In Episode 6, we welcome co-host Kira Bombay, a fourth year medical student at the University of Ottawa and member of the Rainy River First Nations. Our guest is Dr. Shannon Waters who is Coast Salish and a member of the Stz’uminus First Nation on Vancouver Island. She is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine physician who talks with us about the importance of supporting Indigenous rights and the vital but often underappreciated role the ecosystem plays in sustaining our health.

Dr. Waters has also published a variety of written works, including this piece titled: “How Can I Give Back”: https://medicalstaff.islandhealth.ca/news-events/dr-shannon-waters-asks-how-can-i-give-back-0

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