November 2022

Mamow Ahyamowen Support Staff attended the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Conference on November 19 and 20, 2022 held at Laurentian University – the conference’s theme was “Land and Language Back, Baby!”.

November 2022

Mamow Ahyamowen understands that Research is Ceremony and that our work needs to be rooted in First Nations practices – to honour the people behind the data and to ensure that we are conducting the analyses in a Good Way and with the best of intentions.

August 2022

The Steering Committee continues to manage the various priorities brought forward by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is also looking ahead to a post-pandemic environment. Click below to read about what Mamow Ahyamowen has been working on:

May 2022

At the January 2019 in-person meeting in Thunder Bay, Mamow Ahyamowen had the opportunity to look at the first draft of the mortality analysis. After looking at the preliminary reports, the Partnership decided to take a deeper dive into three areas:

May 2022

Mamow Ahyamowen is pleased to share the Learning From our Ancestors – Companion Report. This report complements the Partnership level mortality report and shows community-level data for the various indicators examined in the first analysis.

May 2022

Mamow Ahyamowen prepared and submitted an abstract to present at the 2022 Northwestern Ontario Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NWO NAISA) Regional Gathering. The Anishinaabe Kendaasiwin Institute (AKI) at Lakehead University hosted the 2-day virtual gathering. The theme of the gathering was Telling Our Own Stories: Indigenous Self-Determination in Data and Research.

March 2022

Mamow Ahyamowen held its first-ever online Youth Engagement Session. This was an opportunity to connect with Youth from across northern Ontario – to hear their voices and to understand the supports they need as well as how they view health and wellbeing in their communities.

December 2021

The pandemic continues to be top of mind for Partners, and they are working hard to coordinate vaccines for children. Behind the scenes, Mamow Ahyamowen continues to move forward.

December 2021

During the Indigenous Health Data Training Program, we received feedback that there was interest in taking a deeper dive into Indigenous Health Data and research-related topics.

November 2021

Mamow Ahyamowen is collaborating once again with ICES to provide the Indigenous Health Data Training Program. This seven-session online program aims to share knowledge about ICES data with a focus on Indigenous health.