Each week, we gather various news related to health and social services, as well as to First Nations.

Promoting equality and complementarity between First Nations and Inuit women and men
The Secrétariat à la condition féminine is launching a call for projects to promote equality and complementarity between First Nations and Inuit women and men. Indigenous women play an important role in the life of their communities; they are strong drivers of economic, social and cultural development. The Quebec government therefore wishes to support them in their actions and promote their leadership. You have until 4:00 p.m. on September 15, 2023, to submit your project. For more information or to submit your project, click here.

Working in partnership to make life better for Métis
On June 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a news release, in which he reaffirmed the government of Canada’s commitment to working with the Métis National Council to build a more prosperous future for all Métis citizens. To read the news release, click here.

Joyce Echaquan Scholarship
The call for applications for the Joyce Echaquan Scholarship has been launched! The complete application file must be sent by email, to reseaudialog@ucs.inrs.ca, no later than June 30, 2023. For more details on submitting the application file, see the promotional poster.

Financial Support Program, Together Against Bullying

The Quebec government is launching a call for projects as part of the Together Against Bullying Financial Support Program for 2023-2024. This program aims to contribute to the fight against bullying and cyberbullying as well as to prevention for this type of violence. Non-profit organizations have until 4:30 p.m. on June 30, 2023, to submit their applications and projects. To apply or for more information, consult the program here.

New Pathways Foundation – BECOME
The New Pathways Foundation is preparing its major BECOME launch for August 2023! The Become initiative is a group of projects aimed at encouraging self-knowledge, academic and professional guidance, as well as academic perseverance for young people. For more information, click here.

An official apology process for indigenous peoples: Joyce’s principle office welcomes the Canadian Medical Association’s initiative
Joyce’s Principle Office welcomes the announcement by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) regarding their commencement of a formal apology process for wrongs done to Indigenous Peoples in the health care system. Consult the press release here.

E-Bulletin of the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP)
Discover the NCCHPP E-Bulletin by clicking here.

Closing the Circle
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health newsletter is now available. It features news, promotions, tools, and upcoming events. Access the newsletter here.

The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health is looking for workers for a new series of podcasts and/or webinars in French focused on Indigenous health. If you have any questions, please contact Stephan.Hardy@unbc.ca.

Projects/Initiatives focusing on HIV self-testing, culturally safe care and harm reduction
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is pleased to announce that there is approximately $1.8M dollars of funding available for fiscal year 2023-2024 providing an opportunity for the submission of proposals to be considered for projects and/or initiatives that focus on HIV self-testing, culturally safe care, and harm reduction. If interested, please submit your proposal directly to your First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) National Capital Region contact by June 30, 2023. For further information, click here.

Call for abstracts NEIHR
The NEIHR National Coordinating Center, in collaboration with the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network, invite graduate Indigenous students to submit an abstract describing their research projects. These submissions can be done as a two-minute audio or video clip or a 200-word abstract. All abstract submissions must be JULY 5, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. AST (11:59 p.m. EST) at NGGS@dal.ca. For more information, click here.