NDTR – Virtual and in-person grounding ceremony
On September 29, to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR), the Indigenous Health department, led by Nicole Cross | Noxs Ni’is Yuus, Vice President, Indigenous Health, hosted a gr...
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NDTR – A message from Nicole Cross, VP Indigenous Health
September 30 has been declared Orange Shirt Day, in recognition of the past harms and atrocities inflicted on Indigenous children in residential schools across the country. We must acknowledge these h...
Embedding Indigenous cultural elements into the new DCDH
In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge the history and legacy of the residential school system, honour the survivors, and remember the children who did not ret...
First ever Indigenous Advisory Working Group supports new Terrace hospital design
With a budget of more than $600 million, the Mills Memorial Hospital (MMH) Replacement project, which includes the building of a new hospital in Terrace, is the largest capital project Northern Health...
New video resource: Preparing for respectful conversations
Produced in collaboration by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health and Northern Health’s Indigenous Health department, this video offers a simple set of strategies to help people p...
Canada appoints first Indigenous governor general
On July 6, 2021 Mary Simon was appointed as the 30th governor general of Canada. Simon is the first Indigenous person to be appointed to the role. "I can confidently say that my appointment i...
Looking back at Orange Shirt Day: Photo round up
Orange Shirt Day was on September 30th, 2021. Orange Shirt Day is a time of collective remembrance during which we honour those who attended Residential Schools as well as their families and communiti...