News and Resources - Shkaabe Makwa

Connected in Creation Anthology book cover

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.

Marking #NAD2016 New Indigenous Peoples Resource Guide from CAMH Library

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

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.

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.

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.