Thanks to the work of Sonia Sidhu MP and her fellow MPs the Federal Government of Canada is now establishing a national framework for diabetes they fought for and is asking Indigenous communities throughout the country to contribute through a survey and public consultations.
People can do a survey, participate in a virtual circle, or even write a song about the health condition.
In the Nunavik Region, Alain Ishac, a diabetes prevention officer with Nunavik’s regional board of health, is encouraging Inuit people to participate in the meetings and share their vision of how diabetes should be treated for them. ]
“The whole project is not just about Inuit, but if Inuit don’t share their vision on this platform, their vision will be excluded,” Ishac said.