2022 National Indigenous Peoples Month Celebrations
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L to R: AHS Cultural Helper Noella Cardinal and her daughter Lesanna Hayden Dennehy, Juli Harmon and her mother AHS Health Promotion Facilitator Jamie Harmon, and AHS Inuit Helper Atisinak Bishop.
On June 21, Canada will celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. First celebrated in 1996, this is a day to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of Indigenous Peoples from across Canada.
This year our theme is Healing through Mind, Body and Spirit. Join us as we celebrate throughout the month of June. Keep watching here to keep up to date on AHS events and activities.
L to R: AHS Cultural Helper Noella Cardinal and her daughter Lesanna Hayden Dennehy, Juli Harmon and her mother AHS Health Promotion Facilitator Jamie Harmon, and AHS Inuit Helper Atisinak Bishop.
On June 21, Canada will celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. First celebrated in 1996, this is a day to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of Indigenous Peoples from across Canada.
This year our theme is Healing through Mind, Body and Spirit. Join us as we celebrate throughout the month of June. Keep watching here to keep up to date on AHS events and activities.
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Thank you for joining Nadine McRee for our Community Creativity Circle on June 17 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. We hope you enjoyed an hour of coming together and creating.
Spending Time Colouring. What You Will Need: Download and print PDF Colouring crayons or pencils
Exploring Self-Compassion Through Writing To take part in this writing exercise, follow this link. Alternatively, pick from a range of writing exercises by following this link. What You Will Need: Notebook and pen
We would love to hear from you! If you are comfortable, share your work with us below. Tell us how you felt during and after the Community Creativity Circle.
Here are some questions for you to think about:
1. What were some of your takeaways from this session?
2. How did you feel after joining our Community Creativity Circle?
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CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
Thank you to Joanna for facilitating our second Self-Care session in a row!
Thank you to everyone who was able to join our Powwow Dancing session. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here.
Now we would love to hear from you!
Here are some questions for you to think about:
1. What were some of your takeaways from this session?
2. How did participating in this session make you feel?
3. Is this something you would like to learn more about?
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Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for Joanna Gladue's workshop on Wellness Approach to Indigenous Health: A Medicine Wheel Teaching on Friday, June 10.
For those who were able to attend, we encourage you to please share some of your take away's with us. Here are some questions for you to think about:
1. Did you know about the Medicine Wheel teaching before?
2. What were some new things you learnt from Joanna?
3. Would you implement any of the teachings in your daily life?
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Celebrating at Stollery Children’s and UofA Hospitals
Watch how National Indigenous Peoples Day was celebrated at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital, with Indigenous cuisine and traditional dancing.
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There is hope - Jeraldine's story
This story was gifted to us by Jeraldine, a woman who has discovered strength and healing by celebrating her Indigenous culture.
Having persevered through dark days, she has entered a new season in her life.
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Togetherness - Tessy's Story
Tessy began her journey as a “medical mom” at the age of 19.
As her daughter fought through the first years of her life, Tessy began to learn the significance of mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. When she began attending Traditional Ceremonies, everyone around her started seeing a change.
She developed strength and confidence she needed to have a quality of life she always desired for her family.
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"Indian Hospitals" in Alberta and Canada
The Indigenous Wellness Core walks us through the historical truth of “Indian Hospitals” in Alberta and Canada. AHS strives to uphold our commitment to the TRC Recommendations for Health by providing education resources.