2015 Calendar
Who we serve Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre (SKHC) is an Aboriginal Health Access Centre (AHAC) dedicated to providing equal access to quality health care for all Aboriginal, Métis and Inuit people in the City of Greater Sudbury, and individuals and families from our partner First Nations: Wahnapitae, Henvey Inlet and Magnetawan. We are a culturally based holistic health centre dedicated to balanced and healthy lifestyles. Programs and services support traditional Aboriginal values encompassing the connectedness of emotional, spiritual, physical and mental well-being. In meeting our mandate and honouring the ancestors and the seven generations we have an intake process to access services of SKHC. Service delivery philosophy SKHC has a responsibility to promote and maintain health and provide therapeutic services, health promotion, disease prevention, support, community development and treatment programs. We offer an interprofessional team approach to the care of the community members because we believe that health care is best when planned with professionals from many disciplines. We believe that the maintenance of client confidentiality is of utmost importance. We recognize that a client is a worthwhile person and has the right to be treated with dignity while maintaining his/her identity. We believe that the client should be assured equal access to integrated services that incorporate the unique values, beliefs and traditions as we strive to maintain a balance of understanding by practicing Traditional healing ways and adopting good Western healing practices. SKHC respects the value and contribution of all employees, and we strive to uphold the highest professional and ethical standards. We recognize that health services must be provided as economically as possible while striving to obtain sufficient resources to meet out service objectives. We believe in and value the teachings of the Seven Sacred Grandfathers: WISDOM, LOVE, RESPECT, BRAVERY, HONESTY, HUMILITY and TRUTH. We strive to integrate these principles in our work and in our lives. From the purple blanket of the sky nation to the first rays of dazzling light, when Grandfather sun rises to shine his light on all of his children and creation. Let us all embrace the creator’s love. We are thankful for our mother Shkagamik-Kwe. Our father, father sky. Our grandparents, Nookomis–moon and grandfather sun. We are thankful for the gifts of the Four Directions and for the combined successes they bring that we may continue to be of greater service to you and others. We offer ourselves to you as instruments. We Trust that you will guide us with the medicine of leading through example. Teach us to nurture each other, and to encourage each other’s growth, that will support the development of others abilities. Help us to be humble and thankful, and to be proud of all our accomplishments, through self-esteem and not of selfimportance. We humbly ask for continued blessings of life and breath so that, the creator’s love, our love, may be felt in the lives of all we meet. Thank you for hearing our prayer. Miigwetch Elder Hilda Nadjiwon Debenjiged, Gzhemnidoo, Gmishoomsina.
Wisdom Nibwaakaawin To cherish knowledge is to know Wisdom. Wisdom is given by the Creator to be used for the good of the people. In the Anishinaabe language, this word expresses not only “wisdom,” but also means “prudence,” or “intelligence.” In some communities, Gikendaasowin is used; in addition to “wisdom,” this word can also mean “intelligence” or “knowledge.” Love Zaagi’idiwin To know Love is to know peace. Love must be unconditional. When people are weak they need love the most. In the Anishinaabe language, this word with the reciprocal theme /idi/ indicates that this form of love is mutual. In some communities, Gizhaawenidiwin is used, which in most context means “jealousy” but in this context is translated as either “love” or “zeal”. Again, the reciprocal theme /idi/ indicates that this form of love is mutual. Respect Minaadendamowin To honor all creation is to have Respect. All of creation should be treated with respect. You must give respect if you wish to be respected. Some communities instead use Ozhibwaadenindiwin or Manazoonidiwin. Bravery Aakode’ewin Bravery is to face the foe with integrity. In the Anishinaabe language, this word literally means “state of having a fearless heart.” To do what is right even when the consequences are unpleasant. Some communities instead use either Zoongadikiwin (“state of having a strong casing”) or Zoongide’ewin (“state of having a strong heart”). Honesty Gwayakwaadiziwin Honesty in facing a situation is to be brave. Always be honest in word and action. Be honest first with yourself, and you will more easily be able to be honest with others. In the Anishinaabe language, this word can also mean “righteousness.” Humility Dabaadendiziwin Humility is to know yourself as a sacred part of Creation. In the Anishinaabe language, this word can also mean “compassion.” You are equal to others, but you are not better. Some communities instead express this with Bekaadiziwin, which in addition to “humility” can also be translated as “calmness,” “meekness,” “gentility” or “patience.” Truth Debwewin Truth is to know all of these things. Speak the truth. Do not deceive yourself or others. Seven Grandfather Teachings
Teaching words It is winter. Biboon. It is snowing. Zogpo. I am cold. Nbiinhgech Medicine Winter Green Leaves Wiinisii bag aniibiishan january Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month January 18-24: National Non-Smoking Week
Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. December 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 january 2015 Manidoo Giizis February 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 New Year’s Day Offices closed Offices closed Men’s Group Full Moon Ceremony Foot Care Clinic Men’s Group Soup Lunch drop-in Community Kitchen Good Food Box order deadline Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Men’s Group Soup Lunch drop-in Men’s Group Soup Lunch drop-in Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Community Kitchen Good Food Box pick-up Community Kitchen
Teaching words Northern lights Waasnoode Medicine Rosehips Oginiig february Heart Month February 4: World Cancer Day
January 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 2015 Mawa Giizis March 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Community Kitchen Good Food Box order deadline Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Valentine’s Day Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Community Kitchen Good Food Box pick-up Community Kitchen Family Day Offices closed Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Foot Care Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Soup Lunch drop-in Parent Support Circle Soup Lunch drop-in Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Full Moon Ceremony Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Child Abinoojii It is good food. Onizhishin miijim. Medicine White Cedar Leaves Giizhik Aniibishan march Nutrition Month and Child Life Month March 8: International Woman’s Day
February 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 march 2015 Naabidin Giizis / Bopogaame Giizis April 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Community Kitchen Good Food Box order deadline Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Community Kitchen Good Food Box pick-up Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Well Women Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Men’s Group Men’s Group First Day of Spring Mnookimi Foot Care Clinic Men’s Group Full Moon Ceremony Men’s Group Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Nurse (female) Aakozii Kwe Nurse (male) Aakozii nini Medicine Maple Sugar Sap Ininaatig Wiishkobaaboo april Cancer Awareness Month
March 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 april 2015 Bopogaame Giizis / Ziisibaakadake Giizis May 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Community Kitchen Good Food Box order deadline YMCA 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Easter Easter Monday Offices closed YMCA 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Good Friday Offices closed Full Moon Ceremony Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Medicine Walk Community Kitchen Good Food Box pick-up Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Well Women Clinic Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Happy Mother’s Day Mino Ngashi Giizhigad Medicine Ferns (young shoots) Waagaagan may May 6-10: National Mental Health Week May 19-25: Aboriginal Awareness Week May 6-12: National Nursing Week May 31: World No Tobacco Day
April 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 may 2015 Nmebine Giizis June 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Children’s Drum Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Full Moon Ceremony Foot Care Clinic Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Children’s Drum Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Victoria Day Offices closed Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Medicine Walk Community Kitchen Mother’s Day Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Medicine Mehkiki (strength from the earth) It is summer. Niibin Happy Father’s Day Mino Noos Giizhigad Medicine Dandelion leaves Doodooshaaboojiibik aniibiishan June Stroke Awareness Month June 21: Aboriginal Solidarity Day
May 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 june 2015 Waabgonii Giizis July 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Full Moon Ceremony Children’s Drum Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Children’s Drum Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Mindful Way Afternoon 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Children’s Drum Summer Solstice Aboriginal Solidarity Day Father’s Day Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Medicine Walk Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Heart Ode Medicine Strawberries Ode-iminan July July 23: Preschool Clinic
June 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 july 2015 Miin Giizis August 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Strawberry Picking Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Canada Day Offices closed Full Moon Ceremony Nutrition Workshop Preserving Berries Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Medicine Picking Bread Making Workshop Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Walking Bmosaa Maple tree Nenaatig Medicines Wild rice Mahoomin Choke Cherries Asasawemiinan August August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week August 12: International Youth Day
July 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 august 2015 Mnoomni Giizis September 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Civic Holiday Offices closed Nutrition Workshop Traditional Food Prep. Quill Workshop Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Full Moon Ceremony Foot Care Clinic Medicine Walk Cooking for Kids
Teaching words Sweetgrass Wiingaashk Medicine Cranberries Mashkiigiminag september Cancer Awareness Month National Arthritis Month September 9: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day
August 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 september 2015 Waabagaa Giizis October 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Labour Day Offices closed Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic First Day of Fall Dgwaagi Community Kitchen Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Full Moon Ceremony Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Medicine Walk Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Storytelling Aatsokaawot Medicine Swamp tea leaves or Labrador tea Mashkigobag aniibiishan october Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 10: World Mental Health Day October 16: World Food Day
September 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 october 2015 Bnaakwii Giizis November 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Pumpkin Patch Trip Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Halloween Children’s Drum Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Thanksgiving Offices closed Children’s Drum Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Full Moon Ceremony Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Firewood Msan Medicine Red willow bark Miskwaabiimizhaniimizh November Diabetes Month Osteoporosis Month November 14: World Diabetes Day
October 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 november 2015 Baashkaakodin Giizis December 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Nutrition Bingo 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Children’s Drum Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Children’s Drum Mindful Way Morning 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. All Souls Day Soup Lunch drop-in Remembrance Day Full Moon Ceremony Community Kitchen Soup Lunch drop-in Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic
Teaching words Snowshoes Aagmook Medicine Wild Sage leaves (smudge) Mashkodewashk aniibiishan december December 1: World AIDS Day December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women In Canada
November 2015 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 december 2015 Manidoo Giizisoonhs January 2016 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bowling 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Christmas Offices closed Boxing Day Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Craft/Art drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Foot Care Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Well Women Clinic Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Children’s Drum Meditation 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Soup Lunch drop-in Soup Lunch drop-in Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values Please call 705-675-1596 for program information. Community Kitchen Community Kitchen Parent Support Circle Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Foot Care Clinic Offices closed
Traditional • Men’s Group, every Thursday from January to June and September to December, once a month in July and August • Community Workshops, once a month • Beading workshop, Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., ending in June • Medicine Walk, every second Wednesday from April to September • Youth Summer Program, July and August • Wild Food Bank • Boys Big Drum • Two Spirited Circle • Traditional Doctors Program • Cultural/Medicine Workshops • Cross Cultural Training • Hospice Visits • Long Term Care Visits • Full Moon Ceremony • Ceremony By Request • Traditional Cooking Clinical Support groups • Transgender support group • Pre-natal group • Menopause group Specialized Clinics • Pediatrics/Dermatology, Dr.Pluta • Pain Specialist, Dr. Dupuis • OB/GYN Specialist, Dr.Jocko • Phlebotomy • Well Woman • Breastfeeding support • Foot care (diabetic) • Annual Pre-School clinic • Annual World Diabetes Day • Flu Vaccine clinic • Diabetes Care Clinical Support (client centered) • Ontario Telemedicine Network equipped • Child Life Specialist • Primary Care Navigator • Summer Youth Programs • NOSM – Laurentian University Partnerships for learners • Co-Op placements for high school • Diabetes Education • Dietitian Community and programs Health Promotion • Quit Smoking Café & Finding Balance • Yoga • Bowling • Nutrition Bingo • YMCA – Fitness Health • Urban Pole Walking • Woman’s Wellness Series • Wellness Day Lunch & Learn • Hydro Therapy • Life Style Coaching – Drop-ins • Smoking Cessation • Strawberry Picking • Cranberry Marsh • Youth Programs • Pain Management • Seated Massage • Exercise RX • Diabetes Education Mental Wellness • Meditation • Craft/Art Drop-in • Mindful Way Morning/Afternoon/Evening Workshop • Soup Drop In Healthy Choices Program • Parent Support Circle, biweekly Monday evenings from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Family Drop-In in partnership with the Aboriginal Hub, weekly on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Children’s Drum Circle, biweekly • Community Kitchen, September to June on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. • Nutrition Workshops, bimonthly • Sharing and Caring FASD Family Support Group, every third Wednesday of the month from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Cultural Workshops • Family Activities • Bounce Back and Thrive Resiliency Classes, 10-week class offered in the spring • Triple P Parenting individual sessions, four scheduled sessions • Prenatal Classes, 5-week class • Resource Library • Home visits and office visits Choices Program • Ten week Life Choices Program (ages: 12 - 17) All programs are at various dates and times, must call to register/access. Most services listed are accessible to SKHC clinical patients only. Our Programs
To reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, it is recommended that Aboriginal people make healthy choices that blend traditional food and nutritious market food from the community store. http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/ Aboriginal-Health/Traditional-Food-forAboriginal-People.aspx - .VG5G6_nF98E What is traditional food? While the traditional food eaten by First Nations, Métis or Inuit may vary, some common foods include: Vegetables, fruit, beans and nuts Blueberries Strawberries Blackberries Raspberries Beans Corn Squash Potatoes Hickory nuts Grains Barley Bannock Oatmeal Wild rice Meat and Fish Caribou Deer Moose Goose Duck Ptarmigan Quail Wild turkey Pheasant Beaver Muskrat Black bear Trout Salmon Pickerel Perch Bass Smelt What are the health benefits of traditional food? Good nutrition Health benefit Less calories and saturated fat Improved weight control and heart health Less sodium Maintains healthy blood pressure More iron Prevents anemia More fibre Promotes heart health More zinc Helps wound healing More vitamin A Supports vision More calcium Helps build strong bones Tips on healthy eating Try more often: • Whole wheat flour, berries and raisins in bannock • Whole wheat pastas and brown rice • Oatmeal (“mush”) for breakfast • Country meats - moose, deer, caribou • Fish meals two or more times a week • Barley in moose stew, caribou stew or fish head soup • Fruit in season (can and preserve fruit to use in the winter months or buy canned or plain frozen ones) • Beans, peas and lentils are inexpensive - add to salads and soups • Whole fruit more often than 100% unsweetened fruit juice because the fruit has more fibre • Drinking plenty of water • Herbal teas Wild Rice Wild Rice or Manomin in Ojibway, is a traditional native food harvested in the fall. Wild Rice is actually a wild grass which grows in the water. Wild Rice has a wonderful nutty flavour and is rich in nutrients. It is low in fat content, high in protein, fibre, B vitamins and minerals, especially zinc and potassium. Wild Rice can be used in a variety of ways and is very tasty on its own or combined with other vegetables and meats. See our examples of some very delicious recipes using wild rice. Basic preparation of Wild Rice For best results in basic preparation of Wild Rice we recommend using a heavy weight saucepan or skillet. Method 1. In heavy saucepan pour 4 cups boiling water over 1 cup rinsed Wild Rice. Add 1 tsp salt. Bring to brisk boil and boil for 1 minute. 2. Cover tightly, reduce heat to retain gentle roll. Boil at gentle roll for 30 minutes. Do not remove cover. 3. Turn heat off but leave saucepan on cooling element. Do not remove cover for at least 25 minutes to retain heat and steam. Wild Rice should be fully popped at this point. If Wild Rice is not sufficiently popped cover again and let set until fully popped, or flowered. 4. Drain off excess water and keep it for use in recipes if moisture is required or use in homemade soups. 5. Fluff lightly with fork. Your Wild Rice is now ready to be used in your favorite recopies. Wild Rice 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups Water 4 cups 9 cups 12 cups Salt 1 tsp 2 tsp 2 tsp Brisk boil 1 min 1 min 2 min Gentle simmer, covered 30 min 30 min 35 min Setting time, covered, heat off 25 min 30 min 40 min Note: The setting time will vary according to the texture you desire. The longer the Wild Rice sets, the softer it becomes. During setting time check the degree of the opening of the kernels and the softness. When kernels are the texture you desire drain off excess water. When the kernel is “flowered”, (opened) the flavor is enhanced and the texture is chewy. Recipes & Dishes
Green Pepper Stuffed with Wild Rice Ingredients 3 green pepper 4 cups Wild Rice, cooked 1 lb lean ground beef 2 tbsp slivered almonds ½ cup onion, chopped ½ cup plain yogurt ½ cup chopped celery 1 tbsp melted butter ½ cup shredded carrots ½ cup dry, seasoned bread crumbs ½ tsp salt Method Cut green peppers lengthwise, removing seeds and membrane. Parboil pepper halves in salted water for 5 minutes, drain. Stir-fry ground beef, onion, celery and carrots, salt. Cook until vegetables are just tender. Add cooked Wild Rice, almonds and yogurt. Mix lightly together. Stuff pepper halves. Place in cake pan or baking dish. Stir crumbs in melted butter and sprinkle over stuffed peppers. Bake at 325° F in oven for about 30 minutes or until peppers are tender. Wild Rice with Asparagus & Chicken Ingredients 4 cups Wild Rice, cooked 1 (10 ½ oz tin) cream of mushroom soup diluted with ¼ cup water 2 cups chicken broth 30 asparagus spears 1 tinmushrooms, sliced, undrained ¼ cup melted butter 2 tbsp butter, Paprika, coriander 6 chicken breasts, halved ½ package of onion soup mix Method Spread cooked Wild Rice evenly in bottom of baking pan. Pour chicken broth evenly over rice. Add mushrooms with juice and dot with butter. Arrange chicken breasts in center of rice. Sprinkle onion soup mix over chicken and rice. Spread diluted mushroom soup over chicken breasts. Bake uncovered at 350° F in oven for 1 hour. Trim bottom ends of asparagus. Arrange around wild rice and brush with melted butter and sprinkle with paprika or coriander. Cover and return to oven for 30 minutes or until asparagus and chicken are tender. Elegant Wild Rice Soup Ingredients 6 tbsp butter or margarine ½ cup finely grated carrots 1 tbsp minced onion 3 tbsp slivered almonds ½ cup flour 1 cup 10% cream 9 cups chicken broth 2 tbsp dried sherry (optional) 2 cups Wild Rice, cooked snipped parsley or chives 1/3 cup diced ham Melt butter in sauce pan; sauté onion until tender. Blend in flour; gradually add broth. Cook stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 1 minute. Stir in Wild Rice, ham, carrots and almonds. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Blend in cream and sherry. Heat to serving temperature. Garnish with snipped parsley or chives. Makes 6 cups. Bannock Bannock, also known as frybread, muqpauraq, skaan (or scone), or Indian bread, is found throughout North American Native cuisine, including that of the Inuit/Eskimo of Canada and Alaska, other Alaska Natives, the First Nations of the rest of Canada, the Native Americans in the United States, and the Métis. Ingredients 1 tsp salt 4 tbsp fat (animal lard or shortening) 4 tbsp baking powder 4 cups flour 2 cups water Method Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9 x 12 (rectangle) cake pan, Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together thoroughly. Cut in (room temperature) fat to flour mixture until pea sized lumps are formed in flour. Make a “lake” in the flour and pour water in your “lake.” Mix gently with fork until a nice and sticky dough is formed. Place in greased pan. Pat down with hands softly. Bake in oven for about an hour and a half or until cooked in middle. A nice golden brown color should be on top. Important!! Place out of pan on towel, leaned up on its side against a pot to cool. Gookums instructions Break pieces off with hands and eat with butter, lard, or margarine. Wild Game The creatures of creation, like the moose or deer, have a very important emotional, mental, physical and spiritual connection to us. Part of their journey is to be here for our wellbeing. They spend much of their lives grazing our earth mother, taking in the plant and root medicines she provides for us. These special animals will then offer them selves to us through the harvest dance we do with them in the fall. We offer our tobacco first to them and in time they will come to us and offer their vessel so we may receive the medicine they carry. Good food is good medicine. Moose Kebabs Ingredients ¼ cup teriyaki sauce 1 onion cut into 1 inch pieces 1 tbsp peanut butter 1 green pepper cut into 1 inch pieces 1 tsp brown sugar 2 cups small mushrooms 1 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp hot sauce 1lb boneless moose meat, cut into 1 inch cubes Recipes & Dishes
Method In medium bowl, combine teriyaki sauce, peanut butter, brown sugar, garlic powder and hot sauce. Mix well, then add moose cubes and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat grill to medium. Remove moose meat from marinade (reserving marinade for basting later) and thread onto skewers, alternating with onions peppers pieces and mushrooms. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes turning occasionally and basting with reserved marinate, until meat is cooked. Moose Roast Ingredients Moose round roast Hunter Blend Spice or Steak Spice 1/3 cup Dijon mustard ½ large white onion (chopped) 1 cup beef broth 6 large white mushrooms (sliced) 1/3 cup red wine Few drops of liquid smoke Garlic cloves 3 (crushed) Salt and pepper Method Spread the Dijon mustard over the roast to make a nice even coating. Add chopped onion and sliced mushrooms. Sprinkle them over the roast letting them fall into the bottom of the cooker. Crush garlic over the roast. Add liquid smoke, broth and red wine by pouring it into the pot. Do not pour directly onto the roast. Sprinkle roast with 2-3 tablespoons of the Hunter Blend Spice mix and ground some salt and pepper on top. Cook in crock pot for about 8 hours on medium-low setting. Moose Marinade Ingredients 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 3 tbsp dry mustard ½ tbsp onion powder 2 tbsp Garlic Plus Spice 1 tbsp lemon juice ½ tbsp Montreal Steak Spice 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped Or 1 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp worchester 1 tbsp vinegar 1 tsp mustard 1 tbsp soya Method Mix ingredients in large bowl. Paint thick paste over steak to ensure coverage. Keep in fridge over night. Cook accordingly to as you like it. For people who don’t like the wild taste, marinate in milk and garlic spice or buttermilk. Please note: For best results mix all ingredients all together and keep in the refrigerator over night. Strawberries Poached in Honey Syrup Ingredients 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed and stemmed¼ cup honey 2 tbsp sugar 2/3 cup water Method Place honey, sugar, and water in a saucepan, and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Reduce heat, drop in whole strawberries, and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and let the berries cool to room temperature in the syrup. May serve warm or cold, ladling syrup over each portion. Raisin Rice Pudding Ingredients 3 tbsp uncooked white rice ¾ tsp cinnamon ½ cup raisins 1½ tbsp sugar 1 quart milk 2 eggs ½ tsp salt Method Rinse rice well. Add all ingredients except the eggs. Separate eggs, beat whites until stiff. Beat egg yolks and fold into rice mixture, then fold in egg whites. Spoon gently into a casserole dish. Bake at 300° F for approximately 2 hours or until done; be sure to stir several times. This dish is best served warm. Blueberry Cobbler Ingredients 2 cups blueberries, or more ¼ cup milk 4 tsp sugar ½ tsp vanilla 1 cup flour 2 tsp butter 1 tsp baking powder ½ cup sugar ½ tsp salt 1 egg, well beaten Method Cover a baking dish with blueberries and sprinkle with sugar. Sift remaining dry ingredients in a bowl and add egg, milk, vanilla and melted butter, stirring just enough to combine. Spread batter over blueberries and bake at 350°F (180°C) for approximately 40 minutes. Invert on a plate and serve with cream or lemon sauce.
Building Healthy Commmunities – Respecting Traditional Values 161 Applegrove Street, Sudbury, Ontario P3C 1N2 Tel. 705-675-1596 Fax. 705-675-8040 skhc.ca Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre is a multi-funded agency and would like to acknowledge the ongoing support from our funders. Police, Ambulance, Fire: 911 Police, Non- Emergency: 705-675-9171 Poison Control: 705-674-3636 Health Sciences North (Hospital): 705-523-7100 Crises Intervention Program: 705-675-4760 Health Care Connect (if no family physician): 1-800-461-2919 Telehealth Ontario: 1-866-797-0000 Sudbury And District Health Unit: 705-522-9200 Employment Support, Ontario Works: 705-674-4455 Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP): 705-564- 4515 Gezhtoojig Employment and Training: 705-692-0766 Suicide/Self Harm Prevention: 1-800-366-8288 N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre: 705-674-2128 Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre honours the sacred four stages of life through the delivery of programs and services. They are as follows: These four stages of life correspond to the four directions of the medicine wheel, the four seasons and the four components of self. Grandmother Moon Grandmother Moon is a powerful teaching about Aboriginal women’s special connection to our Grandmothers who have passed into the Spirit world. Grandmother Moon provides us direction, strength, knowledge and wisdom in taking our sacred place in our families, communities and beyond. She teaches us about our sacred role as the life-givers and the heart of our nations – for without women our nations cannot go on. We need Grandmother Moon’s presence in our lives now more than ever, especially for our young women who live in the dark and struggle to live in the light. Prayer Grandmother Moon You know all women from birth to death We seek your knowledge We seek your strength Some are STARS up there with you Some are STARS on Mother Earth Grandmother, lighten our path in the dark Creator, keep our sisters safe from harm Babies and children Adults Elders Youth and young adults Four Stages of Life
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