Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health—Session 4: Indigenous Women’s Health Session
These special presentations are part of our virtual “Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health” series, which brings attention to the brain health issues that women+ face and encourage the medical, scientific and commercial communities to address them. In this session, we will hear from Marisa Blake from the Native Women’s Association of Canada.
Agenda
10:00-10:05—Welcome Remarks
10:05-10:45—Talk with Marisa Blake
10:45-11:00—Audience Q&A
Individual Event Cost
General Public: $15
Students: $10
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Speaker |
Bios |
| Marisa Blake from Native Women’s Association of Canada
Talk Title: Iatrophobia and Medical Racism in Hormonal Birth Control: The Experiences of Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse People in Canada Bio: Marisa Blake is a Senior Project Officer on the Health Team at the Native Women’s Association of Canada. She has mixed ancestry, settler and Ojibway. Her homeland is Treaty 9 territory and she lives and works on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin People. Her educational background is in nutrition sciences from the University of Guelph and she is also a Registered Nutritionist. She worked in healthcare before joining NWAC in 2019. Since then she has lead two cannabis and health related projects and now is involved in additional community-based health research projects. |
Moderator |
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| Stephanie George, McMaster University and York University.
Indigenous Midwife. IBCLC (Lactation Consultant). Mohawk/Turtle Clan & French Canadian. |
