Roots to Wellness Research Collaboratory
@rootstowellnesslab.bsky.social
Advancing health equity through decolonized research, community-driven practices, and culturally responsive approaches rooted in Indigenous knowledge.
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His story reflects the strength of countless First Nations Veterans who overcame barriers and prejudice to serve Canada — only to return home to unequal treatment. Their service reminds us of the resilience and spirit of Indigenous peoples who continue to protect their communities.
His story reflects the strength of countless First Nations Veterans who overcame barriers and prejudice to serve Canada — only to return home to unequal treatment. Their service reminds us of the resilience and spirit of Indigenous peoples who continue to protect their communities.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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His story reflects the strength of countless First Nations Veterans who overcame barriers and prejudice to serve Canada — only to return home to unequal treatment. Their service reminds us of the resilience and spirit of Indigenous peoples who continue to protect their communities.
His story reflects the strength of countless First Nations Veterans who overcame barriers and prejudice to serve Canada — only to return home to unequal treatment. Their service reminds us of the resilience and spirit of Indigenous peoples who continue to protect their communities.
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Chief Dreaver served with courage and integrity, earning the Military Medal for bravery during the First World War. Despite facing deep discrimination after returning home, he continued to lead with strength — serving as Chief of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak.
Chief Dreaver served with courage and integrity, earning the Military Medal for bravery during the First World War. Despite facing deep discrimination after returning home, he continued to lead with strength — serving as Chief of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak.
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Chief Dreaver served with courage and integrity, earning the Military Medal for bravery during the First World War. Despite facing deep discrimination after returning home, he continued to lead with strength — serving as Chief of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak.
Chief Dreaver served with courage and integrity, earning the Military Medal for bravery during the First World War. Despite facing deep discrimination after returning home, he continued to lead with strength — serving as Chief of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak.
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Honouring Chief Joseph Dreaver on Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov. 8)
Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the extraordinary legacy of Chief Joseph Dreaver — a proud member of the Mistawasis Nêhiyawak (Cree Nation) in Saskatchewan, and a Veteran of both the First and Second World Wars.
Honouring Chief Joseph Dreaver on Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov. 8)
Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the extraordinary legacy of Chief Joseph Dreaver — a proud member of the Mistawasis Nêhiyawak (Cree Nation) in Saskatchewan, and a Veteran of both the First and Second World Wars.
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Honouring Chief Joseph Dreaver on Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov. 8)
Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the extraordinary legacy of Chief Joseph Dreaver — a proud member of the Mistawasis Nêhiyawak (Cree Nation) in Saskatchewan, and a Veteran of both the First and Second World Wars.
Honouring Chief Joseph Dreaver on Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov. 8)
Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the extraordinary legacy of Chief Joseph Dreaver — a proud member of the Mistawasis Nêhiyawak (Cree Nation) in Saskatchewan, and a Veteran of both the First and Second World Wars.
Mashkiki-miikana: A Culturally Responsive Toolkit for Decolonizing Health Research
Join us Nov 10 @ 11AM CT for a 1-hr session introducing Mashkiki-miikana, a toolkit rooted in Indigenous knowledge + the Cultural Responsiveness Framework.
🔗 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us Nov 10 @ 11AM CT for a 1-hr session introducing Mashkiki-miikana, a toolkit rooted in Indigenous knowledge + the Cultural Responsiveness Framework.
🔗 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Mashkiki-miikana: A Culturally Responsive Toolkit for Decolonizing Health Research
Join us Nov 10 @ 11AM CT for a 1-hr session introducing Mashkiki-miikana, a toolkit rooted in Indigenous knowledge + the Cultural Responsiveness Framework.
🔗 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us Nov 10 @ 11AM CT for a 1-hr session introducing Mashkiki-miikana, a toolkit rooted in Indigenous knowledge + the Cultural Responsiveness Framework.
🔗 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Mental health is not a privilege—it’s a human right. Healing requires justice, land restoration, and respect for treaties. Together, let’s unmask mental health, uplift Indigenous voices, and build systems of care rooted in compassion, culture, and justice.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Mental health is not a privilege—it’s a human right. Healing requires justice, land restoration, and respect for treaties. Together, let’s unmask mental health, uplift Indigenous voices, and build systems of care rooted in compassion, culture, and justice.
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We believe healing is cultural, relational, and collective. Indigenous knowledge reminds us that strength grows from connection: to land and ancestors. The wildfires across Canada have displaced thousands, devastating Indigenous homelands. These are mental health emergencies.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We believe healing is cultural, relational, and collective. Indigenous knowledge reminds us that strength grows from connection: to land and ancestors. The wildfires across Canada have displaced thousands, devastating Indigenous homelands. These are mental health emergencies.
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🔍 Just out: Braiding Accountability: A Ten‑Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action by Drs. JoLee Sasakamoose & Miranda Field via Yellowhead Institute.
Read it here 👇
yellowheadinstitute.org/report/braiding-accountability-a-ten-year-review-of-the-trcs-healthcare-calls-to-action/
Read it here 👇
yellowheadinstitute.org/report/braiding-accountability-a-ten-year-review-of-the-trcs-healthcare-calls-to-action/
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🔍 Just out: Braiding Accountability: A Ten‑Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action by Drs. JoLee Sasakamoose & Miranda Field via Yellowhead Institute.
Read it here 👇
yellowheadinstitute.org/report/braiding-accountability-a-ten-year-review-of-the-trcs-healthcare-calls-to-action/
Read it here 👇
yellowheadinstitute.org/report/braiding-accountability-a-ten-year-review-of-the-trcs-healthcare-calls-to-action/
🌿 At Root to Wellness Research Collaboratory, we commit to honouring these truths and walking the path of reconciliation together.
#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TipiRaising #CulturalConnection #UofR
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#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TipiRaising #CulturalConnection #UofR
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September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🌿 At Root to Wellness Research Collaboratory, we commit to honouring these truths and walking the path of reconciliation together.
#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TipiRaising #CulturalConnection #UofR
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#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TipiRaising #CulturalConnection #UofR
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The TRC’s 94 Calls to Action remains a roadmap for truth, accountability, and healing. Today’s commemoration is a direct response to Call to Action #80, which established a statutory day of remembrance.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The TRC’s 94 Calls to Action remains a roadmap for truth, accountability, and healing. Today’s commemoration is a direct response to Call to Action #80, which established a statutory day of remembrance.
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Residential schools operated in Canada between 1867 and 1996, with more than 140 institutions federally run. The resilience of Survivors led to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, and the creation of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Residential schools operated in Canada between 1867 and 1996, with more than 140 institutions federally run. The resilience of Survivors led to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, and the creation of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
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This day recognizes the harm caused by the residential school system and affirms our shared commitment to reconciliation, anti-racism, Treaty education, and ensuring that Every Child Matters.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This day recognizes the harm caused by the residential school system and affirms our shared commitment to reconciliation, anti-racism, Treaty education, and ensuring that Every Child Matters.
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🧡 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Orange Shirt Day 🧡
Today, September 30, we honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities.
Today, September 30, we honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities.
September 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🧡 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Orange Shirt Day 🧡
Today, September 30, we honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities.
Today, September 30, we honour the children who never returned home, the Survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities.
📣 Stay tuned for an upcoming virtual knowledge-sharing event this fall, where Angie and the team will share these new resources with communities and healthcare providers across Canada.
📬 You’ll also find Angie’s full spotlight feature in the WCHC Hub newsletter. Join WCHC’S mailing list today.
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📬 You’ll also find Angie’s full spotlight feature in the WCHC Hub newsletter. Join WCHC’S mailing list today.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📣 Stay tuned for an upcoming virtual knowledge-sharing event this fall, where Angie and the team will share these new resources with communities and healthcare providers across Canada.
📬 You’ll also find Angie’s full spotlight feature in the WCHC Hub newsletter. Join WCHC’S mailing list today.
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📬 You’ll also find Angie’s full spotlight feature in the WCHC Hub newsletter. Join WCHC’S mailing list today.
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Highlights of Angie’s work include:
• A Cultural Safety in Breastfeeding Care module for Indigenous mothers with HIV
• A webinar on Traditional Knowledge & Harm Reduction in HIV and Infant Feeding
• A pocket guide for women with HIV who choose to breastfeed
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• A Cultural Safety in Breastfeeding Care module for Indigenous mothers with HIV
• A webinar on Traditional Knowledge & Harm Reduction in HIV and Infant Feeding
• A pocket guide for women with HIV who choose to breastfeed
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September 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Highlights of Angie’s work include:
• A Cultural Safety in Breastfeeding Care module for Indigenous mothers with HIV
• A webinar on Traditional Knowledge & Harm Reduction in HIV and Infant Feeding
• A pocket guide for women with HIV who choose to breastfeed
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• A Cultural Safety in Breastfeeding Care module for Indigenous mothers with HIV
• A webinar on Traditional Knowledge & Harm Reduction in HIV and Infant Feeding
• A pocket guide for women with HIV who choose to breastfeed
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Guided by Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose who leads the National Indigenous WCHC Sub-Hub and Saskatchewan WCHC Sub-Hub, Angie’s internship focuses on revitalizing traditional breastfeeding practices while ensuring culturally safe, evidence-based care for Indigenous mothers living with HIV.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Guided by Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose who leads the National Indigenous WCHC Sub-Hub and Saskatchewan WCHC Sub-Hub, Angie’s internship focuses on revitalizing traditional breastfeeding practices while ensuring culturally safe, evidence-based care for Indigenous mothers living with HIV.
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Through the 2025 Women-Centred HIV Care (WCHC) Hub Summer Research Internship, Angie—an Indigenous PhD student in medical geography—is leading innovative work that bridges Indigenous knowledge, maternal health, and HIV care.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Through the 2025 Women-Centred HIV Care (WCHC) Hub Summer Research Internship, Angie—an Indigenous PhD student in medical geography—is leading innovative work that bridges Indigenous knowledge, maternal health, and HIV care.
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✨ Spotlight: Angie Sanchez – Advancing Indigenous Women-Centred HIV & STBBI Wellness ✨
We are so proud to showcase the work of our summer research intern in the Roots to Wellness Research Collaboratory, Angie Sanchez. 🌿
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We are so proud to showcase the work of our summer research intern in the Roots to Wellness Research Collaboratory, Angie Sanchez. 🌿
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September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
✨ Spotlight: Angie Sanchez – Advancing Indigenous Women-Centred HIV & STBBI Wellness ✨
We are so proud to showcase the work of our summer research intern in the Roots to Wellness Research Collaboratory, Angie Sanchez. 🌿
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We are so proud to showcase the work of our summer research intern in the Roots to Wellness Research Collaboratory, Angie Sanchez. 🌿
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🐎 Healing on the Land with Horses 🌸
Horse-based healing & culturally guided counselling for Sixties Scoop survivors & families. Led by an all-Indigenous team, combining land-based practices & equine therapy. Supported by the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. 💜
#HealingWithHorses #RootsToWellness
Horse-based healing & culturally guided counselling for Sixties Scoop survivors & families. Led by an all-Indigenous team, combining land-based practices & equine therapy. Supported by the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. 💜
#HealingWithHorses #RootsToWellness
September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🐎 Healing on the Land with Horses 🌸
Horse-based healing & culturally guided counselling for Sixties Scoop survivors & families. Led by an all-Indigenous team, combining land-based practices & equine therapy. Supported by the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. 💜
#HealingWithHorses #RootsToWellness
Horse-based healing & culturally guided counselling for Sixties Scoop survivors & families. Led by an all-Indigenous team, combining land-based practices & equine therapy. Supported by the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. 💜
#HealingWithHorses #RootsToWellness
🌿 Treaty 4 – 151 Years 🌿
✨ On the week of September 15, the Treaty 4 Gathering offers space to learn, connect, and reflect on:
🔹 How the treaty came to be
🔹 What it represents
🔹 Its ongoing impact on the lives, cultures, and communities of all who live, work, learn, and grow on these lands.
✨ On the week of September 15, the Treaty 4 Gathering offers space to learn, connect, and reflect on:
🔹 How the treaty came to be
🔹 What it represents
🔹 Its ongoing impact on the lives, cultures, and communities of all who live, work, learn, and grow on these lands.
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🌿 Treaty 4 – 151 Years 🌿
✨ On the week of September 15, the Treaty 4 Gathering offers space to learn, connect, and reflect on:
🔹 How the treaty came to be
🔹 What it represents
🔹 Its ongoing impact on the lives, cultures, and communities of all who live, work, learn, and grow on these lands.
✨ On the week of September 15, the Treaty 4 Gathering offers space to learn, connect, and reflect on:
🔹 How the treaty came to be
🔹 What it represents
🔹 Its ongoing impact on the lives, cultures, and communities of all who live, work, learn, and grow on these lands.
On this day, we honour those we’ve lost, hold space for those who grieve, and stand with those continuing to fight for change. Let us amplify Indigenous-led initiatives and voices in the fight against stigma and for equitable healthcare.
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #IndigenousHealth
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#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #IndigenousHealth
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August 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On this day, we honour those we’ve lost, hold space for those who grieve, and stand with those continuing to fight for change. Let us amplify Indigenous-led initiatives and voices in the fight against stigma and for equitable healthcare.
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #IndigenousHealth
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#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #IndigenousHealth
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In Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) reports that 210 people have died from overdose since January 2025. These are not just numbers — they represent family members, friends, and neighbours, each deeply missed.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) reports that 210 people have died from overdose since January 2025. These are not just numbers — they represent family members, friends, and neighbours, each deeply missed.
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The overdose crisis has disproportionately affected Indigenous peoples due to legacies of colonization, systemic discrimination, and the intergenerational trauma of residential schools. This is a call to action for culturally safe harm reduction supports that honour Indigenous ways of healing.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The overdose crisis has disproportionately affected Indigenous peoples due to legacies of colonization, systemic discrimination, and the intergenerational trauma of residential schools. This is a call to action for culturally safe harm reduction supports that honour Indigenous ways of healing.
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📊 According to Health Canada data, there were 52,544 apparent opioid toxicity deaths reported between January 2016 and December 2024. Every community has been touched by the overdose crisis — but the impact has been especially devastating for Indigenous communities.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📊 According to Health Canada data, there were 52,544 apparent opioid toxicity deaths reported between January 2016 and December 2024. Every community has been touched by the overdose crisis — but the impact has been especially devastating for Indigenous communities.
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🌿 International Overdose Awareness Day: Honouring Indigenous Voices 🌿
Today, we mark International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to reflect, remember, and raise awareness about the impact of overdose on our communities.
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Today, we mark International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to reflect, remember, and raise awareness about the impact of overdose on our communities.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌿 International Overdose Awareness Day: Honouring Indigenous Voices 🌿
Today, we mark International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to reflect, remember, and raise awareness about the impact of overdose on our communities.
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Today, we mark International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to reflect, remember, and raise awareness about the impact of overdose on our communities.
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📢 Researchers in Indigenous Women’s Health: Don’t miss this info session on the Frontiers in Global Women's Health special topic!
🗓 Sept 4 | 🌐 Online
✨ Meet the editors
✨ Learn about submissions
✨ Live Q&A
🔗 English & Spanish sessions available
👉 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓 Sept 4 | 🌐 Online
✨ Meet the editors
✨ Learn about submissions
✨ Live Q&A
🔗 English & Spanish sessions available
👉 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
📢 Researchers in Indigenous Women’s Health: Don’t miss this info session on the Frontiers in Global Women's Health special topic!
🗓 Sept 4 | 🌐 Online
✨ Meet the editors
✨ Learn about submissions
✨ Live Q&A
🔗 English & Spanish sessions available
👉 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓 Sept 4 | 🌐 Online
✨ Meet the editors
✨ Learn about submissions
✨ Live Q&A
🔗 English & Spanish sessions available
👉 Register: uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...