February 16, 2017 (Meeting 45)
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director
Indigenous Health Alliance
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Collaborative Team Lead
Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region
David Watts, Executive Director, Integrated Health
Denise Legebokoff, Director, Mental Health and Addictions
Dr. James Irvine, Medical Health Officer
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
Del Graff, Child and Youth Advocate
February 14, 2017 (Meeting 44)
Ojibways of Onigaming
Kathy Kishiqueb, Chief
Pimicikamak Okimawin
Catherine Merrick, Chief
Kendall Robinson, Youth Councillor
February 9, 2017 (Meeting 43)
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Derek Nepinak, Grand Chief
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
Candice Paul, Chief, St. Mary's First Nation, and Co-Chair, Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.
Sheila North Wilson, Grand Chief
Representative for Children and Youth
Bernard Richard, Representative, British Columbia
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
Carol Hopkins, Executive Director
February 7, 2017 (Meeting 42)
Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations
Susan Bobbi Herrera, Chief Executive Officer
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
Heather Bear, Fourth Vice-Chief
Métis Nation of Alberta
Sylvia Johnson, Co-Minister of Health, Children and Youth
November 16, 2016 (Meeting 34)
Department of Health
Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister
Sony Perron, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Hon. Jane Philpott, Minister of Health
Native Women's Association of Canada
Amy Nahwegahbow, Senior Manager, Partner for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange
Lynne Groulx, Executive Director
November 2, 2016 (Meeting 32)
As an individual
Cody Kenny
Gertrude Pierre
Ray Thunderchild
Sam George
Yvonne Rigsby-Jones
Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society
Scott Clark, Executive Director
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Eric Klapatiuk, President Provincial, Aboriginal Youth Council
Cheslatta Carrier Nation
Mavis Benson, Member
Deh Gah Got'ie First Nations
Joachim Bonnetrouge, Chief
First Nations Health Authority
Patricia Vickers, Director, Mental Wellness
Shannon McDonald, Acting Chief Medical Officer
Métis Nation British Columbia
Cassidy Caron, Minister, Métis Youth British Columbia, Provincial Youth Chair
Tanya Davoren, Director of Health
Provincial Health Services Authority
Cassandra Blanchard, Program Assisstant, Indigenous Health
Gabriella Emery, Project Manager, Indigenous Health
October 26, 2016 (Meeting 31)
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
Greta Visitor, Assistant Executive Director, Miyupimaatisiiuun Regional Services
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
Deborah Hill, Vice President of Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Executive
Leo Ashamock (Loone), Chairman
October 24, 2016 (Meeting 30)
As an individual
Amy Bombay, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
John Haggarty, Professor / Chief of Psychiatry, Northern Ontario School Medicine / St. Joseph's Care group
Laurence Kirmayer, Professor and Director, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Director, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital
October 19, 2016 (Meeting 29)
Assembly of First Nations
Will Landon, National Youth Council Representative, Ontario
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
Ed Connors, Director
Jennifer Ward, Director, Survivors Chair
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Ed Mantler, Vice-President, Programs and Priorities
Louise Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer
October 17, 2016 (Meeting 28)
Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
Lindsay Jones, Indigenous Nursing Student
Lisa Bourque Bearskin, President
First Nations Health Managers Association
Calvin Morrisseau, Board of Directors, Executive and Ontario Representative
Marion Crowe, Executive Director
October 5, 2016 (Meeting 27)
As an individual
Michael DeGagné, President and Vice-Chancellor, Nipissing University
Rod McCormick, Professor and Research Chair, Thompson Rivers University
Ilisaqsivik Society
Jakob Gearheard, Executive Director
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Margo Greenwood, Academic Leader
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
Gwen K. Healey, Executive and Scientific Director
September 28, 2016 (Meeting 25)
As an individual
Shawn Matthew Glode
Leave Out Violence Nova Scotia Society
Richard Taylor, Operations Manager
Sarah MacLaren, Executive Director
Shurenda Michael, Youth Leader
Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society
Pamela Glode Desrochers, Executive Director
September 26, 2016 (Meeting 24)
As an individual
Dr. Christopher Lalonde, Professor, University of Victoria, Department of Psychology
Michael Chandler, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Department of Psychology
September 23, 2016 (Meeting 23)
As an individual
Adam Akpik
Caroline Anawak
Jack Anawak
Hon. Paul Okalik, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Constituency of Iqaluit-Sinaa
Peter Williamson
Toby Otak
Embrace Life Council
David Lawson, President
Kimberly Masson, Executive Director
Government of Nunavut
Hon. George Hickes, Minister of Health, Minister responsible for Suicide Prevention
Karen Kabloona, Associate Deputy Minister, Quality of Life, Department of Health
Shuvinai Mike, Director of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Department of Culture and Heritage
National Inuit Youth Council
Maatalii Okalik, President
Nunatsiavut Government
Hon. Johannes Lampe, President
Nina Ford, Youth Representative, Youth Division
Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line
Sheila Levy, Executive Director
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
James T. Arreak, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Services
Jeannie Arreak-Kullualik, Director, Department of Social and Cultural Development
Qarjuit Youth Council
Alicia Aragutak, President
Louisa Yeates, Vice President
June 14, 2016 (Meeting 20)
As an individual
Dr. Cornelia Wieman, Consultant Psychiatrist
June 9, 2016 (Meeting 19)
Chiefs of Ontario
Isadore Day, Ontario Regional Chief
Manitoba Regional Chief Assembly of First Nations
Kenneth Young, Former Regional Chief
June 7, 2016 (Meeting 18)
As an individual
Jack Hicks, Adjunct Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Natan Obed, President
June 2, 2016 (Meeting 17)
National Association of Friendship Centres
Christopher Sheppard, Vice-President
Yancy Craig, Director, Strategic Development
May 31, 2016 (Meeting 16)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Dr. Alain Beaudet, President
Department of Health
Keith Conn, Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations
Dr. Tom Wong, Executive Director, Office of Population and Public Health
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Daniel Leclair, Director General, Community Infrastructure Branch, Regional Operations
Paula Isaak, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships