This wiki has been created by the Canadian Association for School Health,postings here are regularly updated by staff and members of the Community of Practice on Aboriginal School Health. To join, email info@cash-aces.ca, we welcome your contributions!

Conferences & Events:

The fourth annual Aboriginal Education Research Forum - Shawane Dagosiwin is being held May 7 - 9, 2008 at the Victoria Inn Hotel, Winnipeg MB. The theme for this year's Forum is "Ethics of Honouring Indigeneous Knowledge Bundles and Elder Teachings for Research Relevance". This exciting two day event will include keynote speakers Dr. Marie Battiste (Mi'kmaw) and Elder Tom Porter (Sakokwenionkwas - from the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation). Both of our keynote speakers have embodied traditional knowledge and ethics in their respective work of reclaiming, rekindling and asserting their Indigenous knowledge bundles and ethics in their lifework to advance Aboriginal/traditional content, life-ways, spirituality, communities and life careers. A panel of local speakers will also share their words about research involving Aboriginal peoples.To register or for regular updates on the Forum, please visit www.aerf.ca or contactShannon@plannersplus.ca

In the News:

National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, March 7, 2008
Click here to see the 2008 Recipients, including:

• Health Award: Dr. Jeff Reading, Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR)
• Education Award: Dr. Marie Battiste, Canadian Council on Learning Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre (ABLKC)

Nunavut's Cultural School
Click here to read the latest on Nunavut's plans for a cultural or folk school.

Northern School Health in the news:
See the attached news clipping below on NWT's Drop the Pop school health program.



Calls for Nominations (1) & Funding Opportunties (5):

National Aboriginal Role Model Program
National Aboriginal Health Organization, funded by Health Canada
Request for nominations for First Nations, Metis, or Inuit youth aged 13 - 30.
Submission Deadline March 28, 2008 11:59pm (Eastern Standard T

CIHR Requests for Proposals - 2 Opportunties:
The following RFPs may be of interest. If you are interested in creating a team(s) to prepare proposals in response to any of these, please contact me and I'd be happy to organize calls among interested parties.

Knowledge to Action Grant Aboriginal (March 17, up to 100k x 2 years)

Knowledge Synthesis Grants (aboriginal, children and youth and low income countries) March 17, 100K


True Sport Community Fund
Submission Deadline: May 31st and October 31st.
Communities in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland are invited to submit proposals for programs to increase opportunities for children and youth to play sports. Aboriginal communities are one of the Fund's priorities. For more information about eligibility and the funding available, visit http://www.truesport.ca/tsfund. If CAAWS or the ASC can support your application (e.g. a letter of support), please contact us.

Heart & Stroke Foundation - 2 Funding Opportunties: 2008/2009 Ethnocultural and Aboriginal CCVD Pilot Project Grants

Deadline April 1, 2008 The Ethnocultural and Aboriginal Pilot Project Grant program supports both new and established investigators who wish to undertake research projects. HSFO has identified four communities in particular for focus over the next 3-5 years and pilot grants are available for research in Ontario aboriginal communities. A Pilot Project Grant is a $50,000 award whether it is held for one or two years. http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/provincial-programs/ontario-2008-diversity-pilot-grant-guidelines.html.

KidFitCommunity Advocacy Fund grants
As part of the Foundation's on-going commitment to tackle childhood obesity, the KidFit™ Fund will now include advocacy projects targeting access to healthy food as well as physical activity for elementary school-aged children. The Foundation has also increased the total amount of funding available for the May 2008 competition to $200,000.For information about the funding criteria and application forms for the $2000, $5000, and $25,000 KidFit™ grants, visit www.heartandstroke.ca/kidfit, or contact Vonnie Barron at vbarron@hsf.on.ca or 416-489-7111, ext 390. The next application deadline is May 1, 2008.



Resources:

Relationship-based Programming: The Key To Successful Youth Development In Recreation Settings

is an article, posted on theLifestyleInformation Network website, presents the concept of relationship-based programming, aperspective that places greater emphasis on the ability to build and solidify a healthyrelationship between a youth worker and participants using the program or activity asa medium. Click here for the full pdf article.


2006 Census
January 15, 2007 Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census Findings and highlights of population, crowded housing and health issues, and aboriginal languages.


Health Canada
The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada recently formed the Office of Inuit Health to advise Health Canada on programs and policies, and provide a more coordinated approach to Inuit health. See brochure attached below.