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Coping as a Life Coach
Owning her Own Life Coaching Business In this interview we have explored with Jessica what guided her to take the path of a “Life Coach”. She tells us about her experiences, tragedies influencing her life and what keeps her awake at night,. However, Jessica also enables us to discover her beacon that guides her…
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Aboriginal Women Health Research Centre
ICN Research Project Report – One of the concerns frequently raised by Aboriginal women is the discrimination and neglect experienced when accessing health care services. In collaboration with the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), ICN produced a research project using a mix of multimedia, public survey and Foresight methods to explore with panelists and participants…
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Aboriginal Education Needs more than Money to Solve its Problems
Another point of view from an Educator of Educators Jon Bradley, shares his thoughts and experience with ICN’s Guy Dancause on what needs to be fixed in the education system, if young Aboriginal students are to improve their chance to access a greater number of opportunities and achieve success. Jon Bradley, Professor (retired) McGill…
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Disparities in Aboriginal Women’s Health: Part 3 & 4
Aboriginal Women’s Health: Can parity be reached in health equity? These 3 subject experts are living the daily realities of gaps in Aboriginal health outcomes. Can those gaps be closed? Can health equity for Aboriginal women be achieved? What if there was a new approach to family and community health? Could creating an Aboriginal…
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Disparities in Aboriginal Women’s health outcomes
Is it reasonable to think that creating an Aboriginal Women Health Research Centre could play a major role in improving Aboriginal women’s health? Do you agree: We need to find ways to close the disparities in Aboriginal Women’s health outcomes? How should that be done? What would you suggest? Join the upcoming panel…
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NWAC’s Vision of The Future: Aboriginal Women’s Issues
The Future of Aboriginal Women Issues, Dawn Lavell-Harvard in conversation with Denise Anne Boissonneau, LL.B “As we moved forward in time we need to get away from the notion of consultation… women need the right to real, informed, free and prior consent…” Dawn Lavell Harvard, President Native Women Association of Canada (NWAC) Please, share…
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Empowerment of Indigenous Women and their Families: NWAC’s Perspective
Host Denise Anne Boissoneau speaks with Dawn Lavell-Harvard about NWAC’s perspective on Indigenous women’s issues. NWAC has been playing a key role in empowering Indigenous women and their families. It has done so through the revitalization, restoration and preservation of cultures and traditions while fighting for basic human rights. Dawn Lavell Harvard, President Native Women Association of Canada (NWAC) Please,…
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Nurturing by Listening: The Wisdom of our Youth
By Sandi Boucher The Wisdom of our Youth Indigenous cultures are not known for teaching. Our parenting and teaching style is more one of guidance or mentorship. Rather than giving answers, we tell stories, allowing our listeners to find their own answers in our words, building their inner strength and belief in self with every exchange.…
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Are P3s A Solution for Infrastructure Funding?
Learn about what is the appropriate measures and exceptional value, when introducing P3s into a community lacking in infrastructure. Uncover some of the underlying resistance and the detrimental effects to Aboriginal communities who have not yet partaken in P3s . Mark Romoff, President and CEO The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
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Foresight – What if Canada’s ice cap melted quickly and completely?
In the context of a 2015 Foresight Exercise “A Framework for Building Relationships” (see report in right column) , we have asked 8 Aboriginal personalities to share their views on eight questions. The third question was: “What if Canada’s ice cap melted so quickly and completely, that the methane gas released reached levels that threatened arctic…