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‘Lead with culture’: Indigenous youth share how they learn from doing soIndigenous youth take centre stage at Healing Our Spirit Worldwide gathering as they share lessons of leading with culture to almost 4,000 Indigenous attendees.CanadaSep 15
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Students work to improve access to sexual health care for Indigenous womenTwo Indigenous students are working to provide low-barrier, culturally inclusive access to sexual health care for Indigenous women.HealthJul 31
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Hydromorphone playing no ‘significant’ role in toxic drug deaths: B.C. coronerAccording to the BC Coroners Service, more than six people die every day in B.C. from suspected toxic drug poisonings. Last year was the deadliest on record.HealthJun 5
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First Nations drug users six times more likely to die of overdose in B.C., data findsFirst Nations people represent 3.3 per cent of B.C.'s population, but the health authority said 16.4 per cent of those who died from overdoses last year were Indigenous.HealthApr 21
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Indigenous family files complaint over elder’s hospital treatment; Island Health admits ‘racism occurs’After the family of an Indigenous elder filed a complaint about poor treatment in hospital, Island Health admitted Leo Manson Sr. did not receive proper 'culturally safe care.'CanadaJun 16, 2022
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Toxic drug deaths surge among B.C. Indigenous peopleHealth officials say Indigenous people accounted for nearly 15 per cent of all toxic drug deaths last year although they represent 3.3 per cent of the province's total population.HealthMay 27, 2021
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B.C. First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccineThe First Nations Health Authority says over 30,000 vaccinations have been administered in Indigenous communities, representing about 54 per cent of residents of reserves.HealthMar 11, 2021
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Lower Similkameen Indian Band declares state of emergency due to COVID-19'We ask that the community remains diligent in following the COVID-19 precautions and guidelines set by the Province,' LSIB Chief Keith Crow wrote in a releaseHealthFeb 2, 2021
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Releasing more data around First Nations COVID-19 cases won’t combat racism: B.C. officialsRemote and isolated Indigenous communities are in the first priority group to receive the vaccine, while Indigenous seniors, age 65 and above, are next.HealthJan 14, 2021
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Coronavirus outbreak declared at Canim Lake, First Nations community issues lockdownHealth officials said the virus is spreading rapidly in the small community and additional resources are being brought there.Jan 11, 2021
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