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Featured, Health, News February 17, 2023

New Indigenous Patient Advocates aim to break down barriers to care

Four new advocates aim to help patients overcome obstacles of language, culture, geography


Glenda Simon has been in the healthcare sector for 25 years, and has seen firsthand the barriers Indigenous people face accessing care. “I don’t like seeing patients struggle through the health system, it breaks my heart,” she says. Now, Simon is one of the new Indigenous Patient Advocates with the…

Featured, News March 30, 2021

Health minister waffles on requirements for herd immunity

The much talked about 75 per cent vaccination target for herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus may be changing. During oral questions in the Legislative Assembly yesterday Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, faced questions from three MLAs about how the government will be easing health restrictions in…

Featured, Health, News November 25, 2020

Public health emergency extended for 18th time

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Dec. 8. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, a press release reads. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.” The…

Featured, Health, News September 29, 2020

Public health emergency extended again

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Oct. 10. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but a press release says, with record levels of COVID-19 transmission reported in neighbouring areas, the risk to the Northwest Territories is increased. “As the…

Featured, Health, News September 1, 2020

Public health emergency extended for 12th time

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Sept. 15. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but a press release says, there is fear of it spreading from other areas of Canada. “As Western Canada’s rate of infection reaches levels not…

Community, Education, Featured, Health, News June 4, 2020

Sharing is tradition : Hotıì ts’eeda’s sharing circle goes live

Hotıì ts’eeda has taken the initiative to develop COVID-19 resource materials for Indigenous communities. A variety of posters using the hashtag #HOMEISCAMP is part of the campaign talking about the benefits of staying at home.  This document comes in eleven distinct languages including Tłı̨chǫ, Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, Sahtúgot’ı̨nę, Inuktitut, English, French, and more. The…