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Protected: Na-​Me-​Res Pow Wow

June 15 - 01/2024 — 9:00 to 6:00am

WIIH will host an information booth - Shared with First Nations House The Na-Me-Res Pow Wow and Indigenous Arts Festival is an annual celebration of traditional and contemporary Indigenous music, dance, theatre, storytelling, film, crafts and culinary experiences.

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Protected: NEIHR Knowledge Sharing Event

June 04 - 07/2024 — 9:00am to 8:00pm

ON-NEIHR Knowledge Sharing Event - Hart House Farm June 5–6, 2024 Invitees: ON-NEIHR Collaborators, CO-PIs Agenda Tuesday June 4, 2024 - Set up Date Wednesday, June 5, 2024 8:00 – 9:30am Breakfast in Farmhouse & Networking 9:30 – 10:00am Spiritual Opening by Elder Welcome/Introductions by Dr. Suzanne Stewart 10:00 –...

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Protected: WIIH Spring Ceremony

May 03 - 07/2024 — 6:00 to 9:00am

May 3 - Set up May 4  - AM Ceremony opening - Sweatlodge - 1 round - PM WIIH (Family) Sweatlodge and Letting Go Ceremony May 5 - 7 - Participants on the Land May 7 - Ceremony Closing Sweatlodge - 1 round

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Drum Circle with Spirit Wind

May 07 - September 17/2024 — 5:00 to 7:00pm

Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health Invites you for traditional Drum Circles led by Spirit Wind. They are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, 5 – 7 pm, during the warmer months at Askaakamigokwewigamig (Mother Earth Learning Lodge, 20 Willcocks St., Courtyard, University of Toronto). All are...

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ON NEIHR Webinar Series – Laws of Creation and how healing is based on our laws

April 30/2024 — 2:00 to 3:00am

ON NEIHR Webinar Series - With presenter Elder Wendy Phillips Elder Wendy Phillips is of the Bald Eagle Clan; She is Ojibwa and a proud member of Wasauksing First Nation in the heart of the Muskokas. She is a keeper of the 8th Fire Prophecies, Keeper of the Ancient Thunderbird...

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Inuksiutit – That Which Makes Us Whole: Sharing Intergenerational Inuit Food Sovereignty Initiatives from Nunavut

May 09/2024 — 12:00pm to 1:00am

WIIH Webinar Speaker Series 2024/25 Date: Thursday May 9, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Speaker(s): Dr. Jessica Penney, PHD Title: Inuksiutit - That Which Makes Us Whole: Sharing Intergenerational Inuit Food Sovereignty Initiatives from Nunavut Abstract: Food security and food sovereignty are significant social, cultural, and public health issues in Inuit...

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ON-​NEIHR Webinar – Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention through Community, Culture, and Education: A knowledge exchange with Māori Psychologists

April 17/2024 — 12:00pm to 1:00am

Join us for an upcoming ON-NEIHR Zoom Webinar Wednesday April 17, 2024, 12 – 1 pm. An In person meet and greet and light lunch will also be held (11 am - 12 pm) before the webinar presentation, at the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health office  (155 College. Suite 400)...

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ONTARIO NEIHR WEBINAR SERIES 2024/​2025 – CPR RACISM: A Guide for Health Care Providers to Address Racism in Health Care

June 18/2024 — 11:00am to 12:00pm

with Dr. Holly Graham PhD, R.D. Psychologist, RN, BA, BScN, MN, Associate Professor Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan. Abstract: With the growing public awareness of Indigenous-specific racism and with the highly public deaths of Brian Sinclair and more recently the death of Joyce Echaquan in Canada, there has been an outcry...

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How Can Canadians Help Lead The Global Fight for Health Equity?

May 08/2024 — 6:00 to 7:30pm

The 2024 Boehm Public Lecture presents... In 2020, while wealthy countries stood first in line for COVID-19 vaccines, a pioneering group of South African lawyers sued their own government for a look inside the secret deals Pretoria had signed with vaccine manufacturers and producers. Their victory exposed several one-sided terms,...

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Protected: WIIH – Community Advisory Council Meeting

April 02/2024 — 1:00 to 4:00am

Agenda and meeting material will be provided closer to the meeting date. Miigwetch Topic: Community Advisory Council Meeting WIIH Time: Apr 2, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) In Person: 155 College St. Suite 400 ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85939275462?pwd=TVkvblRlNDM5SVMxQUcveXlqYjVBZz09 Meeting ID: 859 3927 5462 Passcode: 282034

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