Ongomiizwin News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Marcia Anderson honoured with Royal College’s Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award
June 18, 2021 —
Congratulations to Dr. Marcia Anderson, Vice-Dean, Indigenous Health and Executive Director, Indigenous Academic Affairs, Ongomiizwin – Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences on receiving the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s 2021 Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Connor Hellebuyck and Melanie MacKinnon named NHL’s Co-First Stars of the Week
April 12, 2021 —
The Winnipeg Jets, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, today announced that goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and the First Nations Pandemic Rapid Response Team’s Melanie MacKinnon have been named the NHL's Co-First Stars of the Week for the week ending April 11, 2021.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Symposium emphasizes the importance of sharing stories in Indigenous Health research
February 18, 2020 —
Ongomiizwin – Research hosted its seventh annual Indigenous Health Research Symposium, “Past, Present, Future: Telling Our Stories” on Bannatyne campus
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Ongomiizwin – Health Services to celebrate 50-year milestone
January 20, 2020 —
Ongomiizwin, the Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its health services unit with a gala dinner and symposium
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inspiring next generation of Indigenous health-care professionals
October 15, 2019 —
Maximus Sandberg stood in the middle of the Pinaymootang School gym holding a stack of pamphlets and papers he planned to take home and read. The Grade 12 student had just visited the 10 booths that were part of the health-care professions career fair held on Pinaymootang First Nation on September 24.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Connecting with Indigenous culture
April 3, 2019 —
The inaugural Pimose ta, Let’s Walk Together event was held for Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students to make connections, build relationships and begin mentorship opportunities while learning about traditional teachings and Indigenous health.
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Stories of Indigenous resurgence shared at health symposium
November 30, 2017 —
Researchers demonstrate benefits of decolonizing health care and integrating traditional knowledge
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Indigenous Institute to be launched with celebration, dialogue
May 23, 2017 —
The official launch of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing (Ongomiizwin) on June 2 will be a day-long gathering at which everyone is welcome