Indigenous Wellbeing

Reconciling Relationships and Building Alliances

Education and Community Engagement as a Cornerstone of Culturally-Safe Care

Our programming and initiatives strive to create institutional change across four strategic areas:

CEREMONIAL WISE PRACTICES GUIDE

Supporting & Facilitating Indigenous Ceremonial Practices Within Healthcare Institutions.

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE

Colonialist Legislation and Indigenous Rights Documents, Commissions, Inquiries and Reports:

1493 Doctrine of Discovery
1763 Royal Proclamation
1868 Rupert’s Land Act: An Imperial Order Recognizing Indigenous Land Claims
1876 The Indian Act (last amended in 2019)
1948 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Agreement
1969 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
1970 Citizens Plus: Alberta Chiefs Red Paper
1979 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
1989 International Labour Organization Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Standards
1990 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Agreement
1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
1998 First Nations Principles of OCAP (Ownership, Collaboration, Access, and Possession of Data)
2005 Kelowna Accord [PDF]
2005 Jordan’s Principle
2006 Aboriginal Healing Foundation Final Report [PDF]
2006 Guidelines for the Ethical Engagement of Young People, FN Caring Society [PDF]
2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
2010 Principles of Ethical Metis Research [PDF]
2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), Calls to Action
2018 National Inuit Strategy of Research (ITK)
2018 Tri-Council Policy (statement around research with Indigenous peoples)
2018 Bringing Reconciliation to Healthcare in Canada: Wise Practices for Healthcare Leaders [PDF]
2019 Indigenous Health Primer: Cultural Safety Guidelines for Physicians
2019 Indigenous Health Values and Principles Statement, Second Edition [PDF]
2019 Bill C-91 Indigenous Languages Act
2019 National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Calls for Justice [DOCX]
2019 Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
2020 Joyce’s Principle Paper
2020 In Plain Sight: A Paper Addressing Racism in Healthcare
2021 Cash Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
2022 The Gladue Principles: A Guide to Indigenous Considerations in Law
2022 B.C. Cultural Safety and Humility Standard for Healthcare Providers
2023 The Supreme Court of Canada affirms Bill C-92 Child Welfare Act [PDF]
2023 The Vatican formally withdraws the Doctorine of Discovery

Indigenous Wellbeing

Reconciling Relationships and Building Alliances

Education and Community Engagement as a Cornerstone of Culturally-Safe Care

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CEREMONIAL WISE PRACTICES GUIDE

HISTORICAL TIMELINE

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