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NCCIH: Indigenous governance and self-determination in planning and responding to COVID-19

  • 20 Jan 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Webinar Series

Virtual Series on First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and COVID-19

The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is pleased to present a four-part virtual series that will look at the experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and communities with COVID-19.

Themes to be explored include: Indigenous governance and self-determination in planning and responding to COVID-19; socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; data collection on COVID-19 cases in First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations and communities; and innovative public health messaging on COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples.

The series will run over four Wednesdays in January (13th, 20th, 27th) and February 3, 2021 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST or 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST.

This session, Indigenous governance and self-determination in planning and responding to COVID-19, brings together expert speakers working in a diversity of public health fields across Canada, including:
  • Danièle Behn-Smith, Deputy Provincial Health Office, British Columbia
  • Natan Obed, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
  • Minnie Grey, Inuit Circumpolar Council of Canada
  • Tanya Davoren, Métis Nation British Columbia
  • Shannon McDonald, First Nations Health Authority
  • Marion Crowe, First Nations Health Managers Association
This panel will explore the role of Indigenous governance and self-determination in community responses to COVID-19, public health measures, and pandemic planning. Within this context, the speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities for meeting First Nations, Inuit and Métis community program and service needs and how these have been addressed during this public health emergency.  


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