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Left image: Inuit Patient Navigator Joy Akavak. Right image: Doors to the Civic Campus Emergency Department.
Meet Inuit Patient Navigator Joy Akavak

As the new Inuit Patient Navigator at The Ottawa Hospital, Joy Akavak helps to support Inuit patients who come to us for care. This is a vital cross-cultural role, as The Ottawa Hospital not only serves Inuit who live in Ottawa but is also the primary acute care provider for eastern Nunavut.

The Ontario Native Women’s Association sings and drums at the University of Ottawa’s Indigenous Garden to celebrate the summer solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Celebrating the summer solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day: A photo essay

The summer solstice has deep spiritual and cultural significance for Indigenous communities around the world. Last week, we joined CHEO and uOttawa for a special celebration to mark this important time of year, and to recognize the rich cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples.

A land acknowledgement at the General Campus
A guide to services at The Ottawa Hospital for Indigenous patients and families

At The Ottawa Hospital, we are committed to providing culturally safe care for First Nation, Inuit and Métis patients and families. We are working with Indigenous partners to identify ways we can make your time in hospital more welcoming. Here are some of the ways we’re doing that now.

Every Child Matters orange t-shirt
More than a shirt: Orange shirts support healing and community

Pamela Meness, owner of Diamond Phoenix Creations, the Kitigan Zibi-based supplier of The Ottawa Hospital’s Every Child Matters orange t-shirts, says her business is about healing and community.

Photo of a custom, resin-cast checkerboard and pieces made by Tania Scott.
Patient gifts a piece of home to Indigenous Cancer Program

Inuit patients can now see and hold a piece of their traditional territory in the Windòcàge Room at the General Campus, thanks to an interactive gift donated to The Ottawa Hospital by a cancer patient.

The city of Iqaluit at sunset
A team from The Ottawa Hospital helps organize first-ever oncology conference in the North

When it comes to cancer treatment, there’s no place like home. This spring, a team from The Ottawa Hospital helped organize Nunavut’s first-ever oncology conference to figure out how to bring oncology care closer to home for patients.

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