RNAO’s AGM Hilton Toronto 145 Richmond Street West Toronto Ballroom Saturday, May 7, 2016 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC REGISTER AT: RNAO.ca/FirstNationsHealth RNAO.ca PANELISTS Marty Beardy, Resident of Bearskin Lake tells his story Chief Isadore Day, Ontario Regional Chief Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO Mae Katt, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Chief Wayne Moonias, Neskantaga First Nation MODERATOR Duncan McCue, Reporter for CBC News in Vancouver, and Correspondent for CBC’s The National RNAO’s 91 st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CLOSING PANEL RNAO’s Annual General Meeting closing keynote presentation focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the health and well-being of First Nations Peoples in Ontario. It features a screening of the documentary, In This Heaven/Rings of Fire, which focuses on the challenges of opioid addiction and treatment in Ontario’s remote First Nations communities. It explores the tireless eﬀorts of Mae Katt, a First Nations nurse practitioner, and a mobile drug addiction treatment program she runs in the under-served Matawa First Nations communities of northern Ontario. The documentary reveals the dual struggle of Matawa communities to reclaim their health and determine the shape of their future on their land. Following the documentary, which was produced and directed by Candida Paltiel (who will be in attendance), a high proﬁle panel will discuss the broader context of the health, social conditions and economic circumstances of First Nations Peoples, including proposed solutions to advance their well-being. Challenges and Opportunities PHOTO: CANDIDA PALTIEL First Nations Peoples in Canada:

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Page 1: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CLOSING PANEL First Nations … · Duncan McCue, Reporter for CBC News in Vancouver, and Correspondent for CBC’s The National RNAO’s 91st ANNUAL GENERAL

RNAO’s AGMHilton Toronto145 Richmond Street WestToronto Ballroom

Saturday, May 7, 201611:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

RNAO.ca

PANELISTSMarty Beardy, Resident of Bearskin Lake tells his storyChief Isadore Day, Ontario Regional Chief Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO Mae Katt, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Chief Wayne Moonias, Neskantaga First Nation

MODERATOR

Duncan McCue, Reporter for CBC News in Vancouver, and Correspondent for CBC’s The National

RNAO ’s 91 st ANNUAL GENERAL MEE TING CLOSING PANEL

RNAO’s Annual General Meeting closing keynote presentation focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the health and well-being of First Nations Peoples in Ontario.

It features a screening of the documentary, In This Heaven/Rings of Fire, which focuses on the challenges of opioid addiction and treatment in Ontario’s remote First Nations communities. It explores the tireless efforts of Mae Katt, a First Nations nurse practitioner, and a mobile drug addiction treatment program she runs in the under-served Matawa First Nations communities of northern Ontario. The documentary reveals the dual struggle of Matawa communities to reclaim their health and determine the shape of their future on their land.

Following the documentary, which was produced and directed by Candida Paltiel (who will be in attendance), a high profile panel will discuss the broader context of the health, social conditions and economic circumstances of First Nations Peoples, including proposed solutions to advance their well-being.

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