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Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy | Virtual Learning and Connecting Series #4 | Innovative Approaches to First Nations Wellness
https://youtu.be/4R68_Lk-NWM?si=sL6M4sIXpZ8dGpN2 In Episode 4 of our Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy Virtual Learning and Connecting Series, alongside our partner, First Nations Education Council, we heard from David Gill, a retired National Team athlete...
Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy | Virtual Learning and Connecting Series #3 | Indigenous Birth Helpers
https://youtu.be/xwVG2vRKwro?si=C7KF4-FY6zyvBNIR “We have to go back to the beginning.” That’s what Indigenous grandmothers told Jolene Mercer and Kathleen Bluesky, who shared the story of Wiiji’idiwag Ikwewag with us for the latest episode of the Child &...
President & CEO Transition (April 2024)
Marcel Lauzière has notified the Lawson Foundation Board that he will be retiring from his position as President and CEO as of April 30, 2024. He will have served the Foundation for a decade and is very much looking forward to relaxing a bit more, focusing on his...
Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy | Virtual Learning Series # 2 | Culture & Diabetes
https://youtu.be/e1uSpCOLoXE?si=ZKi7Dl3n5G1J4WxM “I am not this disease. It came to tell me that I need to start loving myself.” Grandmother Renee Thomas-Hill shares her wisdom in episode 2 of our virtual learning series on diabetes and Indigenous wellbeing....
New Resource for Young Leaders: Navigating Program Evaluation
As part of our commitment to supporting the healthy development of children and youth, the Lawson Foundation is pleased to share a new resource designed specifically for young leaders who strive to make an impact in their communities. Developed with input and...
Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy | Virtual Learning Series # 1 | Food Matters
https://youtu.be/9lQWYl6QBRw?si=L5zAOhEIcXUXDZFI Watch episode 1 of our Child Youth & Diabetes Strategy Virtual Learning & Connecting series, which features a conversation with Demian Lawrenchuk, Fox Lake Cree Nation, and Executive Director of Food...