Resources

This page is under construction. We’ll provide links to resources and services that Aboriginal people in Ontario can access.

For now, you can read a report we developed with the help our of advisory council. The report explains our approach to developing the toolkit and training.

You can also visit some of our blog posts related to the health of Aboriginal children:

May 2010

• Our people have the answers

April 2010

• We need water
• Where is our Jamie Oliver?

March 2010

• How can we prevent obesity in our Aboriginal children?
• The Strong Woman Song
• Using First Nations Ceremonies to Promote Bonding and Attachment
  

February 2010

• Environmental Health in Child Care Settings: A Checklist for Child Care Practitioners and Public Health Inspectors

January 2010

• Getting your fussy child to ask for veggies
• Turn off the TV, it’s time to play!

December 2009

• Is your workplace culturally appropriate?
  
• Get kids in the kitchen
  
• One of the best books I’ve read all year
  
• Upcoming events on Aboriginal “issues” in the Toronto area
  

November 2009

• Are you an Aboriginal person who wants to quit smoking?
  

October 2009

• Exciting news for Aboriginal youth in Ontario
  
• Breastfeed your child to protest against H1N1

September 2009

• Love lessons from Tom Jackson
• Meet our inspiring and accomplished Aboriginal researchers
• If this is an epidemic, let’s ensure that Aboriginal people have a seat at the table

August 2009

• First Nations children need decent housing and safe schools to be healthy
• Our Aboriginal children’s project: Let’s Be Healthy Together!

July 2009

• What did you eat when you were growing up?

June 2009

• An easy, cheap, and healthy lunch idea
• What can we do to help children get more exercise?
• Are you concerned about toxins in your children?

“Traditional transportation was mainly walking. Then the horses came, there were more and more horses. Before that they used dogs sometimes, but there were not many. It was mostly horses leading when people moved around. Modern transportation can be good and it can be bad. It all depends on how you use it. Some people fly to Powwows, so that is good. With cars, sometimes we get overweight because we do not get exercise, especially with diabetes we need to walk.”

Dakota Sioux Elder Eva McKay, from In the Words of Elders (1999), pg 306