Shkaabe Makwa

03/23/2026

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Shkaabe Makwa is seeking a full-time permanent Department Secretary to provide administrative support to Shkaabe Makwa. This position’s primary purpose is to support Shkaabe Makwa's Clinical Team while providing administrative/clerical duties to ensure the smooth and effective operation of the Centre.

This position requires the incumbent to be First Nations, Inuit or Métis. The successful candidate will possess a one-year Community College diploma in Office Administration or a related discipline, combined with 1-2 years of secretarial/administrative experience, preferably gained working at health services led by an urban Indigenous organization, First Nation or similar.

Location: Toronto, ON.

Application deadline: April 18, 2026.

APPLY NOW: https://cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=106882480783&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=CentreforAddictionandMentalHealthReqExt

03/05/2026

With the collaboration of Ontario Hospital Association , Dr. Georgina Martin visited Shkaabe Makwa at CAMH to discuss the history of Indian Hospitals in Canada. A Secwepemc member of Williams Lake First Nation, Dr. Georgina Martin reflected on her first-hand experiences to share an overview of the lasting effects of Indian Hospitals on generations of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.

Her book, Drumming our Way Home: Intergenerational Learning, Teaching, and Indigenous Ways of Knowing shares truths to help others break through the shackles of intergenerational trauma and find their identities. Buy it here: https://www.ubcpress.ca/drumming-our-way-home

03/04/2026

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Shkaabe Makwa is seeking a full-time, permanent Scientific Director to shape the Centre’s research portfolio and develop a transformational research agenda that supports Indigenous self-determination in health, and contributes to policy, practice, and systems change.

This is an exceptional scientific leadership opportunity for a visionary researcher to provide strategic research and administrative leadership for Shkaabe Makwa and facilitate leading-edge research that responds to the priorities of Indigenous communities and partners while driving change.

The ideal candidate is a respected First Nations, Inuit, or Métis researcher with significant experience leading interdisciplinary, community-based collaborative research that informs mental health and substance use policy, practice and/or systems change.

This position is located in Toronto.

Application deadline: March 27, 2026

APPLY HERE: https://cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=106803375621&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=CentreforAddictionandMentalHealthReqExt

02/27/2026

02/24/2026

Next month, Senior Director of Shkaabe Makwa, Rennie Linklater, will participate in The Walrus Talks Opioids, exploring how policy, care, and community can transform lives amidst a drug toxicity crisis.

🗓 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 7 PM - 9 PM ET

📍 Isabel Bader Theatre (93 Charles Street West, Toronto, ON) online option available

At The Walrus Talks Opioids, medical experts, frontline workers, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience with opioid use disorder will share evidence-based strategies for tackling the crisis, highlight proven policy solutions, and outline what we can do to end the crisis.

With a specific focus on Ontario, on a topic that’s relevant across the country, The Walrus Talks Opioids offers attendees the chance to learn and interact with leading experts in the field who are engaging with the crisis with compassion and respect for human dignity.

Presented by: Addictions and Mental Health Ontario

REGISTER NOW: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-opioids-tickets-1982207037609?aff=Speaker

02/19/2026

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

Questions? Contact: shkaabemakwa@camh.ca

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Shkaabe Makwa, in collaboration with the Ontario Hospital Association, welcome Dr. Georgina Martin for a conversation on the history of Indian Hospitals in Canada, and their intergenerational effects on First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.

🗓 WHEN: Thursday, February 26, 2026

🕰 TIME: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

📍 LOCATION: CAMH (100 Stokes Street, Toronto, ON), online option available

Dr. Georgina Martin is Secwepemc and a member of the Williams Lake First Nation. Dr. Martin’s research focuses on intergenerational trauma, cultural identity, Indigenous self-determination, education, and voice.

This event is FREE to attend but registration is required.

02/12/2026

In case you missed yesterday’s session, we’re happy to announce that we are hosting a second information session on Healing Pathways, a culturally grounded group healing model designed by and for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.

This session is intended for Ontario-based Indigenous service providers who deliver direct services with First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, families, and communities, and who are interested in their setting becoming a pilot site for Healing Pathways.

Participants of this information session will:

✅ Learn about the Healing Pathways model, structure, and guiding principles

✅ Understand how Indigenous knowledge and teachings are embedded throughout the intervention

✅ Receive an overview of the training and implementation process

✅ Learn about the opportunity to partner as a part of the first round of Healing Pathways implementation this Spring

WHEN: February 18, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET

WHERE: Online

This webinar is FREE to attend.

REGISTER NOW: https://camh.webex.com/weblink/register/r332de1322b10656a3376e540e6b788cb

Healing Pathways centres Indigenous knowledge and teachings both in design and application of the interventions. The program integrates strategies, resources and tools which participants can use to increase awareness of the impacts of intergenerational trauma and to learn strategies to cope with these impacts in safer ways.

Criteria for pilot sites include: the ability to run a program geared to youth aged 18-29 years old, have clinical staff ideally with group facilitation experience on site, willingness to distribute surveys and engage with the results, and access to a Knowledge Keeper or Elder.

Healing Pathways was originally developed by Indigenous clinicians and a Traditional Healer through Shkaabe Makwa Clinical Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

For more information about this webinar and about Healing Pathways, please email: Chantell.Morais@camh.ca

02/09/2026

Join our team!

Shkaabe Makwa Clinical Services is currently seeking a part-time, permanent, Cultural Care Practitioner to provide individual and group based traditional teachings, spiritual counselling, cultural supports and healing ceremonies for clients, patients and families.

The successful candidate will be First Nations, Inuit or Métis who is recognized as a Cultural Care Practitioner (Traditional Healer, Elder, Cultural Resource, Knowledge Keeper etc.) by the Indigenous community. Additionally, they will hold at least 7 years of experience providing cultural support to people with substance use and mental health concerns.

This position is located in Toronto and may include travel to other areas within Ontario.

Application deadline: February 21, 2026

Click the link to apply: https://cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=106662876087&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=CentreforAddictionandMentalHealthReqExt

02/06/2026

Join us for an interactive information session introducing Healing Pathways, a culturally grounded group healing model designed by and for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.

This session is intended for Ontario-based Indigenous service providers who deliver direct services with First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, families, and communities, and who are interested in learning about implementing Healing Pathways within their own setting.

WHEN: February 11, 2026 | 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET

WHERE: Online

This webinar is FREE to attend.

REGISTER NOW: https://camh.webex.com/weblink/register/r05809e12e61bd22e3734a58cde62d42c

Healing Pathways centres Indigenous knowledge and teachings both in design and application of the interventions. The program integrates strategies, resources and tools which participants can use to increase awareness of the impacts of intergenerational trauma and to learn strategies to cope with these impacts in safer ways.

Participants will:

✅ Learn about the Healing Pathways model, structure, and guiding principles
Understand how Indigenous knowledge and teachings are embedded throughout the intervention

✅ Receive an overview of the training and implementation process

✅ Learn about the opportunity to participate in the first round of Healing Pathways implementation this Spring

Healing Pathways was originally developed by Indigenous clinicians and a Traditional Healer through Shkaabe Makwa Clinical Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

For more information about this webinar and about Healing Pathways, please email: Chantell.Morais@camh.ca

01/29/2026

Join our team!

Shkaabe Makwa and the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH are seeking a First Nations, Inuit or Métis Research Associate 1 for a part-time contract (12 months).

The Research Associate 1 will support the First Nations Wellness Initiative in Saugeen First Nation. The Research Associate 1 will work closely with the local Research Coordinator in support of the community meetings and administrative tasks, such as, processing honorarium, scheduling meeting venues, attending team meetings as needed, and areas related to technology.

This position is based in Saugeen First Nation and may involve travel within Ontario.

Application deadline: February 20, 2026

TO APPLY: https://cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=106662936258&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=CentreforAddictionandMentalHealthReqExt

01/27/2026

ATTENTION INDIGENOUS HELPERS IN THE GTA!

We're thrilled to announce a special in-person offering of our training Pivoting Towards the Good Life: Braiding Indigenous Wisdom with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Indigenous helpers.

WHEN: February 25, 26 & 27, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 4:20 PM EST

WHERE: CAMH Auditorium (2nd floor), 1025 Queen St W. Toronto ON M6J 1H4

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Ontario-based First Nations, Inuit, Métis mental health professionals and community helpers.

NO COST.

Lunch provided by Red Seal Chef Rick Powless.

Attendance is required at all sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

Space is limited! Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pivoting-towards-the-good-life-braiding-indigenous-wisdom-with-acceptance-tickets-1980194298452?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/26/2026

HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY: Indigenous Helper Wellness: Building Skills for Self-Care.

This FREE three-hour online interactive training explores Indigenous helper wellness in the context of working with Indigenous communities and service providers.

🗓WHEN: January 30, 2026 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST (12:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST)
💻 WHERE: Zoom

🔗 REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BTCg7oGwSiyb01SEmEpJqw #/registration

NOTE: This training is intended for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis mental health professionals and helpers in Ontario.