About us

Rooted in culture
Guided by community

We improve access to culturally safe primary care for Indigenous patients in Alberta, grounded in Kímmapiiyipitssini, the Blackfoot teaching of empathy and compassion.

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Who we are

Rooted in respect

An Indigenous-led not-for-profit building healthier futures through community-driven health.

Our mission

Care that lasts

Advance Indigenous health through community-led, culturally grounded initiatives.

Our vision

Access for all

A future where every Indigenous person has access to high-quality, culturally grounded health.

How decisions are made

Direction comes from the community

Decisions are guided by our community partners, Elder advisors, the unhoused community members we serve, and our Board of Directors.

500+People trained
2,000+Naloxone kits distributed
1,000+In ceremony
100Smudge kits prepared
Our flagship program

EagleEye Lethbridge

Built after deep consultation with Elders, the Blood Tribe Department of Health, and the unhoused community, EagleEye pairs emergency skills with cultural connection to reduce preventable deaths.

“Some see the way things are and ask why. Others imagine what could be and ask why not.”

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Reduce mortality

Equip communities with lifesaving skills through naloxone training, first aid certification, and physician-led wound care.

Overdose reduction/First aid training/Wound care

Increase protective factors

Culture and community are medicine, and so is knowledge.

Mental health first aid/Addiction education/Culture & community

Outcomes

By working with many organizations, we can advocate alongside large NGOs like Amnesty International for grassroots causes.

Capture stories/Extend impact
Leadership

Our board

  • Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
  • Nola Wanuch
  • Tony Day Rider Delaney
  • Dr. Kat Chief Moon-Riley
  • Dr. Aidan Sander
  • Declan Sander
“Innovation isn’t always about creating new things. Sometimes it involves looking back to our old ways and bringing them forward to this new situation.”
Murray Sinclair, Former Justice & Honourable Senator