The SE Health First Nations, Inuit and Métis Program is pleased to invite you to a FREE 3-part webinar series for Indigenous History Month!
This webinar series will share three personal stories from First Nation, Inuit, and Métis individuals, honouring and celebrating the vital role of culture, history, and identity in shaping their lived experiences and wellbeing.
Registration for these three webinars is required. Please use the links below to register.
This webinar will share Jacqueline’s life experiences from her Métis perspective, including how her lived experiences have influenced her health and wellbeing.
The webinar will highlight important strategies to support people during challenging times by providing insightful information around self-worth in a Michif context. The webinar will help participants to identify and acknowledge that they are not responsible for other people’s feelings, and understand why it may feel like they are. Strategies for learning positive change including how we talk to ourselves will also be shared.
As a Sixties Scoop survivor, I share my story as part of a broader collective of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis voices. This journey reflects the enduring impact of displacement, and the strength that comes with finding our way back to culture, identity, and belonging. Through my lived experience, I speak to how and where we come from continues to shape not only who we are, but how we heal, reconnect, and return to ourselves.
My sharing is both personal and collective—rooted in truth and carried in the stories we continue to hold and live. This webinar is part of a larger narrative I am preparing for publication in my forthcoming memoir.
Join us and Labrador Inuk nurse Hilary Fry as she shares her lived experience and understanding of Inuit health in Canada. Through story-telling, she highlights Labrador Inuit history, present day realities, and the importance of trauma-informed and strength-based approaches to care. Finally, she will share key takeaways for health professionals as it relates to CNA’s Reconciliation Framework (launching Friday, June 19th).
Registration is required for these events. Please use the links below to register:
Click here to register for Webinar 1 – June 1, 2026 (12-1pm EST)
Click here to register for Webinar 2 – June 15, 2026 (12-1pm EST)
Click here to register for Webinar 3 – June 29, 2026 (12-1pm EST)
Hilary FryHilary is a registered nurse of 10+ years’ experience, with a diverse background in emergency nursing, mental health and community care, nursing education, and policy analysis. Born and raised in Happy Valley Goose Bay, Hilary is a beneficiary of the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement, with both Inuit and settler roots, and has spent the majority of her nursing career serving Inuit and Innu communities in central and northern Labrador. As such, anti-racism, cultural safety, and Reconciliation are areas of expertise and focus,
particularly in nursing education and health system policy. Most recently, Hilary is employed as CNA’s Indigenous Policy Analyst, and co-teaches and Indigenous health, healing, and wellness course at Memorial University. Outside of work, Hilary is a busy twin-boy mom, spending most of her time at the cabin and on the land, hunting and fishing.
Jaqueline LauzonJacqueline Lauzon’s parents are Jeannine Chartrand and Léopold Lauzon, who originate from a Métis community St. Laurent, Manitoba. Jacqueline‘s family’s names include Bouvier, Coutu, Henry, Cyr, Belanger, Larence.
Jacqueline’s family included, three older brothers and two younger brothers. As she was the only daughter she took on the role of caregiver therefore it was easy for Jacqueline to transition into the role of caregiver, nurse. In February 19 78, she graduated from the practical nursing program at St Boniface Hospital; in 1991 she completed a science degree at the university of Manitoba; in 1996 she completed the registered nursing program at Red River Community College; 2003 she completed the Bachelor of Nursing Program at the University of Manitoba.
For the last 28 years, Jacqueline has worked in Northern communities providing primary care for 20 years, and Public Health for the last eight years.
Terry SwanTerry Swan is Cree, Métis, and Saulteaux, and a member of Cold Lake First Nations. A visionary leader, she is a passionate advocate for equality and social justice. As the sole proprietor of Wahkohtowin Consulting, she works as a trainer and traditional counsellor/healer. She holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) from York University and is the recipient of the 2025 Indigenous Healing Pathway Award for her work fostering wellness, empowerment, and reconnection for Indigenous people, particularly survivors of violence.