Communities:
Tsimshian
- Kitsumkalum
- Kitselas
Nisga'a
- Gitlaxt’aamiks
- Gitwinksihlkw
- Gingolx
- Lax galts’ap
Tlingit
Gitxsan West
- Gitwangak
- Gitanyow
- Gitsegukla
Tahltan
- Telegraph Creek
- Iskut
Contact:
The Terrace/Kitimat and Area IHIC is administered out of Kitimat. To find out more about this IHIC or to bring a health care issue to the committee's attention, contact:
Tracy Milne
Administrative Assistant
Northern Health
Tracy.Milne@northernhealth.ca
250-632-8377
Jonathan Cooper
Health Services Administrator
Northern Health
Jonathan.Cooper@northernhealth.ca
250-632-8355
Local cultural resources:
This booklet summarizes information on First Nations Health Centres in the Northwest, including services and contact information, to support discharge planning from Northern Health facilities back to First Nations communities.
This booklet provides information about Gitxsan cultural practices with births, near death, and upon the death of a Gitxsan person. It includes tips for hospital and health workers on how to approach these important life transitions for Gitxsan community members.
This video shares information from the Tsimshian, Tahltan, Haisla, Gitxsan, and Nisǥa’a people on their cultural practices and how these impact their health care needs.
This video shares information from the Tsimshian, Tahltan, Haisla, Gitxsan, and Nisǥa’a people on their cultural practices and how these impact their health care needs.
In this 30 minute video developed by the Kitselas First Nation, Kitselas members talk about death, dying, traditions, grief, and resiliency.
In this 12 minute video, the Kitselas Youth health and wellness team talk about what is being done to help young people in the community. Discussions around how the program can move forward to improve upon what is already in place.
This webinar introduces the Terrace/Kitimat and Area AHIC, the Indigenous communities that participate on this AHIC, and includes discussion and sharing by AHIC members on four key questions.