Learning from the Earth: Supporting Wellness through Connection to the Land | June 8 2022

Thank you for your interest in attending the Learning from the Earth: Supporting Wellness through Connection to the Land webinar on June 8, 2022 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (ET)  with special guest speakers Jazmin Pirozek, Traditional Eco Knowledge, Ernie Cobiness (T3YEC) and Quinn Meawasige, Nimkii Youth Collective.  Click here for biography.  

This webinar is in partnership with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Chiefs of Ontario (COO), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Shkaabe Makwa, the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) and Ontario First Nation Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC).

The overall purpose of this webinar is to increase health care providers' awareness of the importance of Indigenous language, community, culture and the wise practices and teachings of Elders to support well being amongst Indigenous youth.

The objectives of this webinar are to:

•  Create and maintain connections between youth and healthcare providers across Ontario;
•  Support the efforts of Indigenous youth in revitalizing Indigenous language and culture;
•  Demonstrate the importance of integrating land, language, and culture into wellness;
•  Support access to traditional knowledge and shared experiences to increase youth’s sense of cultural and personal identity and belonging.
 
Please complete the registration form below and an email confirmation with connection details will be sent to the email address provided. If you do not receive this email, please contact Tanya Costa, Project Coordinator, at tcosta@RNAO.ca