Giigewigamig First Nation Health Authority

04/13/2026

Medicine Monday is taking place TODAY at the Giigewigamig Traditional Healing Centre at the Pine Falls Health Complex, from 12-3 pm.

Elder Bill Ballantyne will be in the Giigewigamig Seven Sacred Laws Room (the Circle Room) at the Traditional Healing Centre, for anyone who wishes to come visit and hear teachings regarding natural medicines. He will be available from 12:00 to 3:00 pm.

Feel free to stop by to meet him, have a conversation, or pass Elder Ballantyne to***co and a gift of your choice to ask for some natural medicines for whatever ails you.

The Elders say, offer a gift that is the equivalent of what the medicine means to you. Most importantly, offer to***co.

Everyone is welcome!

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04/07/2026

Boozhoo Bloodvein First Nation Members!!

Please fill in this registration form if you would like your child ages 4-18 tested at the Bloodvein Child Wellness Check at the Miskooseepi School in May.

Children and Youth can receive a Height, Weight and Blood Pressure check at the school from May 25-29!

This is Part 1 of a screening for risk factors for diabetes, anemia, hypertension, kidney and liver disease.

Everyone who fills in a form by April 30 will be entered into a $500 draw!

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04/07/2026

Miigwech Bloodvein First Nation for inviting and hosting Giigewigamig staff at your Resource Fair today, where community organizations are sharing what we do with community members!!

Come out for a visit, and have a taste of our delicious wild rice, moose meat, maple syrup and blueberry dish, enter into our $500 draw and fill out a consent form for your child age 4-18 to be tested at the Bloodvein Child Wellness Check at the Miskooseepi School from May 25-29!!

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04/04/2026

Congratulations Sagkeeng First Nation and The Turtle Lodge!!

FROM SAGKEENG TO SPACE

The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is proud to see Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation represented on the world stage—and beyond.

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is now on the historic Artemis II mission, carrying more than science into space. He is also bringing the work and teachings of Sagkeeng artists to the MOON!

Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond of Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation created the astronaut’s mission patch with contributions from Dave Courchene III of the Turtle Lodge.

The design includes animals and symbols that guide how we live and relate to one another.

It reflects Anishinaabe teachings, including our seven sacred laws.

Mission patches are an important part of space culture. They represent the mission and the astronaut’s story. They are worn with pride on Earth and in space. NASA astronauts have worn them since 1965. Meanwhile, Canadian Space Agency astronauts have worn them since 1984, when the first Canadian went to space.

This moment matters. It shows that our knowledge, our art, and our ways of understanding the world belong everywhere, including space.

SCO recognizes Jeremy Hansen for taking the time to learn from First Nations Elders and Knowledge Keepers, and for choosing to honour those teachings in such a special way.

We wish Jeremy Hansen and the Artemis II team a safe and healthy journey. Over the next 10 days, the crew will gather scientific data that could help humans travel even farther into space one day.

From Sagkeeng to the moon, our stories and teachings continue to travel far.

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Image from the Canadian Space Agency. From left to right: Dave Courchene III, Henry Guimond, and Jeremy Hansen.

04/04/2026

Happy Belated Birthday, Larry Spence!

It was patient Larry Spence’s 78th birthday on Tuesday! He took some time to come to Giigewigamig Traditional Healing Centre from the hospital side to smudge, sing and enjoy some cake with us.

If you see him, please congratulate him on his wonderful birthday milestone!

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04/01/2026

Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, is part of the 4-astronaut team hoping to leave today for a moon visit, and he is taking a gift from The Turtle Lodge in Sagkeeng First Nation - a patch representing the Seven Sacred Laws - universal Anishinabe teachings that can guide us as humanity. The patch was created by SAGKEENG FIRST NATION Artist, Henry Guimond.

Proud of you all!!!

🦬🦅🐻🫈🦫🐾🐢Prayers for a safe journey! 🚀

03/31/2026

Sagkeeng First Nation - here is today’s winner of the 10 Wolf FM Bingo tickets for tonight’s radio bingo! Miigwech to all who got their Child Wellness consent forms in!

The next three draws will be Thursday!

$500 draw for all families returning their forms from the Sagkeeng Elementary School!

$500 draw for all families returning their forms from the Sagkeeng Jr High School!

$500 draw for all families returning their forms from the Sagkeeng Anicinabe High School!

$1500 worth of cash prizes donated by the Sagkeeng Health Centre for all those families filling out forms.

Online form here: https://form.jotform.com/260778055992269

Draw deadline Wednesday April 1 (TOMORROW) at midnight!!

Sign up to get your Sagkeeng Youth a Health Check! Height, weight and blood pressure at your Child’s school in April.

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03/31/2026

Good Day Sagkeeng!

Bingo card draw happening today at 3 pm - get your Consent forms in or contact Michael Dorie.

You will also be entered into three April 2 draws for $500 (total of $1500 to win) if you send your forms in before midnight April 1!

Say yes or no to giving your child permission to get their height, weight and blood pressure checked at a Sagkeeng school in April!

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03/30/2026

Good afternoon Sagkeeng members!

We have another bingo draw of 10 Wolf FM bingo tickets for tomorrow night - for Child Wellness consent forms returned! Last chance also this week to be entered into the $500 draw into your child’s school!

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03/27/2026

On Wednesday, March 25th, Giigewigamig Traditional Healing Centre hosted visitors from the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, which is located just east of Beausejour.

The SSSC is a training program for community leaders in helping and healing capacities. They offer an Indigenous ministry training program that nurtures leadership within the United Church of Canada and offer land based/cultural programming. Their focus is on Healing and explores Indigenous knowledge/ways and holistic healing. The group came from a variety of Nations from various parts of Canada, and ranged in ages from 35 - 75.

The objectives of the visit was to help students understand the needs of vulnerable populations, refine communication skills and learn how to offer companionship and comfort.

The visit began with welcoming remarks, and opened up with prayer by Elder Bill Abraham and smudge with the help of our Firekeeper and Oshkaabewis Herman Hope, who also sang an opening song. A brief history of Giigewigamig Traditional Healing Centre was shared by Operations Manager, Kathy Fontaine, along with a video.

Elder Bill Abraham shared about his role as Anishinaabemowin Elder Interpreter and Elder Bill Ballantyne shared about his role with Giigewigamig’s Medicine Mondays. Herman Hope also shared about his roles at the centre. Our visitors introduced themselves and where they come from, and had a time for questions. A stew, bannock and dessert lunch was enjoyed by all, with discussions continuing over lunch. After lunch there was a tour of the Giigewigamig Traditional Healing Centre.

The group expressed their wish to bring others from their organization back for Medicine Mondays in the future.

The day was enjoyed by all and we look forward to seeing you again!

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03/26/2026

❤️ Fill in your Sagkeeng Child/Youth’s Consent Form for the Child Wellness Check NOW to allow them to get screened at school and enter a $500 draw at your child’s school! The Sagkeeng Health Centre is offering $500 at every school!! ❤️

You can say yes or no on your consent form to a height, weight and blood pressure check for your child at their school in April.

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