This workshop is scheduled for May 16 - 17, 2023 and will bring together Métis citizens living and working in urban, rural, remote, and small communities including Métis Elders, veterans, Métis Leaders, health care system navigators, front-line public health workers, caregivers, parents, 2SLGBTQQIA+ People, women, youth, and Métis Governments staff. The event will also include collaboration with Pan-Canadian Health Organizations representatives and Federal Government officials.
The Workshop objectives are as follows.
- Explore the Métis perspective about mental health and cannabis based on the Métis holistic approach rooted in culture and history to promote health and wellness, and to reduce the burden of illness.
- Understand Métis-specific health models and how cannabis and mental health and wellness are perceived in Métis communities.
- Identify potential research and knowledge exchange regarding how cannabis intersects and impacts mental health and wellness in the Métis context: past, present, and future of Métis research priorities and projects.
- Identify challenges, gaps, and opportunities to work in partnership with the Métis Nation.
- Explore culturally informed strategies and actions that can help to promote Métis health and wellness, participatory research, and increase Métis evidence about mental health and cannabis to reduce health disparity in Canada.
- Develop a Métis Nation position paper about the Cannabis Act health impact and Métis citizens’ perceptions. It will be submitted to the Expert panel in June.
- Contribute to the legislative review of the Cannabis Act on health.
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Agenda (Please note the workshop is taking place in Vancouver and the times below are listed in Pacific Time)
| Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | |
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am |
Traditional Opening and Welcome • Tai Amy Grauman, Workshop Facilitator/Chair |
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am |
Session 1: The Cannabis Act 1.1 Presentation: Cannabis Act: Legislative Review and Métis |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Health Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Conversation 1: Group Breakouts and Reporting Back Questions: • How are Métis approaching cannabis regulation in their communities? Are there different approaches for Métis in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario? |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Session 2: The State of Metis Knowledge on Cannabis and Mental Health 2.1 Presentation: Cannabis Use among Métis in Canada 2.2 Presentation: The Convergence of Cannabis Use Disorder |
| 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Health Break |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Conversation 2: Group Breakouts and Reporting Back Questions: • Tell us about cannabis use among Métis and its impact on public health – including specifically for youth, women, and pregnant and parenting Métis. |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
Wrap Up and Closing Remarks • Tai Amy Grauman, Workshop Facilitator/Chair |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | |
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am |
Second Day Welcome • Tai Amy Grauman, Workshop Facilitator/Chair |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am |
Perceptions of Cannabis Use in Métis Youth and Communities 3.1 Presentation: Métis Youth Perceptions of Cannabis Use in
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| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Health Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Conversation 3: Group Breakouts and Reporting Back Questions: • What public health education supports or initiatives concerning cannabis use are you aware of? |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Session 4: Addictions and Medical Cannabis 4.1 Presentation: Community-Based Intensive Addictions 4.2 Presentation (virtual): The Use of Cannabis for Medical |
| 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Health Break |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Conversation 4: Group Breakouts and Reporting Back Questions: • Where is more research needed to understand Métis cannabis use trends? |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
Wrap Up and Closing Remarks • Tai Amy Grauman, Workshop Facilitator/Chair |