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Indigenous Health Movement
Striving to See Health Together
KNOWING THE LAND
We would like to acknowledge the sacred Mother Earth on which McMaster University stands. This is the traditional territory of the Haudensaunee & Anishnaabeg, covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and directly adjacent to Haldiman Treaty territory.
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We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory and learn from one another.
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We would also like to pay our respects to all our ancestors and to our present Elders.
THE CONFERENCE
One Day of Powerful Narratives
13 January 2018
09:00 am
Indigenous women are grappling with acts of violence.
Troubling overrepresentation in prison.
Distressing experiences of racism in the health-care system.​
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An individual's gender identity coupled with the health disparities experienced by Indigenous peoples presents unique challenges, needs and perspectives on health for Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S community members. Combined with accounts of intergenerational trauma, public indifference, and misogyny towards Indigenous women, this population continues to stand in the path of multiple paths of exclusion.
To receive equitable and appropriate healthcare, they must overcome a myriad of barriers.
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The 2018 McMaster Indigenous Health Conference will focus its attention and energy on sharing the personal stories and knowledge of women, girls and members of the LGBTQ2S community and their families.
MacIHC2018 aims to raise awareness of the disproportionate burden of ill health carried by Indigenous women and to contribute towards the development of sustainable solutions for more positive health outcomes. MacIHC invites you to listen and understand the narratives of Indigenous women, girls, LGBTQ2S community members, and allies in a culturally safe space to foster empathy, accountability and commitment to action.
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120
Participants
15
Partners
Sessions
8
Speakers
7
MacIHC2018
CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS WOMANHOOD
SPEAKERS
Louise McDonald
Louise Wakerakats:te McDonald illuminates the journey for many to regenerate love for themselves, their children, and their people. A condoled Mohawk Bear Clan Mother, she pulls the threads of ancient matrilineal knowledge from Sky Woman’s origins to the present.
Dr. Lana Whiskeyjack
Dr. Lana Whiskeyjack is a recent graduate in iyiniw pimâtisiwin kiskeyihtamowin (ipkDoc) doctoral program at University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills, who is currently with the Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, as an Indigenous scholar: Practices in Visual Arts and Literacy.
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Makasa Looking Horse
Makasa Looking Horse was home birthed at Six Nations through ceremony. She was taken on the Unity Ride and Run at 6 months of age and began running with them by age three in British Columbia. She participated in the Run until they arrived at Six Nations age 4.
Dr.Marcia Anderson
Dr. Marcia Anderson is Cree- Saulteaux, with roots going to the Norway House Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. She practices both Internal Medicine and Public Health as a Medical Officer of Health with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Lindsay Dupre
Lindsay DuPré is a Métis social worker and knowledge mobilizer. She lives in Toronto on Dish With One Spoon Treaty Territory, with family ties to the Red River Settlement carrying Cree, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.
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Amber Skye
Amber is a Kanienkehaka from Six Nations and mother of five children. Amber has an MPH and is a Public Health Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
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Dr.Nanky Rai
Nanky Rai is formally trained in public health and graduated as a family physician from St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto.
Opening Ceremonies
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote Address
9:35 AM - 10:25 AM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
10:35 AM - 11:45 AM
Lunch
11:45 PM - 12:30 PM
Plenary Session
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Panel Discussion
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Closing Ceremonies
3:30 PM