BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250511T173340EDT-43422tDHua@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250511T213340Z DESCRIPTION:Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives for another Ajuinnata at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøevent: A Conversation on Inuit Health and Wellness with special guests Minnie Grey and Richard Budgell. This event will be driven by disc ussion questions. All are encouraged to attend\, and light refreshments wi ll be provided.\n\nWhere: Royal Victoria College West Lounge 014 (access v ia 3425 rue University\, Montreal\, QC)\n\nSpeaker bios:\n\nMinnie Grey\, who is from Kuujjuaq\, Nunavik\, has helped protect and promote the Inuit way of life for over 30 years. As the former vice-president of the Inuit C ircumpolar Council and the chief negotiator for the creation of a Nunavik regional government\, she spearheaded and bolstered initiatives that impro ved education\, food security\, cultural rights\, and economic development across Inuit Nunangat. As the former executive director of the Nunavik Re gional Board of Health and Social Services\, she established and furthered health policies in Nunavik—notably those addressing youth mental health. \n\nRichard Budgell\, a Labrador Inuk\, was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøin 2020\, where he lectures \, writes\, and does research on Inuit health. Prior to joining Family Med icine\, he was a federal government public servant in First Nations and In uit health\, and other Indigenous fields\, for more than thirty years. Has was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 for exemp lary public service in his role in the creation of the Aboriginal Head Sta rt program\, an early childhood development program for First Nations\, In uit\, and Métis children and families. He has a Master of Arts degree in C anadian Studies (Aboriginal concentration) from Carleton University and be gan doctoral studies in History at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøin 2021. He is involved in a var iety of research projects\, including Inuit cultural safety in health care and the Inuit community in southern Quebec.\n DTSTART:20221017T213000Z DTEND:20221017T230000Z SUMMARY:A Conversation on Inuit Health and Wellness URL:/indigenous/channels/event/conversation-inuit-heal th-and-wellness-344995 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR