Leaders of several Cree organizations have signed a historic agreement they say will help address some long-standing health and social issues, like intergenerational trauma, chronic illnesses and high rates of addictions.
In North America, Indigenous midwives and doulas practised their traditions and helped bring Indigenous babies into the world long before the creation of government health-care systems.
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Posted: Jan 14, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 14 Rainbow of Hope beaded by Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash. The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay has started organizing virtual sharing circles to help hundreds of people currently self-isolating in Cree communities cope. (CBHSSJB/Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash)
Health officials in northern Quebec have started organizing virtual sharing circles as a way to help people cope while self-isolating or struggling because of COVID-19.
A recent outbreak of the virus in two Cree communities mean hundreds of people are currently under self-isolation orders in Oujé-Bougoumou and Mistissini, as well as other Cree communities due to regular COVID-19 restrictions in place.