Indigenous Health Services

Michelle Bomberry

Bringing over 20 years of invaluable experience within the health, justice, and education sectors, Ms. Bomberry contributes her extensive knowledge, Indigenous network, and leadership skills as the Manager of Indigenous Navigation at BCHS.

Ms. Bomberry is from the Cayuga Nation, Six Nations and Turtle clan. She joins us from the Indigenous Advanced Education Skills Council, where she was a Quality Assurance Advisor. Before her tenure at BCHS, Michelle held planning and leadership roles at Six Nations Polytechnic and Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council.

As a lifelong learner, she is currently completing her doctorate in land-based education at Brock University. She also obtained a Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Sociology at Brock University. Ms. Bomberry is also an active Grand River Post-Secondary Education Board member.

Michelle has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to operational excellence and cultivating a collaborative and inclusive Indigenous culture throughout her career. She balances her career with her two children and actively volunteers in the Six Nations community.

Dr. Karen Hill

Dr. Karen Hill is a Mohawk physician from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Her passion is to see Traditional Indigenous Knowledge return to the center of life and healthcare for Indigenous people across Canada.

In 2015, Dr. Hill became the first recipient of the Thomas Dignan award for Indigenous Health conferred by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. In the same year, she also received The College of Family Physicians Excellence Award for leading the way in Indigenous collaborative care in primary practice. Also, in 2016, she was honored by McMaster University with a Community Impact Award.

Dr. Hill continues to practice consultative medicine at Six Nations and is the physician lead for the Indigenous Medicine Service at BCHS.

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Colleen Montour | Indigenous Patient Navigator

Colleen Montour is a new casual navigator on our team but continues to provide MRI technologist services in our BCHS Diagnostic Imaging department. She has extensive experience as an MRI technologist and is an advocate for self-determination in health care for Indigenous people.

Colleen has built strong relationships and extensive networks in the Indigenous community through her work to promote health careers and health system improvements.

Michelle Jonathan | Indigenous Patient Navigator

Michelle Jonathan is a new casual navigator on our team but continues to provide Nuclear Medicine technologist services in our BCHS Diagnostic Imaging department. She has extensive experience as a Nuclear Medicine technologist in both Hamilton and Brantford as well as working within the Indigenous community on health system transformation.

Michelle is a compassionate advocate and support for Indigenous people accessing Western health care services.

To access these supports and services, please speak to a member of your health care team or you can self-refer by using one of the following: please call 519-751-5544 ext. 4561 or email IndigenousNavigation@bchsys.org

Tara Miller

Tara Miller is Mohawk, Turtle Clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River. As the Indigenous Patient Navigator with the De Dwa da dehs nyes> Health Centre Brantford site, Tara services the Brant/Haldimand area. Tara can assist patients to achieve or maintain Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual wellness and can offer support to patients and their families in hospital, home and the community.

The Indigenous Patient Navigator supports individuals in their plan of care as well as connecting to resources during their healing journey.

To connect with the Indigenous Patient Navigator, please call 519-750-4323 or email TMiller@dahac.ca.

The Indigenous Allyship Toolkit: A guide to honouring culture, authentic collaboration and addressing discrimination, has been prepared by the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Indigenous Health Network in partnership with the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (HNHB LHIN) to support health care providers in addressing inequities.

Recognizing there are many existing resources available on this subject created by elders, knowledge keepers and experts, this toolkit is a compilation of these resources and reflection exercises to deepen understanding and provide practical techniques to aid in your journey of self-awareness and allyship.

This toolkit is intended to provide essential resources that will inspire settlers to advocate for social justice for Indigenous people and to appropriately act upon anti-Indigenous racism.

University of Alberta's Faculty of Native Studies offers a free 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

Cancer Care Centre lists cancer resources to support First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and urban Indigenous communities and organizations in Ontario.

As an important step in rebuilding Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples, The Government of Canada continues to be committed to a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership. To learn more, please read the official Statement of Truth and Reconciliation.

The National Inquiry investigates the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls, including sexual violence. We must examine the underlying social, economic, cultural, institutional, and historical causes that contribute to the ongoing violence and particular vulnerabilities of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

The mandate also directs us to look into and report on existing institutional policies and practices to address violence, including those that are effective in reducing violence and increasing safety.

MMIWG Information  |  Final Report: Volume 1a  |  Final Report: Volume 1b

Dr. Amy Montour's Two-Eyed Seeing video presentation highlights a number of key messages that reflect our current healthcare system:

1. Truth is a necessary step in reconciling relationships between Indigenous & non-Indigenous peoples
2. The sociopolitical history of Canada has had a direct impact on the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples
3. Two-eyed seeing acknowledges that both Indigenous & non-indigenous worldviews are important in healthcare

A “dish with one spoon” was often mentioned by Indigenous peoples while making treaties with one another to avoid violent conflict. The “dish” represents the land that is to be shared peacefully and the “spoon” represents the individuals living on and using the resources of the land in a spirit of mutual co-operation.

Subsequent Indigenous Nations and Peoples, Europeans and all newcomers have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.

The Haudenosaunee see the Two Row Wampum as a living treaty; a way that they have established for their people to live together in peace; that each nation will respect the ways of the other as they meet to discuss solutions to the issues that come before them.

Located at 184 Mohawk Street in Brantford, the Woodland Cultural Centre serves to preserve and promote Indigenous history, art, language and culture. We welcome you to visit and learn the story of the Haudenosaunee people of the Eastern Woodlands through innovative exhibitions and programs.

Orange Shirt Day happens every year on September 30th and honours all the Indigenous children that attended residential schools across Canada. It is an opportunity to educate, remember, and reflect on the tragedy of residential schools and the lasting impact they have had on Indigenous cultures, survivors and their families.

Every Child Matters  |  Orange Shirt Day

De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre

De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre

36 King Street, Brantford

519-752-4340

Brant Regional Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC)

Brant Region Indigenous Support Centre - BRISC

325 West Street, Unit B110, Brantford

519-304-7400

Brantford Native Housing

Brantford Native Housing

318 Colborne Street East

519-756-2205

Qualia Counselling Services

Mental Health Services in Brantford & Kitchener

217 Terrace Hill Street, Unit B24

519-720-9922

Non-Insured Health Benefits Approved

Six Nations of the Grand River

Community Living Six Nations “Ronatahskats” | 519-445-4870

Ganohkwa'Sra Family Assault Support Services | 519-445-4324

Iroquois Lodge | 519-445-2224

Ogwadeni:deo – Child Welfare Agency | 519-445-1864

Qualia Counselling Services | 519-445-1929

Six Nations Child & Family Services Programs | 519-445-0230

Six Nations Child & Youth Health Team | 519-445-4983

Six Nations Diabetes Wellness Program | 519-445-2226

Six Nations Family Health Team | 519-445-4019

Six Nations Health Promotions | 519-445-2809

Six Nations Healthy Babies & Healthy Children Program | 519-445-4922

Six Nations Home & Community Care | 519-445-0077

Six Nations Housing | 519-445-2235

Six Nations Justice Department | 226-227-2192

Six Nations Medical Transportation | 519-445-0410, 226-387-2435

Six Nations Membership | 519-445-4613

Six Nations Mental Health & Addictions | 519-445-2143

Six Nations Community Paramedic Program | 519-750-3908

Six Nations Public Health | 519-445-2672

Tsi non:we ionnakeratstha Six Nations Birthing Centre | 519-445-4922

Six Nations Health Services

1745 Chiefswood Road,
Ohsweken, ON, N0A 1M0
(519) 445-2418

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation|(905) 768-1133 or communications@mncfn.ca

Social & Health Services Department - Community Health Program |905-768-0141

MCFN EarlyON Child and Family Program | 365-323-4932

MCFN Family Support Unit | 905-768-1181

MCFN Healthy Babies Healthy Children | 905-768-1181

Haudenosaunee Health Services

PO Box 282 Ohsweken PO

Ohsweken, ON, N0A 1M0

905-317-8194

Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre | 519-304-7400

Indian Residential School Survivors Society | 1-800-721-0066

The National Residential School Crisis Line | 1-866-925-4419

Residential School Resolution Health Support Program | 1-888-301-6426

Kids Help Phone | call1-800-668-6868 text 686868

Six Nations Crisis Services (24/7) | 519-445-2204

Six Nations Crisis Services Toll Free | 1-866-445-2204

Canadian Mental Health Association | 519-752-2998

Crisis Services | 519-759-7188

Crisis Services Toll Free | 1-866-811-7188

St. Leonard's Mental Health | 519-754-0253

Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services | 519-445-4324

De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre| 519-752-4340

Tara Miller

519-750-4323  |  Email Tara

Cancer Care Ontario Indigenous and Indigenous Navigators

ConnexOntario: Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Services

Finding a Family Doctor

Hamilton Regional Indian Centre

Indian Day School Class Action Settlement Application

Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle

Indigenous Tobacco Program

Juravinski Cancer Centre, Supportive Care, Aboriginal Patient Navigator

Métis Nation of Ontario

Native Women's Centre (Hamilton)

Non-Insured Health Benefits

Niagara Chapter Native Women Inc

Niagara Regional Métis Council

Niagara Regional Native Centre

Ontario 211

Urban Native Homes