlight Series

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Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond: In Plain Sight

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Unlearning and undoing systemic white supremacy and Indigenous-specific racism within the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer With Dr. Kate Jongbloed and Dr. Danièle Behn Smith 

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Unlearning and undoing systemic white supremacy and Indigenous-specific racism within the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer With Dr. Kate Jongbloed and Dr. Danièle Behn Smith 

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In this Learning Circle we have Dr. Kate Jongbloed and Dr. Danièle Behn Smith talking about the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer's Project presents how to undo and unlearn white supremacy and Indigenous-specific racism. This project has clear instructions from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Report and the In Plain Sight report to address Indigenous-specific racism. The project aims to inform a path forward to uphold, embrace and monitor progress towards implementing these foundational commitments within the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer's.

Thank you for your interest and participation!

This session's video is now available for viewing.

Thank you to everyone for your continued interest in our events.

We would like to reiterate that everyone is welcome to our UBCLC sessions.

Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 ( PST)
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 am
Where: Free online via Zoom!

About the Presenters:

Resources

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February 7th, 2023 - Unlearning and undoing systemic white supremacy and Indigenous-specific racism within the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer With Dr. Kate Jongbloed and Dr. Danièle Behn Smith

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In this Learning Circle we have Dr. Kate Jongbloed and Dr. Danièle Behn Smith talking about the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer's Project presents how to undo and unlearn white supremacy and Indigenous-specific racism. This project has clear instructions from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Truth and [...]

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Decolonizing Wellness: Indigenous Women’s Perspective on Healthcare

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Decolonizing Wellness: Indigenous Women’s Perspective on Healthcare

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Leaving a Legacy and Uplifting Cultural Safety with Cathy Almost and Cherie Mercer

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Leaving a Legacy and Uplifting Cultural Safety with Cathy Almost and Cherie Mercer

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Leaving a Legacy and Uplifting Cultural Safety with Cathy Almost and Cherie Mercer

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Heather Winterstein - Emergency Department Assessment Panel Final Report 

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Heather Winterstein - Emergency Department Assessment Panel Final Report 

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Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City

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Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City

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Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

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Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

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Reclaiming Power and Place

The National Inquiry's Final Report reveals that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada's staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people. The two volume report calls for transformative legal and social changes to resolve the crisis that has devastated Indigenous communities across the country.
The Final Report is comprised of the truths of more than 2,380 family members, survivors of violence, experts and Knowledge Keepers shared over two years of cross-country public hearings and evidence gathering. It delivers 231 individual Calls for Justice directed at governments, institutions, social service providers, industries and all Canadians.
As documented in the Final Report, testimony from family members and survivors of violence spoke about a surrounding context marked by multigenerational and intergenerational trauma and marginalization in the form of poverty, insecure housing or homelessness and barriers to education, employment, health care and cultural support. Experts and Knowledge Keepers spoke to specific colonial and patriarchal policies that displaced women from their traditional roles in communities and governance and diminished their status in society, leaving them vulnerable to violence.

Supplementary report: Quebec

The National Inquiry is simultaneously releasing a report specific to Quebec in order to give particular attention to the issue of violence against Indigenous women and girls in that province. The report outlines specific issues such as language barriers, health and social services provide by religious congregations and interaction with Indigenous and provincial police forces.

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Section 1 of the report, made up of Chapters 1-4, sets up the overall context that will be helpful for readers in approaching the information presented in the later sections of the report. In Section 1, we talk about the role of relationships, human and Indigenous rights, the history of colonization, and how each of these contexts can inform our understanding of the issue of violence against First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people.
Chapter 1: Centring Relationships to End Violence
Chapter 2: Indigenous Recognitions of Power and Place
Chapter 3: Emphasizing Accountability through Human Rights Tools
Chapter 4: Colonization as Gendered Oppression

Overwhelmingly, the families who testified before the National Inquiry were seeking answers to perceived flaws in the investigations into the loss of their loved ones.

They discussed many ways in which they felt that police services had failed in their duty to properly investigate the crimes committed against them or their loved ones, leading ultimately to a failure to obtain closure and justice within the existing system. In response, the National Inquiry established the Forensic Document Review Project (FDRP), consisting of two teams conducting a review of police and other related institutional files. One team examined files of the Province of Quebec; the second group examined police files in all other provinces and territories throughout the rest of Canada. In this summary, when we refer to the FDRP, we are referring specifically to this second group. Information and recommendations of the Quebec FDRP are located in the Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls devoted to Quebec. The purpose of the FDRP was to identify potential systemic barriers or problems and areas of weakness relating to the protection of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people, and to make recommendations to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls about the systemic causes of their disappearances and deaths.

During the course of the project, the Forensic Document Review Project (FDRP), which was tasked with examining files outside of Quebec, obtained and reviewed 174 files and 35 previous reports and studies on policing related to Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people, and analyzed publicly available information related to those files.

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The National Inquiry's Final Report reveals that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada's staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people. The two volume report calls for transformative legal and social changes to resolve the crisis that has devastated Indigenous communities across the country.

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Cultural Safety in Acute Care Settings with Dr. Terri Aldred, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. James Liu

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Cultural Safety in Acute Care Settings with Dr. Terri Aldred, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. James Liu

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Cultural Safety in Acute Care Settings with Dr. Terri Aldred, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. James Liu

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Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series 

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Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series 

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This national webinar series provides an opportunity to share knowledge, experiences, and perspectives in support of collective efforts to strengthen Indigenous cultural safety across sectors.

We encourage you to participate in the webinar with other individuals and groups in your region to inspire shared learning in the context of your program area and community. If you are planning to attend as a member of a group, please register individually and use one group member's access code to connect to the webinar.

National Indigenous Cultural Safety Webinars Videos

The webinar series is guided by the ICS Learning Series Advisory Circle assisted by the Webinar Production Team, which include the following people:

ICS Learning Series Advisory Circle

Dr. Billie Allan

Leah Fontaine

Lynda Gray

Lise Haddock

Kahontakwas Diane Longboat

Gertie Mai Muse

Diane Smylie

Dr. Janet Smylie

Webinar Production Team

Anne Cochran

Sally Maguet

Diane Smiley

Winona Stevens

Those who have contributed to previous webinars on the ICS Learning Series include:

- Vanessa Ambtman-Smith
- Lindsay Blackwell
- Ellen Blais
- Annette Browne
- Cheryl Currie
- Rain Daniels
- Tanya Davoren
- Alycia Fridkin

- Colleen Hart
- Donna Lyons
- Gertie Mai Muise
- Dennis McDermott
- Danielle Mitchell
- Vanessa Mitchell
- Jaime Morais

- Jenny Morgan
- Chris Mushquash
- Tara Nault
- Charlotte Reading
- Raven Sinclair
- Malcolm Steinberg
- Donna Smith-Sutherland

- Diane Smylie
- Janet Smylie
- Jennifer St. Germain
- Brian Tucker
- Leslie Varley
- Leah Walker
- Dr. Cheryl Ward

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National Indigenous Cultural Safety Webinars Videos The webinar series is guided by the ICS Learning Series Advisory Circle assisted by the Webinar Production Team, which include the following people: ICS Learning Series Advisory Circle Dr. Billie Allan Leah Fontaine Lynda Gray Lise Haddock Kahontakwas Diane Longboat Gertie Mai Muse Diane

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HQBC Culturally Safe Engagement: What Matters to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Patient Partners Pamphlet  

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HQBC Culturally Safe Engagement: What Matters to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Patient Partners Pamphlet  

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This pamphlet on creating culturally safe engagements was created from the voices of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) patient partners. We hosted an event centred around "What Matters to You in Indigenous Culturally Safe Patient Engagements?", where we heard from Indigenous patient partners about what makes them feel comfortable and safe during engagements. It serves as an at-a-glance version of the Companion Guide.

From these meaningful discussions, eight key principles emerged along with a series of recommended actions to help and encourage health care partners to provide culturally safe patient engagement opportunities. The eight principles of culturally safe engagement are: awareness and understanding, learning and education, build relationships, prepare, kindness and empathy, respect, value and listen.

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Culturally Safe Engagement: What Matters to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Patient Partners Pamphlet - Health Quality BC

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This pamphlet on creating culturally safe engagements was created from the voices of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) patient partners.

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Culturally Safe Engagement: What Matters to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Patient Partners Companion Guide 

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Culturally Safe Engagement: What Matters to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Patient Partners Companion Guide 

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This guide to creating culturally safe engagements was created from the voices of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) patient partners. We hosted an event centred around "What Matters to You in Indigenous Culturally Safe Patient Engagements?", where we heard from Indigenous patient partners about what makes them feel comfortable and safe during engagements. For an at-a-glance version, see the pamphlet.

From these meaningful discussions, eight key principles emerged along with a series of recommended actions to help and encourage health care partners to provide culturally safe patient engagement opportunities. The eight principles of culturally safe engagement are: awareness and understanding, learning and education, build relationships, prepare, kindness and empathy, respect, value and listen.

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Culturally Safe Engagement: What Matters to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) Patient Partners Companion Guide - Health Quality BC

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This guide to creating culturally safe engagements was created from the voices of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) patient partners. From these meaningful discussions, eight key principles emerged along with a series of recommended actions to help and encourage health care partners to provide culturally safe patient engagement opportunities.

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FNHA/FNHC/FNHDA: Our Shared Vision Webinar 

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Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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Marion Colleen Erickson, MEd,
Nak'azdli Whut'en Board Chair, First Nations Health Authority;
Co-Chair, Tripartite Committee on First Nations Health

Marion Colleen Erickson is a Dakelh grandmother (Ut'soo) from the Nak'azdli community and a member of the Lasilyu (Frog) Clan. As an active community member participating in the balhats (potlatch) system, she firmly believes that cultural identity is the foundation of health and wellness, and is committed to improving the health and wellness of First Nations.

A former two-term Chief of Saik'uz First Nation, Colleen is a recognized community leader and a veteran member of the RCMP. She currently teaches part-time at her local college, with a primary focus on Aboriginal Studies.

Colleen holds a Master's degree in Education, with a special focus on the traditional philosophies of Carrier teachings.

Presently serving as the FNHA Board chair, Colleen's background includes various board positions within local government, the Elder society, and numerous appointments in school districts. She brings a wealth of negotiation, financial administration, mediation, and leadership skills to the FNHA board, along with extensive cultural and traditional knowledge.

Keith Marshall, MSW MPA (Health),
Director, Community Health Programs, Hailika'as Heiltsuk Health Centre;
Heiltsuk Nation
President, First Nations Health Directors Association

Keith is of African Canadian/Caribbean descent from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Keith Marshall is the Director of Community Health Programs for the Hailika'as Heiltsuk Health Centre Society in Bella Bella. His primary role is to provide programs and services for the improvement of the health status of this community.

Keith holds a Master's degree in social work and a Master's degree in Public Administration specializing in health services. He recently completed his Graduate Diploma in Executive Coaching at Royal Roads University.

Keith is an experienced professional with over 30 years of experience working in Indigenous communities, focusing on promoting capacity building with community members and supporting them in charting their own course for being the catalyst for improving their health status. He provides the vision, managerial, and administrative leadership necessary to develop and implement health care programs and services that meet the health needs of the members of the Heiltsuk community in Bella Bella, BC.

Additionally, he has worked with federal, provincial, and private organizations in senior health, managerial, and administrative positions, including negotiating major contracts; facilitation and mediation skills with large organization in the national and provincial arenas; management of major programs including organizational and planning requirements; clinical case management; developing and implementing organizational; policy development, interpretation and implementation.

Keith currently serves as the President of the First Nations Health Directors Association Board of Directors. The First Nations Health Directors Association is part of a unique health governance structure that includes political representation and advocacy through the First Nations Health Council, and the planning, management, and delivery of health programs and services through the First Nations Health Authority. Collectively, this First Nations health governing structure works in partnership with BC First Nations to achieve our shared vision. Keith served on the committee responsible for the development of the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard.

Richard Jock, Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Health Authority

Richard Jock is a member of the Mohawks of Akwesasne and serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the First Nations Health Authority.

Richard's portfolio includes Health Benefits, policy, planning, engagement, service improvements/integration, investment strategies and regional partnership implementation. His position also provides leadership for the building, functioning and implementation of strong partnerships within the First Nations health governance structure and within the health system more broadly.

Richard has worked for the past 25 years for First Nations organizations and the federal government, including numerous positions in the health field. Immediately prior to joining the FNHA, he held the post of Chief Executive Officer for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Among his other professional roles, Richard has held senior leadership positions at Norway House Health Services Incorporated, Health Canada, the National Aboriginal Health Organization and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne.

Richard is committed to his wellness and challenges himself to stay active and spend time outdoors. He wears his FitBit daily, rarely missing his 10,000 steps, and enjoys playing racquetball in his spare time.

Wade Grant was first elected to the FNHC as a Vancouver Coastal Representative in June of 2019, and then appointed as Chair in September 2021. He is the Intergovernmental Officer for the Musqueam First Nation and serves as a board member for Covenant House Vancouver.

Previously, Wade spent three years with the BC provincial government as the special advisor to the Premier on Indigenous issues and held a number of roles including member of the Vancouver Police Board, band council member with the Musqueam Indian Band, assistant general manager of the Four Host Nations Aboriginal Pavilion during the 2010 Olympics, policy analyst for the BC Assembly of First Nations and as executive assistant to the Solicitor General of British Columbia.

Wade was recognized by Vancouver Magazine's "Power 50" list in 2015 and 2013, and in 2012 he received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal for services to community. He lives on the Musqueam Indian Reserve and has two children.

Date: Wednesday, February 21 st, 2024

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Our Shared Vision: Leading Transformative Change in Health for BC First Nations - Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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Watch the recording of this Indigenous Speaker Series session, which brought together a panel of senior political representatives working across the four pillars of BC First Nations Health governance: the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), the First Nations Health Council (FNHC), the First Nations Health Directors Association (FNHDA), and the Tripartite Committee on First Nations Health (TCFNH).

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Dismantling Colonial Structures in Public Health: The Journeys of two First Nations Women – Jorden Hendry & Eryn Braley 

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Dismantling Colonial Structures in Public Health: The Journeys of two First Nations Women – Jorden Hendry & Eryn Braley 

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February 29th, 2024 – Dismantling Colonial Structures in Public Health: The Journeys of two First Nations Women – Jorden Hendry & Eryn Braley | UBC Learning Circle

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In this webinar, Eryn and Jorden, two First Nations women and early career health leaders, discuss their journeys throughout higher education in public health – moving from merely surviving within a western institution to thriving with the cultivation of strong, Indigenous networks. They will then discuss the realizations that led to their careers dismantling […]

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Len Pierre Transformative Territory Acknowledgements Webinar

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Len Pierre Transformative Territory Acknowledgements Webinar

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Connecting Indigenous Cultural Safety & Addressing Racism in the Health Care System w/ Harley Eagle 

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Connecting Indigenous Cultural Safety & Addressing Racism in the Health Care System w/ Harley Eagle

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We Are Allies was created to help adults learn how to support and care for the youth in their lives. After all, it’s about coming together as allies and supporting the young people around us.

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We all have a role to play as allies supporting trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary youth.

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Vancouver Island Region

Email: QualityVI@fnha.ca​

Phone: 250-637-1070

Northern Region
Email: QualityNorth@fnha.ca

Interior Region

Email: QualityInterior@fnha.ca

Fraser Salish Region

Email: QualityFS@fnha.ca

Phone: 604-250-2385

Vancouver Coastal Region: QualityVC@FNHA.ca

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Two Spirit and Indigiqueer Cultural Safety: Considerations for Relational Practice and Policy

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Two Spirit and Indigiqueer Cultural Safety: Considerations for Relational Practice and Policy

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Dr. James Makokis
Medical Director, Shkaabe Makwa Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH, Ontario)

Dr. Karina Walters
Associate Dean for Research, the Katherine Hall Chambers Scholar, and the Co-Director and Principal Investigator of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington State

Dr. Billie Allan
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Victoria
Chair, Thunderbird Circle - Indigenous Social Work Educators' Network (TC-ISWEN)

(Photo: Dr. James Makokis)

Dr. Billie Allan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Victoria and the Chair of the Thunderbird Circle - Indigenous Social Work Educators Network (TC-ISWEN). Billie is a Two Spirit Anishinaabe person from Sharbot Lake, Ontario, whose scholarship currently focuses on the impact of racism and child welfare on Indigenous health and well-being, Two Spirit health and well-being, and Black and Indigenous decolonial solidarity.​

Dr. James Makokis, a nehiyô (Plains Cree), Two-Spirit Family Physician from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, is the medical director for Shkaabe Makwa Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness in Toronto. Shkaabe Makwa is the first hospital-based centre in Canada focusing on the mental health of Indigenous people through research, training and healing models that bring together traditional knowledge and contemporary medicine. Dr. Makokis also holds clinics at the Kehewin Cree Nation and at an urban transgender health focused practice in Edmonton. He is the recipient of the Indspire Award, Rising Star Alumni Award in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and Distinguished Alumni Award at Macewan University. In 2019, Dr. Makokis appeared with his husband Anthony Johnson as "Team Ahkameyimok" on Season 7 of The Amazing Race Canada and won, becoming the first two-spirit, married Indigenous couple in the world to do so. His passion lies in rebuilding the Nehiyô medical system and running ultra endurance marathons.

Dr. Karina Walters, a Two Spirit member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is the Associate Dean for Research, the Katherine Hall Chambers Scholar, and the Co-Director and Principal Investigator of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington. Dr. Walters has more than 25 years of experience in social epidemiological research on the historical, social, and cultural determinants of health among American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) populations as well as chronic disease prevention research. Much of her social epidemiological work has centered urban AIANs and LGBT-Two Spirit populations across the United States. She is recognized internationally for her expertise in designing decolonizing community-based, culturally grounded methodologies.

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National Indigenous Cultural Safety Learning Series

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Dr. James Makokis Medical Director, Shkaabe Makwa Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH, Ontario) Dr. Karina Walters Associate Dean for Research, the Katherine Hall Chambers Scholar, and the Co-Director and Principal Investigator of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington

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FNHA supports Trans Care BC’s ‘We Are Allies’ campaign

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FNHA supports Trans Care BC’s ‘We Are Allies’ campaign

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​This week, Trans Care BC launched its We Are Allies campaign, created in response to the increased spread of misinformation targeting gender-affirming care for Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary youth - and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is a proud supporter. A team from FNHA also supported the creation of some of the Indigenous materials and videos.

"We're thrilled to be a part of this campaign and to recognize the role Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, like myself, play within our communities and Nations," says Wayne Wallace director of Urban and Away from Home. "I encourage people to take this opportunity to lift up this information and stand with anyone who is or has come out as Two-Spirit, trans or non-binary."

The 6-week campaign works to instill pride in Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary youth while using an evidence-based approach to address misinformation.

The We Are Allies website includes numerous resources;

The FNHA will be supporting and promoting We Are Allies both internally and externally - follow our social media ( Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram) and the We Are Allies social media ( Facebook, Instagram and TikTok) to stay up-to-date with the campaign.

As online campaigns can only go so far, FNHA will be taking part in Trans Care BC's Trusted Messenger Pilot which will see FNHA walk the talk by engaging with Indigenous communities face-to-face and sharing the We Are Allies messaging in culturally-grounded ways.

The FNHA launches 2S/LGBTQQIA+ webpage

At the end of June the FNHA launched a 2S/LGBTQQIA+ webpage. On it are resources, information on accessing gender-affirming care, programs and organizations as well as online resources and further learning.

Curious about what the "/" in "2S/LGBTQQIA+" means? The FNHA has chosen to include a "/" in the acronym 2S/LGBTQQIA+ to distinguish Two-Spirit identities from Western and LGBTQQIA+ identities which may not reflect the cultural, historical and spiritual dimensions. Learn more about our choice here.

To learn more about the FNHA's commitment, please visit our website or come say "hi!" during Vancouver Pride!

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FNHA supports Trans Care BC's 'We Are Allies' campaign

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​This week, Trans Care BC launched its We Are Allies campaign, created in response to the increased spread of misinformation targeting gender-affirming care for Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary youth - and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is a proud supporter. A team from FNHA also supported the creation of some of the Indigenous materials and videos.

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Decolonizing Project Management with Noelle Saemerow

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First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda (PHWA): First Interim Update 

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First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda (PHWA): First Interim Update 

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Update on health indicators of First Nations Peoples in BC

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We Walk Together: Exploring Connection to Land, Water and Territory

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INDIGENOUS AND

2SLGBTQQIA+

IDENTITIES

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  (UNDRIP) 

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  (UNDRIP) 

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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) Website 

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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) Website 

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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act - Province of British Columbia

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The Declaration Act (2019) establishes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the Province’s framework for reconciliation, as called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. The Act creates a path forward that respects the human rights of Indig…

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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) Action Plan   

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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) Action Plan   

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Cultural Safety in Healthcare: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives with Simon Brascoupé

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Cultural Safety in Healthcare: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives with Simon Brascoupé

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May 16th, 2024 – Cultural Safety in Healthcare: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives with Simon Brascoupé | UBC Learning Circle

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This presentation examines cultural safety, initially championed by Māori nurse Irihapeti Ramsden in the 1990s, and its global dissemination across healthcare systems. It explores its historical evolution, present application, and future prospects, considering spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional dimensions through a Two-Eyed-Seeing approach. From Indigenous knowledge perspectives, it scrutinizes its implications for professional growth, relationships, […]

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 Indigenous Peoples’ experiences and realities within the Canadian Healthcare system: What’s the impact on health outcomes?

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 Indigenous Peoples’ experiences and realities within the Canadian Healthcare system: What’s the impact on health outcomes?

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Indigenous Peoples’ experiences and realities within the Canadian Healthcare system

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 Supporting our Two Spirit Friends and Relatives: The importance of allyship in healing

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 Supporting our Two Spirit Friends and Relatives: The importance of allyship in healing

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The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) in collaboration with UBC Learning Circle will be hosting a conversation about the importance of cultivating safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ people for healing. We will be centering our shift as a society to consciously make space for our people who are frequently forgotten about in healing spaces. This conversation is to be held with members of the 2SLGBTQ+ Community as well as folks who have been working with IRSSS to center these experiences. We will highlight IRSSS's first ever grief and loss workshop held in Vancouver for 2SLGBTQ+ Survivors intergenerational survivors.

Thank you for your interest and participation!

This session's video is now available for viewing.

Thank you to everyone for your continued interest in our events.

We would like to reiterate that everyone is welcome to our UBCLC sessions.

Our events aim to embody a safe space for everyone of all different backgrounds to have their opinions and voices equally heard

Date: Thursday, April 6th, 2023 ( PST)
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 am

*Are you unsure whether to sign up for Video conference or webinar? Click here to learn more*

About the Presenters:

Jordie Johnson (Moderator)
Jordie Sxoxomic Johnson is of Secwepemc Ancestry from Esk'etemc First Nation and an intergenerational survivor of the Indian Residential School system. Jordie rejoined the Indian Residential School Survivor Society in 2022 and leads both communications, and community engagement strategies.

Jordie graduated with a bachelor's degree with a focus in Professional Communications from Royal Roads University, as well, a diploma with a focus in Sports Management from Thompson Rivers University.

For more than ten years, Jordie has been serving First Nations and Indigenous people in health care and healing.

Jeremy Jones
Jeremy Jones is from Nanoose First Nations, part of the Vancouver Island families, with family roots throughout Coast Salish territories along Ditidaht to Nuu-chah-nulth nations. Jeremy is the Manager for Trauma Informed Care for the Vancouver Coastal region.

Jeremy has an academic background in chemical addictions from Nicola Valley Institute of Technology where he learned the Indigenous modalities in healing. Jeremy has a history of working in sexual health within Indigenous communities both in local and National levels.

As a queer Indigenous male, Jeremy brings a blend of passion to the work in supporting and advocating for gay men's health and the 2SLGBTQI+ movement, as well as lived experiences that can be shared in the work.

Jeremy was raised with the traditional knowledge from his village and surrounding nations. Moving forward, Jeremy looks forward to providing educational moments for people to understand the history of 2SLGBTQI+ First Nations people.

Stephanie Pennier
Stephanie is from the Kunn Laanaas Clan and works in Gaw Tlagee - Old Masset Village on Haida Gwaii. Stephanie describes herself as a mother first and foremost, which may be why in her counselling practice she specializes in Women's Wellness & Healing, the Family Unit, Parenting Programing, Perinatal Support and Postpartum Depression. She also has expertise in Addiction & Treatment Management and Advocacy within the healthcare system.

Stephanie integrates knowledge gained from extensive education & training in her field and draws upon her personal and professional experience to provide quality care for her clients. Some of her training and credentials include: Soul Retrieval Trauma Recovery, Self Regulation Therapy, Indigenous Tools For Living training, Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy, Crisis Intervention Stress Management training, a Permanent Certificate as a Saskatchewan Newstart Model Life Skills Coach & Group Facilitator, Chemical Addictions Advanced Diploma at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor's Degree of General Studies Specializing in Addiction from the University of the Fraser Valley. She has volunteered with Young Mom's Programming, which involved sharing experiences related to parenthood and life as a mother.

Resources

Qumity - Website

Crisis Center ; phone & chat support in mainly in the Vancouver Coastal Health area: Vancouver, Sea to Sky Region, Sunshine Coast, and throughout BC - Website

IRSHDC - Podcasts

"Building Bridges Through Understanding the Village" Workshop ; A collaborative share of history in a non-blame/non-shame angle. A really beautiful experience and a good resource for allies to explore - Website

The topics we cover can often be sensitive or emotionally triggering. Please make sure that you are looking after yourself. If at any point you feel that you need to talk to a friend, Elder, counselor, or family member: don't hesitate to do so. Check out our Counseling Support Page.

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April 6th, 2023 - Supporting our Two Spirit Friends and Relatives: The importance of allyship in healing

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The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) in collaboration with UBC Learning Circle will be hosting a conversation about the importance of cultivating safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ people for healing. We will be centering our shift as a society to consciously make space for our people who are frequently forgotten about in healing spaces.

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UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) curriculum is intended to prepare future healthcare professionals to provide quality culturally safe care to Indigenous peoples. The training is only available to students in UBC's 13 health professional programs, however, they have provided links to relevant resources available to everyone.

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Resources | UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety

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UBC 23 24 ICS Resources Colonial Legacy & Reconciliation Indigenous Health Cultural Humility & Cultural Safety Indigenous Culture & Language…

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The First Nations Health Authority's Self-Assessment: Aligning With the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard (Self-Assessment Indicators) 

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The First Nations Health Authority's Self-Assessment: Aligning With the British Columbia Cultural Safety and Humility Standard (Self-Assessment Indicators) 

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Disaggregated demographic data collection in British Columbia: The grandmother perspective

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Disaggregated demographic data collection in British Columbia: The grandmother perspective

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Using data for change: Dialogue on data collection and the grandmother perspective 

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Using data for change: Dialogue on data collection and the grandmother perspective 

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BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner

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Using data for change: Dialogue on data collection and the grandmother perspective (March 3)

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Race, Ethnicity and Indigenous Identity Data - Emergency Department Visits  & Care 

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Race, Ethnicity and Indigenous Identity Data - Emergency Department Visits  & Care 

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Dr. Marcia Anderson - Race Based Data As A Tool For Change