2023 National Indigenous Peoples Month Celebrations
Thank you for joining us to celebrate the 2023 National Indigenous Peoples Month. Visit Alberta Health Services' Indigenous Health Program to learn more.
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 Celebrating Diversity Within Indigenous Peoples and Communities. As part of the celebration this year, our lunchtime sessions throughout June, we will feature topics related to diversity within Indigenous cultures and AHS programming that is focused on improving culturally safe, accessible healthcare for Indigenous clients and families.
Keep watching here to keep up to date on AHS events and activities.
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Across Turtle Island, there are diverse and rich Indigenous cultures. There are wonderfully gifted talents being shown by Indigenous peoples - some more traditional, and others that may be more contemporary.
We invite you to honour the numerous and incredible ways that Indigenous culture is practiced - be it dancing, beading, graphic design, spoken word, sports, cooking, research, painting or harvesting medicines.
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Personal Land Acknowledgements
The Harm Reduction Services team within Provincial Population and Public Health meets monthly. We conduct these meetings by rotating the responsibility of chair. This provides everyone an opportunity to develop and present a personal land acknowledgement at the beginning of each meeting. Today we met as a team, all wearing our orange shirts to acknowledge National Indigenous Peoples Month and that every day is orange shirt day!
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Cheesey Bannock
Usually I add a little something like berries or cinnamon and sugar but today, I needed cheese in my bannock.!
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Join in the celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month at the Stollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital
These events are sponsored through Stollery Awasisak, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation and University of Alberta Hospital. All patients’ and families’, staff, physicians, and volunteers are encouraged to participate. These activities are held during the week of June 19th to June 23rd, 2023. We look forward to seeing you at any of these events in celebration of Indigenous Peoples
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Music is healing and universal
There is a rich history of Music in our Metis Culture; it is a large part of who we are and how we connect to others. We share our stories and life through our songs and music; it has helped me tremendously in my own healing journey and is so good for our heart and souls.
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Kindness and Connection
Connections to mother earth and her creatures, to the land and all things living and growing, to the water and the air and the weather, to fire and ceremony and community. Always listening for the teachings and lessons in all things. Walking this healing journey in a good way and paying attention for ways to offer to help others. Grateful to Creator for every beautiful day!
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Patients, staff and physicians were invited to participate in a round dance led by Arcand, highlighting one way sites across Alberta Health Services are honouring, recognizing and celebrating the beauty and strengths of the First Peoples of this land throughout the month of June.
By focusing on these and building greater understanding and awareness, we can combat racism and build a better and more inclusive health system.
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Join Awasisak Child and Family Engagement Coordinators as they teach us how to bake Bannock for National Indigenous Peoples Month 2023.
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Alberta Health Services provides opportunities for post-secondary students like Chantel to work as they complete their education. As an Indigenous Talent Advisor, she supports important initiatives that contribute to AHS’ commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action.
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The Gift of Being Different, a short documentary, follows Grant Bruno as he navigates the world of autism. Grant is a parent to Autistic children and a PhD researcher exploring autism in First Nations communities. Grant is a registered member of nipsihkipahk (Samson Cree Nation), one of the reserves that makes up Maskwacis, Alberta. Through the film we learn his community views autism as a gift.
