Welcome Partners and Friends!
Thank you for your interest in the Indigenous Culture Card. We encourage you to use and share the "Indigenous Culture Card –London and Middlesex" with your staff, families and partners!
The Indigenous Culture Card- London and Middlesex was developed by Healthy Weights Connection (Western University) and London’s Child and Youth Network in response to overwhelming interest expressed by service providers in London and Middlesex County to learn more about First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) cultures and local communities. It has been adapted from a similar cultural awareness resource developed by the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC). We would like to extend our sincere thanks to BANAC for their support.
The content of the card was informed by members of the local First Nations, Metis and Inuit community in London and Middlesex through several engagement sessions. The purpose of the guide is to serve as a first step towards cultural competence and to help service providers learn more about FNMI history, the local cultures and how to work competently and sensitively with FNMI communities. For those interested in formal training, Indigenous Cultural Competency and Cultural Safety training are recommended. Please contact an Indigenous organization if you are looking for specific resources or looking to learn more about Indigenous populations. A contact list can be found below.
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N’Amerind Friendship Centre 260 Colborne Street, London ON T: 519-672-0131 www.namerind.on.ca Promotes the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual wellbeing of Native peoples, especially urban native peoples; culturally relevant programming/
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Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) 427 William Street Suite 425, London ON T:519-672-4079 www.soahac.on.ca Health centre focused on family and community health; culturally appropriate programs and services for Aboriginal populations, combining traditional healing and Western medical practices. |
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Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services Inc. 109-343 Richmond Street, London ON T: 519-438-0068 www.atlohsa.com Helps with healing and recovery from the effects of native family violence through protection, support, education and intervention using a holistic approach. |
Nokee Kwe Employment Services 1069 Wellington Road, London ON Unit 104 T: 519-667-7088 www.nokeekwe.ca Career and employment planning, training and education centre. |
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Indigenous Services at Western Ontario 1151 Richmond Street Western University, London ON Western Student Services Building Room 2100 T: 519-661-4095 www.indigenous.uwo.ca First Nations Centre at Fanshawe College 1001 Fanshawe College Boulevard, London, ON N5Y 5R6 T: 519-452-4430 x4619 www.fanshawec.ca/student-life/campus-services/first-peoples-fanshawe/first-nations-centre.
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Oneida Health Centre 2213 Elm Ave, Southwold ON T: 519-652-0500 www.oneida.on.ca Chippewa Health Centre 322 Chippewa Road Muncey ON T: 519-289-5641 www.cottfn.com Munsee Delaware Health Department RR#1 Muncey ON T: 519-289-5396 www.munsee.ca/health |
Phone 519-661-2111 ext. 80433
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