Sioux Lookout – Ontario Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:05 PM In Memory of Lorraine Kenny (1955-2010) Honouring those whose journey on this earth is over is an important traditional value respected by First Nations. When Lorraine Kenny’s work was completed on this earth, her family decided to honour her memory by making the Raising the[…]
Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telemedicine (KOTM), operated under the Northern Chiefs Tribal Council in northwestern Ontario, is a success story of a community-led and community-driven telehealth initiative. KOTM offers a wide array of services, of which telemental health is one. KOTM has used videoconferencing for telepsychiatry since 2002, and was involved in a ground-breaking telepsychiatry project in[…]
On the Path of The Elders Moose Factory, Ottawa – Ontario Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 11:30 PM Adapted from work by Stanley L. Louttit, Cle-alls (John Kelly), Elaine Keillor, and Jason Woodman Simmonds A partnership between the Mushkegowuk Cree of Northern Ontario, Carleton University, BlackCherry Digital Media, and Pinegrove Productions has resulted in On the[…]
Dryden – Ontario In Ontario, the organization of Chiefs of Ontario (COO), have documented this by passing a resolution in council that adopts in principal the Provincial Safe Drinking Water Act. This act legislates the requirements for potable water quality, operator training, operator certification and transparency of reporting for all facilities treating drinking water in[…]