Dept. of Native Studies & IPHRC Launch Tawow Women's Welcoming Circle

The Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre (IPHRC) at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is pleased to announce the beginning of a new project called the Tawow Women’s Welcoming Circle that aims to improve the lives of aboriginal women. The Tawow Women’s Welcoming Circle will bring together First Nations and Métis women who currently reside in Saskatoon to assist in providing information on accessing housing, employment, health care services and daycare services, as well as information on local events. With this community based research approach, women who participate are also encouraged, but not obliged to provide feedback as to how to improve the service based on their own personal experiences.

In partnership with the Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre (SIMFC), this initiative is a result of interviews conducted with aboriginal women for a research project entitled, Reducing Mental Health Disparities Through Population Health Promotion: Translating Knowledge Into Practice – Practice Into Knowledge led by Caroline Tait of the IPHRC and Department of Native Studies at the U of S.

Personnel with the Tawow Women’s Welcoming Circle will be at SIMFC every Monday from 10 am - noon and 1 - 3 pm to help women become more familiar with services available in Saskatoon.