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SUMMARY:Maternal and Child Health Webinar Series May 11 & 25
DESCRIPTION:The SE Health First Nations\, Inuit and Métis Program is pleased to invite you to a FREE 2-part webinar series exploring Maternal and Child Health with the Kenhtè:ke Midwives and the Family Stewardship Centre! \nThis webinar series is intended for healthcare and community care providers working with Indigenous families and communities including nurses\, midwives\, physicians\, social workers\, community health representatives\, and other allied health professionals. It may also be of interest to learners\, practitioners and community members interested in Indigenous-led midwifery\, maternal and child health\, and family stewardship\, as well as anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of culturally safe\, community-grounded approaches to maternal and child care. \nRegistration for these two webinars are required. Please use the links below to register. \nDetails for Webinar 1:\n\nDate: Monday\, May 11\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom)\n\nThis webinar will share the story of how the Kenhtè:ke Midwives came to be\, how they have grown through community successes and lessons learned\, and how they continue to provide Indigenous midwifery and family care to First Nations\, Inuit\, and Métis families on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and in surrounding communities. \nClick here to register. \n  \nDetails for Webinar 2:\n\nDate: Monday\, May 25\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom)\n\nThis webinar will explore Family Stewardship\, created to support both birthing and non-birthing parents during our greatest transformation: becoming parents. Participants will learn about the intention of increasing family cohesion and reducing intimate partner violence and share how Family Stewards work to bring ceremony back to all of life’s thresholds. The presenter will share the sense of pride in establishing a new profession of folks who support families from birthing in ceremony to becoming ancestors. and how they are calling in partners\, parents\, and aspiring Family Stewards to join in a new way of birthing families. Together we’re offering families education\, relational care\, community\, and ceremony across all of life’s thresholds. \nClick here to register. \n  \nRegistration:\nRegistration is required for these events. Please use the links below to register: \nClick here to register for Webinar 1 (May 11\, 2026) \nClick here to register for Webinar 2 (May 25\, 2026) \n  \nSpeaker Biographies:\n \nTewahsehtha Brant – Midwife\, Kenhtè:ke Midwives\nI am Mohawk\, Turtle Clan from Kenhtè:ke (Tyendinaga) and I am a midwife at Kenhtè:ke Midwives. I have been working and learning at Kenhtè:ke Midwives since we opened our doors in May 2012 and prior to becoming a Midwife I was a birth doula here in our community. \nIt was my older sister that first introduced me to midwifery when she had her first child in 2004. With the help of her Midwife\, she had her first child at home surrounded by family who sang our new baby into this world and I was hooked. I was very interested in birth and by the time I had my own children\, both with the support of Midwives\, I knew that I was a Midwife waiting to be trained. \nIt is who I am. It is where I fit in my community. I am proud to call Kenhtè:ke home and am now raising my own family here. My husband and I are both from Kenhtè:ke and are raising our two children active in the Kanyen’kéha language and culture. Our girls are both first language Mohawk speakers and I hope that one day they will have the opportunity to raise their children in the language as well. I am excited and honored to be helping families bring their babies into the world in whichever way is best for them and helping parents and babies start their lives together confidently! \n  \nErin Ferrante – Administrative Lead\, Kenhtè:ke Midwives\nI am the Administrative Lead at Kenhtè:ke Midwives\, bringing over 12 years of experience in Administration and Human Resources within Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. I am serving my second term as a Councillor with Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and currently hold the portfolio of Health & Social programs.  With an educational background in health sciences\, I am proud to combine my skills and knowledge in a role that supports Indigenous health and wellbeing\, and the health of our community. \nI am Mohawk\, and Wolf Clan from here in Tyendinaga. Working in my own community for my people is both an honour and a responsibility I hold close. I live here in Tyendinaga with my husband and two children\, and I am deeply committed to helping build a strong\, culturally grounded future for the next generations. \n  \nJace Poirier Lacerte – Founder\, Family Stewardship Centre \nJace Poirier Lacerte is the founder of the Family Stewardship Centre and COYA Productions Inc.\, and is a practicing birth worker dedicated to restoring ceremony\, relational support\, and community across life’s most important transitions. A mixed-heritage\, Métis educator and systems thinker\, Jace brings together lived experience\, social impact leadership\, and birthwork to reimagine how families are supported from birth through becoming ancestors. \nHer work is grounded in the COYA philosophy — Contribute Our Gifts\, Own Our Actions\, Yearn for Growth\, and Act on Legacy — a framework for understanding the multigenerational impact of how we live\, parent\, and lead. Jace is leading the development of Family Stewardship as an emerging profession\, working alongside universities\, health systems\, and communities to train Family Stewards who guide families through life’s thresholds with education\, ceremony\, and community-based care. \nShe is a sought-after keynote speaker\, known for bridging systems change with deeply human\, embodied experiences of transformation. Notably\, Jace is Charlie’s mama.
URL:https://fnim.sehc.com/event/maternal-and-child-health-webinar-series-may-11-25/
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SUMMARY:Indigenous History Month 3-Part Webinar Series June 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous History Month Webinar Series\nThe SE Health First Nations\, Inuit and Métis Program is pleased to invite you to a FREE 3-part webinar series for Indigenous History Month! \nThis 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. \nRegistration for these three webinars is required. Please use the links below to register. \n  \nDetails for Webinar 1\n\nDate: Monday\, June 1\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom)\n\nThis webinar will share Jacqueline’s life experiences from her Métis perspective\, including how her lived experiences have influenced her health and wellbeing. \nThe 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. \nClick here to register. \n  \nDetails for Webinar 2\n\nDate: Monday\, June 15\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom)\n\nAs 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. \nMy 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. \nClick here to register. \n  \n Details for Webinar 3\n\nDate: Monday\, June 29\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom)\n\nJoin 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). \nClick here to register. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration is required for these events. Please use the links below to register: \nClick here to register for Webinar 1 – June 1\, 2026 (12-1pm EST)  \nClick here to register for Webinar 2 – June 15\, 2026 (12-1pm EST) \nClick here to register for Webinar 3 – June 29\, 2026 (12-1pm EST) \n  \n Speaker Biographies\nHilary Fry\nHilary 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\, \nparticularly 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. \n  \n\n\nJaqueline Lauzon\nJacqueline 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. \nJacqueline’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. \nFor the last 28 years\, Jacqueline has worked in Northern communities providing primary care for 20 years\, and Public Health for the last eight years. \n\n\nTerry Swan\nTerry 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.
URL:https://fnim.sehc.com/event/indigenous-history-month-3-part-webinar-series-june-1-2026/
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