‘Sacred and Strong’ Celebrates Strength and Resilience and Demands Collective Action
A new report takes a decolonized approach to data and stories about the health of Indigenous women and girls living in BC.
Odette Auger is an Indigenous freelance reporter. Recent bylines include APTN National News, Watershed Sentinel and IndigiNews. SHARES ‘Sacred and Strong,’ multimedia on wood, by Tiyaltelwet Melanie Rivers.
Angeline Pete, of Quatsino First Nation, is “fiercely protective, always eager to help others, and so strong, we never worried about her,” says her auntie, Cary-Lee Calder, in the opening of “Sacred and Strong: Upholding our Matriarchal Roles,” a new health report about First Nations women, girls, non-binary and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer individuals living in B.C.
Feds spend $364K on 18 projects to boost N.W.T. seniors social inclusion
Money awarded to community-based projects as part of the New Horizons for Seniors Program will support elders in communities and fund programming that boosts their social inclusion, and mentorship of younger generations.
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Posted: Jul 28, 2021 3:51 PM CT | Last Updated: July 28
N.W.T. MP Michael McLeod made the announcement today on behalf of Canada s Minister of Seniors, Deb Schulte. (Avery Zingel/CBC)
The federal government announced today it will spend $364,329 on 18 community-based projects that support the social inclusion of elders.
The projects include elder mentorship programs, on-the-land programming, virtual beading sessions, friendship centre programs and hot lunch delivery, as well as programs for gardening, curling and the preservation of oral traditions.