Community Stories are good news stories from Indigenous communities, both urban and on-reserve.
Activity Bags – Head Start programs adapt in Laxgalts’ap and Gitanmaax
Advance Care Planning Conversations – Líl̓wat Health and Healing shifts advance care planning for COVID-19
Garden Box Program – Reclaiming food sovereignty and security with a gardening program for First Nations families
Good Deeds – First Nations “ninjas” are doing good deeds for homebound community members
Ode to an Elder Song – The power of voice to advance culturally safe health care for First Nations communities
Pandemic Parade – A parade to deliver inspiration
Pride Parade – BC First Nation celebrates Pride Month with its first-ever Pride Parade!
Quarantine Humour – Laughter! We all need some laughs right now
Raising Hands Video – Raising our hands to BC health care heroes: The video!
Scavenger Hunts – Online scavenger hunts and activities raise spirits in Sts’ailes
Secwepemctsin Music Video – Indigenous Day of Wellness Grant Supports Music Video Sung in Secwepemctsin
Smudge (with George Jeffrey) – Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society’s virtual smudge receives over 10,000 views (requires Facebook login)
Stick Game – First Nations communities connect and have fun with a virtual traditional stick game tournament
If you have a story to share, please go to the FNHA Good Medicine page on Wishpond.
Office of the Chief Medical OfficerEmail: wellness@fnha.caWebpage: About the Chief Medical Office
The Good Medicine initiative was created and launched by the FNHA Office of the Chief Medical Officer as part of its strengths-based approach to wellness.