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Indigenous services and resources

High quality, culturally safe health care services to assist Indigenous Peoples and their families.

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  • Elders in Residence

    The Elders in Residence Program embeds Elders and Knowledge Sharers from differ…

  • Indigenous Patient Navigators (IPNs)

    Indigenous Patient Navigators support patients, families and staff while respec…

  • First Nations and Aboriginal Primary Care Network resources

    The First Nations and Aboriginal Primary Care Network provides culturally safe …

  • Sacred Spaces and Gathering Places

    We recognize the importance for many Indigenous people to gather around loved o…

  • Indigenous self-identification process

    A voluntary, confidential self-identification process for patients and resident…

More about Indigenous Health

  • Indigenous Health

    We are making VCH a safe place for healing, designed to preserve traditional he…

  • Guiding principles

    We are guided in all of our work by the following principles.

  • Indigenous Cultural Safety

    ​Committing to reconciliation and learning, and providing the best care informe…

Indigenous health resources

Two-Spirit wellness resources

Indigenous mental health and wellness resources for children, youth and families

Indigenous Health Outreach team making connections, one step at a time

Raising Wellness Documentary

Indigenous self-identification process

Residential school survivor resources

Powell River General Hospital officially renamed to qathet General Hospital

Vancouver Coastal Health introduces Indigenous women’s health team

Joint statement on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc