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.
Equinox 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.
Full Moon Ceremony with Dr. Debby 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.
Achieving Greater Cultural Safety in Mental Health Services through Research and Traditional Knowledge
Abstract: The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is a health and wellness partner to First Nations people and communities in BC. We have engaged in partnered research to help us create and improve health and mental health services so that they are person-centered, trauma-informed and culturally safe. In some instances,...
Drum Circle with Spirit Wind
Starting in May, on the first and third Wednesday of each month, Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health will host Drum Circles with Spirit Wind at Askaakamigokwewiigamig, the Mother Earth Learning Lodge, located in the New College courtyard at 20 Willcocks St. These drum circles are open to all! Please register...
Indigenizing Health Symposium 2025 – Special Lecture – Dr. Joseph Gone, Harvard University
The Ontario Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR), and the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH) at the University of Toronto present a continued instalment of the 2025 Annual Indigenizing Health Symposium with Keynote Speaker Dr. Joseph Gone from Harvard University. This special lecture is a hybrid event being hosted in person at Askaakamigokwewigamig Mother Earth Learning...
Boehm Public Lecture with CBC Ideas: Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands
In partnership with CBC Ideas, Kathy Loon will explore the innovative ways in which Indigenous health leaders are now working to embed Indigenous cultures in Canadian health care – both for the benefit of their patients and to heal a broader health care system in crisis. Ms. Loon, from Slate...