Each week, we gather various news related to health and social services, as well as to First Nations. Below you will find some information and publications that may interest you.
Police profiling: New book with a fresh perspective on practices
The Observatoire des profilages (ODP) invites you to a web conference Profilages policiers: Nouvel ouvrage portant un regard croisé sur les pratiques (French only). The event will be held online on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pascale Dufour, professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, and Francis Dupuis-Déri, professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), with the participation of several of the book’s authors, will be online to discuss the highlights of their work. Registration (French only): eventbrite.ca/e/billets-profilages-policiers-regard-croise-sur-les-pratiques-245852239667.
AFNQL Chiefs denounce the CAQ government’s lack of sensitivity towards their territories
On January 13th, 2022, the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) learned, through the media, that a Quebec Summit on Land Use Planning would be held virtually on January 27th. Not only does the program that has been unveiled completely ignore the concerns, rights, and claims of First Nations, but this announcement also goes against what Minister Laforest stated to AFNQL Chiefs during her participation in the First Nations and Quebec Grand Economic Circle, last November, in Montreal. Read more of the press release: apnql.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220117-pressrelease-territory.ang_.pdf.
Invitation to the virtual launch of the book “Social and Professional Insertion of Indigenous Workers”
The First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Quebec (FNHRDCQ) is pleased to invite you to the virtual book launch of Dr. Émilie Deschênes, professor at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), on February 2, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. This publication has been written in collaboration with the FNHRDCQ and the Institut national des mines du Québec (INMQ). You must register to attend the event.
Indigenous Health Research Monitoring, January 2022
The Institut national de la santé publique (INSPQ) has just published its fourth health research bulletin. Click here to access it: inspq.qc.ca/en/indigenous-health.
New safer injecting wallet cards
CATIE’s pocket-sized wallet card Mapping the Body: Choosing a Vein for Safer Injection displays a map of where it is safer to inject drugs on the body, where it is less safe, and where it is dangerous. It has been updated this year to include more inclusive imagery and overdose prevention information. Order this resource: orders.catie.ca/book/choosing-a-safer-injection-site-wallet-card-20-per-package-2/?ct=t(outreach_email_bi_SaferInjectingCard).
Postdoctoral fellow on Inuit diet, nutritional status and health in Nunavik
The Littoral Research Chair is actively looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join the team and analyze the food and nutritional status data of the Qanuilirpitaa Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017. Application deadline is March 11, 2022. More info: files.cssspnql.com/s/K48IyPOON7eI0qX.
Indigenous lunch-and-learns for Winter 2022
Indigenous lunch-and-learns, organized by the School of Indigenous Studies, are back with an offer of online events for all those interested in Indigenous-related issues. The next session’s program offers various topics geared to address a number of issues, including food sovereignty, politics of Indigenous women in Quebec, an author’s writing journey, customary adoption in Quebec as well as missing or deceased Indigenous children. More info (French only): uqat.ca/dca/.
ISPCAN 2022 exclusively online
Due to the global health situation, the ISPCAN 2022 Congress of the Americas Organizing Committee decided to hold the event entirely online from March 28-30, 2022. Revolving around the theme of caring communities, the congress will be an opportunity for researchers, professionals, students, managers and political leaders from all over the world to come together to share their research, innovations and thoughts on how to improve the lot and protection of children. More info: ispcan.org/2022quebeccity/?v=402f03a963ba.
Hydro-Québec Aboriginal Student Summer Internship Program
The Aboriginal Student Summer Internship Program runs for 12 to 16 weeks and is designed to provide:
- practical work in a Hydro-Québec business unit;
- a personalized internship project tailored to the interests of interns;
- workshops to promote learning;
- a flexible workplace in all regions of Quebec.
More info (French only): emploi.hydroquebec.com/job/Montr%C3%A9al-Stages-universitaires-pour-%C3%A9tudiants-et-%C3%A9tudiantes-autochtones-%C3%89t%C3%A9-2022-QC/554558617/.
Call for applications: ethics expertise sought to serve on committee
The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies is looking to recruit two new members to serve on its Ethics and Scientific Integrity Committee. One of the mandates of this committee is to propose guidelines on research ethics to the Board of Directors. New members should have experience in the ethics review of research involving humans or animals. More info (French only): frq.gouv.qc.ca/app/uploads/2022/01/appel-de-candidatures_frqnt_vf.pdf.