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.

November 2021

Yantao Zhao is a Data Analyst and comes to Mamow Ahyamowen with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. She joined Jen Walker’s Indigenous health research team and, through partnerships, worked on a wide variety of data-related projects.

July 2021

The Steering Committee continues to pivot as needed to manage the various priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. From keeping communities safe, managing coronavirus outbreaks, and coordinating vaccine rollouts in communities, it has certainly been a busy time. Despite these extra priorities, Mamow Ahyamowen continues to move forward.

July 2021

The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) has released its region-specific report entitled, ‘Learning from Our Ancestors: Mortality Experience of Communities Served by the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority’. The report describes the mortality experience of communities in the James and Hudson’s Bay Region and provides helpful health information for healthcare providers, organizations, and communities to understand the mortality patterns of patients in the region.

July 2021

In November 2020, Mamow Ahyamowen partnered with ICES to provide the Indigenous Health Data Training Program.

Mamow Ahyamowen is happy to announce that it will collaborate with ICES again to provide the Indigenous Health Data Training Program in autumn 2021.

July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic was declared on the heels of the 2020 Mamow Ahyamowen in-person planning meeting. A lot has changed locally and globally since that meeting and the Partnership thought it would be important to come together virtually for a planning session in the new COVID-19 environment.

July 2021

Mamow Ahyamowen would like to acknowledge all Survivors of the residential school systems, their families, and Indigenous communities.