Land Acknowledgement:
Trillium Health Partners operates on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as well as the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee Nations. The land on which Trillium Health Partners is situated has been the site of human activity for 15,000 years and continues to be home to many First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous communities from across Turtle Island. Trillium Health Partners holds an accountability to caring for these lands and its inhabitants, and as an organization committed to advancing equity and inclusion, we reflect on our accountabilities as a provider of health services, acknowledge systemic inequities, and work collaboratively with Indigenous communities to create meaningful change.
Our Commitment to Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation:
Trillium Health Partners’ commitment to the ongoing work of advancing Indigenous truth, reconciliation and health equity is anchored in the history, findings, and recommendations from the
Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada and its
94 Calls to Action, including those specific to health care institutions and providers. We acknowledge that this work must be grounded in accountability, humility and nurturing respectful, reciprocal relationships with First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous communities. Together, we will co-create and deliver health services that honour what Indigenous communities want for their health and well-being. We will do this by:
- Listening to, centering, and valuing Indigenous voices to understand, shape, and guide our path toward reconciliation.
- Partnering with Indigenous communities to define THP’s actions and measurable goals, and report on our progress.
- Creating an environment of Indigenous cultural safety and humility through ongoing education, inclusive policies, and service design to honour Indigenous healing practices and ways of knowing and being.
- Developing an Indigenous health equity plan that details our actions to provide safe and meaningful health services to First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous Peoples.
- Embedding reconciliation throughout THP as a core and enduring organizational responsibility that informs how we deliver care across and throughout our platform.
To fulfill our vision of
a new kind of health care for a healthier community, we will honour our commitments to Indigenous truth, reconciliation, and health in everything we do.
Indigenous Health Resources:
This page is under development and will be updated with additional resources soon. Please direct any questions about THP’s commitments to Indigenous truth and/or Indigenous health resources to Leslie Ashley (leslie.ashley@thp.ca).
Spiritual Care:
Spiritual Care Practitioners are available to meet with patients of any or of no faith or religious belief to listen, counsel and provide support, as well as connect patients directly with spiritual and/or religious supports outside of THP. The Spiritual Care team can support the needs of Indigenous patients and families at THP, including access to ceremony (i.e. smudging). The Indigenous Network works in partnership with Trillium Health Partners to meet the needs of Indigenous patients and families.
Please call hospital locating at 905-813-2200 or 905-848-7293 to be connected to a Spiritual Care Practitioner 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. seven days a week.
Learn more about Spiritual Care at THP
Mississauga Halton Central West (MHCW) Regional Cancer Program Indigenous Navigator:
The MHCW Regional Indigenous Navigator offers support and advocacy for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cancer patients and their caregivers throughout their cancer experience.
The Regional Indigenous Navigator can provide:
- Culturally safe support and advocacy throughout the cancer care experience
- Assistance navigating the healthcare system
- Coordination of access to inpatient & outpatient cancer services
- Advocate for available resources (transportation, equipment, etc.)
- Provide compassionate person-centered care
- Facilitation of access to an Edler or Traditional Healer
- In-person support of a patient at clinic visits
- Support communication, and liaison between healthcare team and Indigenous patients
If you are a cancer patient or caregiver of a cancer patient who identifies as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis, and would like to learn more about the services provided, please contact April Doxtator, MHCW Regional Indigenous Navigator:
April Doxtator
april.doxtator@thp.ca
437-247-7160
Learn more about the MHCW Regional Cancer Program’s First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous Cancer Strategy
