Category: Health and Healing

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Criminalizing Indigenous tobacco and the suicide crisis

SIX NATIONS – Mohawk businesswoman Kelly MacNaughton, of Icky’s Variety and Tobacconist sat down with Real Peoples Media to give us her thoughts about the recent raids on the Indigenous Tobacco Industry and the...

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The legacy of Tim Barnhart

By Tom Keefer TYENDINAGA – Tim Barnhart is a man who wants to leave a legacy. The 56-year-old Mohawk man from Tyendinaga is working on a plan to bring medical marijuana to the masses....

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LTN: Drugs, Addiction and Community

CATTARAGUS SENECA TERRITORY – This week’s episode begins a big conversation about drugs, addiction and community. Matt Hill and Louis Snyder host the show with John Kane and are joined by Mike Snyder, Paula...

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Thevenard honoured with water ceremony

By Myeengun Henry and Stephen Svenson CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES TERRITORY – Last weekend was a busy one for Chippewas Solidarity. Saturday there was an Honouring Ceremony for Rachel Thevenard who ran the length of...

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Ka’nikonriyo Podcast 13 – Janie Jamieson speaks about the life of her daughter Jewel Monture

By Tom Keefer and Kelly MacNaughton Jewel Monture or Gahwediyo was born on December 11th, 1997 to Janie Jamieson of the Mohawk Turtle Clan, in the SIx Nations of the Grand River Territory. Jewel...

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All Cannabis Use is Medicinal – Even if the user misidentified it as ‘recreational’

By Daniel Macris, founder and CEO of Halcyon Organics. The medical cannabis movement is sweeping through the nation with such momentum that even conservative legislators are evolving to see the benefits. All cannabis use appears...

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Pot could be ‘exit drug’ for people with opioid addictions: study

CTV Vancouver Published Thursday, November 17, Everyone has heard marijuana described as a “gateway drug” to harder substances, but a new study suggests it could actually help people overcome serious addictions. A team from...

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Premier Clark’s claim pot laced with fentanyl not true, say police

By Mike Laanela,  November 18, 2016 Clark’s office says premier simply repeating info learned from VPD, RCMP, media and other emergency responders It’s a claim that’s been repeated so often — and now  all...

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Medical experts urge Canada to declare public emergency over opioid crisis

y Kirsty Kirkup, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2016 7:48 AM Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says root causes of overdose deaths must be examined Members of the medical community and front-line soldiers in Canada’s...

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A New, Unexpected Reason to Celebrate Legalizing Pot

By Julia Lurie Mother Jones Nov. 17, 2016 Marijuana’s big win in the election could have some surprising side effects. Although President-elect Donald Trump took the spotlight last Tuesday night, the election was also...