News and Resources - Shkaabe Makwa

Connected in Creation Anthology book cover

Maad’ookiing Mshkiki — Sharing Medicine

Connecting Indigenous Communities with Culturally Relevant COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Shkaabe Makwa masthead with bear illustration and Northern Lights

CAMH Launches Shkaabe Makwa – Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness

Shkaabe Makwa will be the first hospital-based Centre in Canada designed to drive culturally relevant system initiatives to achieve health equity and community wellness.

CAMH Library Spotlight on: Orange Shirt Day

Please wear an orange shirt on September 30 to honour and commemorate the First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who attended residential schools in Canada.

New anthology celebrates Indigenous voices, experiences and wisdom

An anthology of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction written by fifteen First Nations and Métis staff at CAMH.

United for Life

Dr. Renee Linklater talks about Atausiuqatigiingniq Inuusirmi (United for Life), a three-day gathering organized by the Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy partners in Baker Lake, Nunavut.

Indigenous experiences at CAMH

In the fourth episode of the official CAMH podcast, we discuss the past and the present of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, and the role CAMH plays in the lives of those coping with mental illness and addiction

Collaborating to Connect More People to Care

Dr. Allison Crawford and Dr. Renee Linklater co-lead the ECHO Ontario First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness.

Michele Perpaul and Elder Cynthia White celebrate the opening of CAMH’s Ceremony Grounds in 2016 with a drum circle.

CAMH celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, CAMH is hosting a Mini Pow Wow to educate, entertain and unite CAMH and the greater community.

The Pow Wow featured traditional drum groups and dancers

CAMH gets together in spirit of reconciliation

The theme of reconciliation was woven through the events hosted at CAMH in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Land based Healing in First Nations Communities

Dr. Renee Linklater discusses the healing connection to land for First Nation communities.

Exploring Strengths, Improving Care Tools

Indigenous communities and CAMH researchers are collaborating on projects that take a strengths-based approach to promote mental wellness among Indigenous peoples.

Dr. Samantha Wells, Krystine Abel and Dr. Renee Linklater outside the nursing station in Sandy Lake First Nation

The Changing Landscape of Indigenous Research

CAMH researchers and Indigenous communities are building approaches that they hope will spread in conducting research to enhance mental wellness in Indigenous communities.