Welcome to resources and links to a variety of information on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus and protect yourself and your community from the coronavirus outbreak.
Resources are provided by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Indigenous organizations, as well as provincial partners to protect the health and safety of Indigenous people and to support First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities in responding to COVID-19.
About COVID-19 Vaccine
- COVID-19 vaccine and Indigenous Peoples
- What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for Canada (available in 10 Indigenous languages)
- Preliminary guidance on key populations for early COVID-19 immunization
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update
- COVID-19 and Indigenous communities
- Indigenous peoples in Canada’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan
- Vaccines and treatments for COVID-19
- Vaccines and immunization
- COVID-19: Prevention and risks
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: Authorization information
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: Continued monitoring
- Morning star lodge vaccine resource
- Zombie , infertility and other myths
About COVID-19
- Public Service Announcement regarding masking – a template you can customize.Learn more about COVID-19 including symptoms, treatment and how to protect yourself
- Know the facts about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) : Plains Cree,Dene
- COVID-19 Symptoms and Community Spread explained: Dene Video
- BATC Elders share advice during COVID-19
- About coronavirus disease : Cree, Dene
- Be prepared (COVID-19): Dene
- COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Indigenous Communities
- Help reduce the spread of COVID-19: Information for Indigenous communities : Cree, Dene
- COVID-19 resources for parents and children
- Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19: a storybook for Indigenous children and families.
Caring for someone with COVID-19
- How to care for a person with COVID-19 at home: Advice for caregivers
- Protecting people with disabilities from COVID-19
- New: Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders to provide practical advice for taking care of one’s own mental well-being, communicating with empathy, and helping people suffering from stress or severe distress
Cleaning
- Cleaning and disinfecting public spaces during COVID-19 : Cree; Dene; Michif
- Video: Keep it clean: Stop the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities Dene
- Caution using household cleaners
- Precautions, Cleaning, and Disinfection – Information for Private Homes
Handwashing
Managing COVID-19 while at home
Harm Reduction
- Harm Reduction Resources for People who Use Drugs
- Mental wellness and COVID-19 tips and consideration
- New: Safer Drinking Tips During COVID-19
- New: Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
- New: Tobacco use and COVID-19
Mental Wellness and Cultural Supports
- Wellness Together Canada: Mental health and substance use support portal
- Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Youth
- We matter Facebook: toolkits for youth, teachers, and support workers to help youth and those who support youth through challenging times. They also have a, mini-toolkit.This material is also available on USB keys which can be sent to communities, especially those with experiencing issues with connectivity. These toolkits are being used to support Indigenous youth during the COVID 19 pandemic.
- Domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: When Staying Home is Not Safe
- Mental wellness and COVID-19 tips and considerations
- List of helpful mental health and cultural supports available, including culturally safe crisis lines, cultural support workers and other resources, developed by the First Nations Health Authority
- Mental health counselling continues to be available
- NIHB mental health counselling
- Taking care of your mental health during COVID-19
- Indigenous mental health and substance use
- Hope for Wellness Help Line
- Mental Health Contacts
Nutrition and COVID-19
- Eat Well Saskatchewan provides free, confidential, easy access to trusted advice of a dietitian to all Saskatchewan residents. Check out COVID-19 FAQ for information about nutrition and COVID-19. Need inspiration? A cookbook prepared by Saskatchewan Dietitians 25 Ingredients 50 Meals is a great resource to help you maintain good nutrition.
- On-line Resources for Indigenous Communities – Food and COVID-19 (link to pdf)
- Feeding your infant during COVID-19 (link to pdf)
- Coronavirus disease and food safetyFood security: a toolkit for the COVID-19 pandemic
- Preparing for an emergency
Parenting
- Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for newborns: Advice for mothers during COVID-19
- COVID-19 resources for parents and children
- Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19: a storybook for Indigenous children and families
Physical Distancing
- Physical distancing: How to slow the spread of COVID-19: Cree: Dene; Michif
- Video Physical distancing: Stop the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities : Dene
- Video on Facebook: Taking Care of our Spirits during Physical Distancing
- Animation: Stay 2 metres apart to reduce the spread of COVID-19
- Physical Distancing and Extended Household Groups
- Fact sheet/information bulletin regarding distancing practices at workplaces
Self-assessment tool
- Online self-assessment tool to determine whether you should be tested for COVID-19
- Canada COVID-19 App and Self-Assessment Tool : Track your symptoms and get updates from trusted sources
Self-Isolation
- How to quarantine (self-isolate) at home when you may have been exposed to COVID-19 and have no symptoms: Cree; Dene; Michif
- How to isolate at home when you may have COVID-19: Cree; Dene; Michif
- Self-Isolation
YouTube Videos
- Check out the full playlist of COVID-19 videos at GCIndigenous (YouTube)
- COVID-19: Videos (YouTube)
- Video by Siksika Health Services (Facebook)
For more information on COVID-19
- Visit Canada.ca/coronavirus or provincial resources at www.saskatchewan.ca/coronavirus
- Call the Government of Canada’s toll free line at 1-833-784-4397 or provincial Healthline 811 for individual concerns about symptoms and questions related to COVID‐19.