From Harm to Healing: How Sacred Spaces Transform Hospitals Into Places Where Our People Can Thrive, Evidence-Based Pathways for Traditional Healing in Healthcare Settings
Presented by Waakebiness Insitute for Indigenous Health ... From Harm to Healing: How Sacred Spaces Transform Hospitals Into Places Where Our People Can Thrive Welcome to the Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research Webinar Series! Please join us on January 29, 2026 with guest speaker Dr. Vanessa Ambtman-Smith! Date:...
Reconnecting with the Land: Regulating Mind, Body, Spirit
Presented by Health & Wellness and First Nations House ... Indigenous Students are invited to spend time on the Land engaging in grounding activities that support emotional regulation, reflection, and overall wellness. Together, we’ll engage in practices and cultural teachings that deepen our connection to the Land, ourselves, and each...
Drum Circle Led by Spirit Wind
Presented by the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH) All are welcome! Bring your own drum, or use the drums provided. Food and refreshments will be shared. Please accept this invitation to our drum circles (led by Spirit Wind)These events have shifted to Wednesdays nights, on the first and...
Ancestors Feast with Dr. Deb Danard
Presented by the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH) and Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (ON NEIHR) please join us for a feast with our Elder Dr. Deb Danard at Askaakamigokwewigamig (Mother Earth Teaching Lodge- 20 Willcocks Courtyard), 20 Wilcocks St., Toronto ON You are invited (but not...
ON NEIHR Pop Up Research-To-Policy Forum
The Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health presents... The Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research invites you to a Pop Up Research-to-Policy Event on Thursday November 20, 2025 at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. This Research-to-Policy Forum is an in-person drop-in event at the University of Toronto where...
Policy & Practice Prescriptions from the People with Dr. Mikaela D. Gabriel
Welcome to the Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research Webinar Series! Please join us on Tuesday October 21, 2025, with guest speaker Dr. Mikaela D. Gabriel. Location: Online via Zoom Presentation title: Policy & Practice Prescriptions from the People: Healing & Health for Indigenous Peoples Accessing Primary Care Settings Speaker Biography: Dr....
All-Nations Powwow
The Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) at UTM presents... Powwow is an Indigenous social celebration where community members can gather and enjoy traditional singing and dancing. All community members, including non-Indigenous, are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend and participate in what a Powwow has to offer. Experiencing a Powwow emphasizes...
Strengths-based Indigenous Health Research
Presented by Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health and Ontario Network Environments For Indigenous Health Research ... Abstract: Dr. Victoria O’Keefe will share space and stories related to her family background, upbringing, and community-grounded motivations and hopes for strengths-based Indigenous Health research. Speaker biography: Victoria O’Keefe, PhD is a citizen of...
The Land Remembers the Teachings of the Ancestors: Honouring Health Wellness Through Sacred Connection
Presented by the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health and Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (ON NEIHR) ... The Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR), at the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health and the Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) invite you to attend The Land...
Life teachings Ceremony with Dr. Deb Danard
Join us at Askaakamigokwewigamig (Mother Earth Teaching Lodge- 20 Willcocks Courtyard) for weekly ceremony with Dr. Debby Wilson Danard. This event is for Indigenous Students, Staff and Faculty.