Summer 2024

During the summer of 2024, Mamow Ahyamowen hosted Understanding Our Data Together: Chronic Conditions in Thunder Bay. Steering Committee members and other representatives from member organizations came together to collaboratively interpret data from the chronic conditions project, resulting in a richer and more nuanced understanding of the stories it tells.

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Fall 2023

In the fall of 2023, Mamow Ahyamowen hosted a capacity building event titled Telling Our Stories with Data in Thunder Bay. Attendees included Health Directors and staff from Mamow Ahyamowen organizations. Presentations and workshops focused on practical aspects of working with data as well as high level conversations around First Nations Data Sovereignty.

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Summer 2023

During the summer of 2023, Support Staff reviewed the first round of preliminary results from the Mental Health & Addictions project. Shortly thereafter, they reviewed preliminary data from the Chronic Conditions project. This was an exciting moment after many years of planning and delays.

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Fall 2022

Starting in the fall of 2022, Mamow Ahyamowen hosted a training opportunity on a data visualization software called Power BI. Over the course of 8 online sessions, the trainer taught support staff and participants from various organizations the basics of the data visualization software. Support staff have continued to use this software in their work,…

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Winter 2022

In the winter of 2022, Mamow Ahyamowen hosted a virtual event to engage youth. The one-day event featured workshops, panels, and presentations on the Alliance’s work, First Nations Data Sovereignty, and careers related to the health data cycle. Youth also shared the issues that mattered to them, which continue to inform the Alliance’s work moving…

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Summer 2021

During the summer of 2021, the Steering Committee decided to redefine Mamow Ahyamowen’s relationship with Laurentian University. Support Staff and most of the Alliance’s funding would be moved to and hosted under the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.

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Winter 2021

Early in 2021, Steering Committee members and staff came together virtually for an online planning session.

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Fall 2020

After many extensions due to the pandemic, the deadline for First Nations to opt-in to the analysis projects was set for fall 2020. 66 out of 78 communities decided to participate. Support staff sent approvals to Chiefs of Ontario to formally begin the research process.   Shortly thereafter, Mamow Ahyamowen partnered with ICES to offer…

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Spring 2020

In the spring of 2020, support staff started working with ICES to further prepare for the forthcoming analysis projects.

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Winter 2020

In February 2020, the Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) joined the Alliance, bringing the total number of member organizations to eleven, where it remains today.   In March 2020, Mamow Ahyamowen presented findings from the Learning From Our Ancestors project to the Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care. Shortly thereafter, staff and Steering Committee…

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