Resources for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Community Members

Assessment Centres

Note: For Inuit wishing to access COVID-19 assessment and testing, please contact Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team for an appointment. Services offered in Inuktitut and English.

Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team 
Open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday
24 Selkirk Street, Suite 300 K1L 0A4
613-740-0999

Fact sheets:

• Employee Screening Questionnaire - Ottawa Public Health (Algonquin, Inuktitut, and Michif)
• Assembly of First Nations: COVID-19 - Assembly of First Nations (English only)
• Cannabis Use and COVID-19 - Assembly of First Nations
• Coronavirus Fact Sheet - Assembly of First Nations
• Social Supports for First Nations Families - Assembly of First Nations
• Tobacco Use and COVID-19 - Assembly of First Nations
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: COVID-19 - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)
• COVID-19 Federal Benefits Access Tool - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 
• COVID-19 Infographics - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 

Videos: 

• Indigenous Services Canada
  • Keep it clean: Stop the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities (English - also available in Mohawk, Michif, Mi'kmaq, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, Stoney and Inuktitut)
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (English and Inuktitut)
  • COVID-19 Public Health Messaging
  • COVID-19: Economic Supports

Websites: (General COVID-19 information and resources)

• Government of Nunavut
• Indigenous Services Canada
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
• Métis Nation of Ontario     
• COVID-19 Support Programs
• Ottawa Regional Métis Council  / Email: contactus.ormc@gmail.com
• National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health 
• Native Women’s Association of Canada   
• Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
• Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health

• Fact Sheet on Food Resources - Human Needs Task Force, City of Ottawa
• Grocery Shopping, Meal Planning, and Cooking During COVID-19 - Ottawa Public Health

Infographics:

• Provide for Elders by dropping off food at the door - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)
• Send one member of the household to get groceries. Keep kids at home - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktituk and English)
• Sharing the Harvest during the Pandemic - First Nations Health Authority (English only)
• Stay at home and get groceries once a week - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)

• AFN Mental Wellness Resources - Assembly of First Nations (English only)
  • Mental Wellness and COVID-19: Tips and Considerations
• First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line 24/7 (Services & resources available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut)
  • Call: 1-855-242-3310, Live Chat, Posters
• First Nations Health Authority
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health (Dr. Nel Wieman, video, English)
• First Peoples Wellness Circle
  • For Community
  • For Parents and Children
  • For Elders and Seniors
  • For Health Professionals 

• National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
  • Voices from the Field - Supporting First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples Mental Health & Well-Being During COVId-19 (Dr. Chris Mushquash, podcast, English only)
• Native Women's Association of Canada
  • COVID-19 Elder Support - For First Nations, Inuit and Métis women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples
• Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
  • Stigma during COVID-19
  • Safe cannabis use during COVID-19
  • Balancing work-life expectations during COVID-19
  • Staying connected to the culture without the sweat lodge during COVID-19
  • Homelessness during COVID-19
  • Supporting youth and preventing boredom during COVID-19
  • Managing safe alcohol use during COVID-19
  • Online resources for substance use disorders during COVID-19
  • Harm reduction during COVID-19
  • Managing withdrawal during COVID-19
  • Hope during COVID-19
• Talk4Healing - For Indigenous women
  • Call or text: 1-855-554-HEAL / Live Chat
  • Services offered in English, Oji-Cree, Cree, Algonquin, Inuktitut, Mohawk, Oneida, Odawa, Potawatomi, Micmac, Black Foot, Anishinaabe, Moose Cree, Swampy Cree
• Additional mental health resources:
  • Distress Centre Ottawa and Region 24/7 (English)
    • Call: 613-238-3311
  • Mental Health and COVID-19 - Ottawa Public Health  (English & French)
  • Mental Health Crisis Line (24 hours a day/7 days a week)
    • Call: 613-722-6914 or if outside Ottawa toll-free at 1-866-996-0991

• How to support your child’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic - School Mental Health Ontario (English and French) 
• Keeping Moms and Babies Safe During COVID-19 - Thunderbird Partnership Foundation (English only)
• Mental Wellness During Covid-19 – For Parents and Children - First Peoples Wellness Circle (English only)
• Resources for Those Pregnant and Parenting During COVID-19 - Ottawa Public Health (English and French)

Posters: 

• Reduce the spread of COVID-19. Wash your hands - Government of Canada (available in Inuktitut, Michif, Mi’kmaq, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree)
• Ottawa's Health is in your hands - Ottawa Public Health (English and French)
• Wash your hands - Government of Nunavut (Inuktitut and English)
• Stop the Spread of Germs: Keep Your Hands Clean - Ottawa Public Health (English & French)

Getting a cloth mask isn’t always as easy as it sounds….

If you are in need of a cloth mask and finding it hard to afford one for you and your family, the City’s Human Needs Task Force can help! If you live in Ottawa and need a mask call 3-1-1 or email the HNTF@ottawa.ca to find out how to get one.

• Safely Wearing a cloth mask (Algonquin, Inuktitut, and Michif)
• Safely Wearing a cloth mask (English)
• Masks - Ottawa Public Health

Infographics:

• Physical Distancing poster (Algonquin, Inuktitut, and Michif) 
  
  • Maintain physical distance from others - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)
  • Protect Elders by staying away. Call or visit through the window instead - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)
  • Allow children to play only with children from within their own household - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)

Videos: 

• Covid-19 What 2m looks like - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)
• Physical Distancing - Stop the Spread of COVI-19 in Indigenous Communities - Indigenous Services Canada (English, also available in Mohawk, Michif, Mi'kmaq, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, Stoney and Inuktitut)

Self-Isolation

Infographics:

Cree:

• Self-Isolation Handout – Close Contacts
• Self-Isolation Handout – Health Workers
• Self-Isolation Handout – Tested
• Self-Isolation Handout – Not Tested

Inuktitut:

• Self-Isolation Handout – Close Contacts
• Self-Isolation Handout – Health Workers
• Self-Isolation Handout – Tested
• Self-Isolation Handout – Not Tested
• If you have been told to self-isolate, don’t leave home, and no visitors allowed - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut and English)