Speaker Series – Being and Doing Together in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community: Pandemic Experiences of Older Adults

Zoom

Session Info: The purpose of this session is to present a study that explored how a community of older adults living in a naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) with Oasis programming sought to build, and maintain, a sense of community by finding new ways of being together and engaging in collective occupation. This session will […]

LEAP Core Training for Indigenous Communities

Forest Inn & Conference Centre 11 May Street, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada

When & Where: March 21st & 22nd, 2024 at the Forest Inn & Conference Centre, Sioux Lookout ON Travel Grant Reimbursements for staff working in First Nations communities!  Following the workshop, we will be offering a travel grant to cover partial travel costs. Please review the letter included in the registration package which outlines the […]

Honouring Indigenous Knowledges: Seven Sacred Teachings with Elton Beardy

Zoom

Speaker Bio: Elton Beardy is Anishinini from Kitchenuhumaykoosib Inninuwug. Working within St. Joseph's Care Group as a Cultural Practitioner, he provides cultural services dedicated to holistic healing as part of the N'doo'owe Binesi Traditional Healing Program. His practice is deeply rooted in his people's traditional spirituality, which he shares with clients and fellow staff in […]

Palliative Care ECHO Lunch & Learn with Brittany D’Angelo, Julie Diner & Natalie McGuigan

Zoom

Session Info: Imagine trying to access home care without a home... In this session, members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) & Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the social and structural determinants of health. The goal of this session […]

Lakehead University respectfully acknowledges its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Indigenous people. Lakehead Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses, and is committed to a relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation. As a Centre we are committed to working towards reconciliation and decolonizing our work and have committed as a staff to educating ourselves in these areas both personally and professionally.