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Nearly $2.9 million of the funds will go toward Indigenous-led mental-health programming that communities can apply for before Dec. 30; in total, $50,000 is accessible to each First Nation, Métis and Inuit community throughout the province as part of the one-time Residential School Mental Health Support Program grant.
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An additional $4.9 million over the next two years will go toward the Alberta Health Services Indigenous Wellness Core, which provides culturally appropriate and accessible health-care services for Indigenous people across Alberta.
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