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.
Legal discussion with the authors of the article “The independence of Quebec and the Aboriginal choice of Canadian continuity” (French only)
The CIÉRA of Laval University, in partnership with the Center for Studies in Administrative and Constitutional Law (CEDAC), the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Diversity and Democracy (CRIDAQ) and the Research Group on Plurinational Societies (GRSP), invite you to a legal discussion with the authors of the article “The independence of Quebec and the Aboriginal choice of Canadian continuity.
ONLINE – March 28, 2022 – 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Registration required
The Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing (CRASIQ) is launching its first scholarship competition for master’s and doctoral students.
The Quebec Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing (CRASIQ) will award scholarships to students whose research projects are related to one of the following axes: 1. Build health professional’s capacity to become culturally safe practitioners who decolonize their practice 2. Developing wise practices at the structural level to support equity-promoting and culturally safe health care for Indigenous Peoples
The deadline for submitting your application is Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 11:59 pm.
For more information on the call for scholarship
To access the application form
If you have any questions, please email crasiq@umontreal.ca .
Presentation of the book “Auassat: in search of missing children” (French only)
This Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m., we will have the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Anne Panasuk for an online meeting-conference (Zoom) around the book “Auassat: in search of missing children”.
Presented by the Parc-Extension library, this activity is free and open to all. To attend the meeting, simply register by accessing the form below.
TV Report on the First Nations Zone at Télé-Québec (French only)
It is now possible to share the TV report, in which Marie-Claude Cleary participates.
Seeking Indigenous Youth for the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council
The Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), is seeking Indigenous youth ages 18 to 30, from across Canada who have a passion for food and farming and enjoy working in a team to find solutions and have impact.
Invitation to a lunchtime conference (French only)
Ms. Samar Muslemani and Justine Dolbec will present their conference Understanding the functioning in the daily and social life of adults living with the infantile phenotype of myotonic dystrophy type 1: a study in occupational therapy and neuropsychology.
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Webinar link: Click here (ZOOM Application Code: 1234 / No meeting: 63523605152)
Registration Open! Assembly of First Nations 5th National First Nations Housing Forum and Tradeshow (Virtual)– March 22-23, 2022 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET)
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is pleased to present the 5th National First Nations Housing Forum and Tradeshow on March 22-23, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET each day. This year’s theme is Self-Determined Housing: Transitioning to First Nations Control, which will focus on allowing participants to share knowledge on closing the gap in housing while advancing First Nations self-determination.
For more information and to register consult this link
Should you have any questions, email: housingandhomelessness@afn.ca
Statistics Canada’s ʺ Indigenous Insight ʺ
Please find below the latest version of Statistics Canada’s ʺ Indigenous Insight ʺ newsletter.
March 16, 2022 is the first Quebec day for young carers: How to participate in the #ActionJeunesAidants campaign?
On March 16, AMI-Québec and Youth4Youth Québec, with the support of Proche aidance Québec, are launching a campaign to collect testimonials and raise awareness among young caregivers. The objective is to highlight the experience and the challenges of these young people who support someone they know who has a health problem. The #ActionJeunesAidants campaign aims to ensure that young people and those around them recognize their essential contribution, through calls for testimonials and awareness-raising actions in Cégeps and universities in Quebec.
How to participate? On March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, share on your social networks the vignettes available here and the short text proposed. Don’t forget the #ActionJeunesAidants @AmiQuebec and @ProcheaidanceQuebec