Maori peoples from New Zealand and Aboriginal participants from Canada gather at the Squamish longhouse on traditional Salish territory in Vancouver, BC for an NCCAH-hosted "Healthy Land, Healthy People" meeting.

The well-being of Aboriginal communities is closely linked to connection with the land. This NCCAH review identifies common ground between ecohealth and holistic approaches to Aboriginal health that connects people, place and well-being. 

The NCCAH is supporting the Vision Institute of Canada as it raises national awareness about the soaring rates of diabetes-related blindness facing Canada's Aboriginal populations. 

Low-income urban Aboriginal people risk being caught in a debt-trap with the explosion of "fringe" financial institutions and exclusion from mainstream banking services, a new study finds. The report sheds light on issues facing urban Aboriginal people who are 'living on the edge but have not yet fallen off' and suggests support is vital to prevent people from falling further into poverty.

Environmental health policies can help promote community health by addressing physical, chemical or biological hazards in indoor and outdoor environments. Policies are often the result of highly political processes, with varied impacts on communities, regions and interests. The NCCAH is helping to shed light on Canadian Aboriginal environmental health processes to support improved sharing of information and knowledge. New work in this field highlights respect for Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, and finds that relationships among researchers, communities and decision-makers must be based on trust, respect, empowerment and equity.