Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society

Culturally-based health and community care — by & for urban Indigenous people — on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ lands 🦅🌿🪶

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

Earlier this week, we announced a brand new VAHS team: the Urban Indigenous Safety Collective 🦋🪶🌿

Starting this Monday (March 13), we will be available to support healing & safety for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ kin in our community. Keep reading to learn more!

[Drug User Liberation Front @DULFBC]

After one year of operating our heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine compassion club, we have analyzed our data and presented preliminary findings here.

[Global BC @GlobalBC]

“We have a lot of families that were interested in dancing and making regalia but the cost of living is just so expensive that it’s not in their price range ... We really wanted to give people low-barrier access to their culture.” @vanaboriginal https://t.co/XIfiogClEc

[UBC Learning Exchange @UBC_LE]

In honor of National Indigenous History Month, here’s few events going on over the next couple weeks.

@vanaboriginal is holding a powwow on Fathers’ Day weekend (June 16-18): https://t.co/Tf0fujNwnd

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

Have you heard? We're basically throwing the Coachella of Pow Wows this weekend ☀️💃🎉

Join us on the Britannia soccer field for the first annual Honouring our Fathers, Grandfathers, and Sons Pow Wow! More details below:

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

VAHS echoes the calls of our community partners, the Federal Housing Advocate, and unhoused neighbours for a moratorium on the Hastings Tent City displacement. Read more here:

[NWAC @NWAC_CA]

A new mobile health team of doctors, nurses & social workers will deliver culturally-appropriate care to Indigenous Women in Vancouver.

People “still vulnerable to violence and racism,” as @vanaboriginal's Rosemary Stager-Wallace said. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

https://t.co/U97RRNZgpJ

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

We are honoured to welcome Haida weaver Shyla Cross to VAHS for a cedar bracelet workshop on Friday, March 31!

Drop by any time between 10:00–3:00 to weave two styles of bracelets for yourself or a loved one 🦅🌲🌿🍂

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

We're hiring a Community Health Nurse (Registered Nurse) to join our Women's Mobile Primary Care Clinic, launching this spring 👩‍⚕️🌼💜

Visit https://t.co/UCNfW3h2ZR to learn more about this exciting new role!

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

We will have more to share next week on UISC's team members, values, services, and upcoming events/projects. In the meantime, please be in touch with us (contact info in the first tweet) with any questions or to make an appointment.

We look forward to connecting with you! (4/4)

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

Earlier this week, we announced a brand new VAHS team: the Urban Indigenous Safety Collective 🦋🪶🌿

Starting this Monday (March 13), we will be available to support healing & safety for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ kin in our community. Keep reading to learn more!

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

UISC will offer culturally grounded "system navigation" supports — based on each person's self-determined needs and goals — to remove barriers to safety & healing caused by gender-based violence, poverty, discrimination, colonialism, and other systemic harms. (3/4)

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

We are seeking a Senior Manager to guide our Indigenous Early Years team and programs!

If you are a collaborative, creative team leader with a drive to nurture strong Indigenous families, visit our job posting and apply: https://t.co/xwqcEJawJK

[International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy]

“Naloxone expansion is not associated with increases in adolescent heroin use and injection drug use: Evidence from 44 US states” by Emilie Bruzelieus et al (2023)…expanded access to naloxone needs to be for anyone and everyone!

Link: https://t.co/Y3GDdumQBV

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

The so-called "lax approach" discussed here is not due to lack of shame/stigma (there's a lot of that already) & not because of decrim efforts (which do not go far enough).

It's actually a lack of political will by all levels of gov't to end poverty & the toxic drug crisis.

[National Post @nationalpost]

Adam Pankratz: Maybe B.C.'s drug addicts should have to face shame and stigma https://t.co/6SUnRyHHqy

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

We proudly stand in solidarity with Black communities in Vancouver and beyond, and we dream of co-creating our futures together. (5/5)

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth from all of us at VAHS!

❤️💛💚

As Indigenous people, our sovereignty is tied to Black liberation on Turtle Island and throughout the world. We understand the deep connections between colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Black violence. (🧵 1/5)

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

We also recognize and uplift our Afro-Indigenous/Black Indigenous kin, who are integral to our Nations and whose lives and experiences matter. We know that we must do more to unlearn colourism and anti-Blackness within and outside of Indigenous communities. (4/5)