COVID In The House of Old

COVID in the House of Old (CIHO) archives the stories of elders in long-term care homes during the pandemic.

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We demand that federal, provincial, and territorial governments across Canada take a leadership role and invest in protecting our vulnerable seniors in long-term care and prioritizing their quality of life. Sign the petition here: https://t.co/ZcAAVaRXvr

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https://t.co/ZCf9gL4RU2 Thanks again everyone! This important COVID archival collection will be made publicly available, ensuring that the pandemic stories of residents, staff and family are not lost to time.

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Now that the website has been finalized come see this extensive online collection, with an additional 50 interviews that we recorded for the Storytelling Chairs, the CIHO Podcast and everything else! Thank so much to everyone who contributed to the project!

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All the CIHO materials have been donated to the Archives Passe-Mémoire in Montreal, Quebec. This important COVID archival collection will be made publicly available, ensuring that the pandemic stories of residents, staff and family are not lost to time. https://t.co/csVHjA1cJx

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This online collection, along with an additional 50 interviews that we recorded for the Storytelling Chairs and CIHO Podcast and everything else connected with the project, has been donated to the Archives Passe-Mémoire in Montreal, Quebec.

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Take a look at the Story pages on our website with an amazing total of 182 art, audio and writing contributions, the context panels, and the Elegy page which gives the art piece created by musician Hiroki Tanaka the space it deserves.

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https://t.co/ZCf9gL5pJA The final version of the COVID in the House of Old website is now available! Come and visit us to catch up on our podcast and all the storytelling chairs!

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The Wikiwemikong chair features the Wikwemikong crest, and a miniature birchbark canoe holding medicines - tobacco, sweetgrass, cedar, and sage. Residents of Wikwemikong Nursing Home contributed paper valentines. Catch our upcoming podcast episodes to learn more!

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The CIHO podcast is returning soon! Co-hosted by Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi, in collaboration with the nursing home community, these episodes provide an opportunity to hear from Indigenous Peoples about the lived experience of COVID-19 in a community-based nursing home

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Have you listened to the first episode of the Wikwemikong Nursing Home series? New eps coming soon! Find us today on Spotify!

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Episode 1 of Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home is now live! Listen now on Spotify!
https://t.co/36U3W3Ou9M

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Catch up on the first episode here! https://t.co/jxtp563I0g

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A throwback to last September for CIHO! In September 2023, the storytelling chairs were off to Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. COVID in the House of Old has a podcast available where you can listen to Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home!

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The episodes will guide you through interviews with residents, staff, family members, and community members, highlighting daily life in the nursing home, how Indigenous culture is worked into the home, the home's experience during COVID, the history and future of the nursing home

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Episode 1 of Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home is now live! Listen now on Spotify!
https://t.co/36U3W3Ou9M

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Looking forward to our next episode, Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home? Get ready with this trailer prepared by CIHO audio engineer Kohen Hammond!

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TOMORROW!! Make sure you've found COVID in the House of Old on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you can listen to Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home, a four part series that takes a deep dive into the place that is the Wikwemikong Nursing Home in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory

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Make sure to catch up on our latest episode about Christie Gardens before the new episode drops this week!

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Our latest episode featuring stories from Christie Gardens is also available now on Apple Podcasts! https://t.co/xZ78sLORNg

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Did you catch our latest episode? Stay tuned for a new trailer for an upcoming podcast ep this week!

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The new episode featuring stories of Christie Gardens is here!! Listen now: https://t.co/PFNOphoYqE

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Our latest episode featuring stories from Christie Gardens is also available now on Apple Podcasts! https://t.co/xZ78sLORNg

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The new episode featuring stories of Christie Gardens is here!! Listen now: https://t.co/PFNOphoYqE