Indigenous Medicine Stories Podcast is a collaboration between AMS Healthcare and the JasonA. Hannah Chair in the History of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at theNorthern Ontario School of Medicine University. Indigenous Medicine Stories aims to educatehealth professionals and the public about Indigenous healing. The podcast will highlight thelived experiences of Indigenous Knowledge holders, healers, and Elders and help professionalswho practice Indigenous healing.Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples held a knowledge system of wellness, healing, andmedicine. Colonial processes such as Treaties, the Reserve system, the Indian Act of Canada,Residential Schools, child welfare policies, racism, discrimination, and excluding Indigenoushealing in Western biomedicine and education have attempted to erase this knowledge system.Furthermore, until recently, the health education professions have played a role by excludingIndigenous knowledge from the curriculum. Also known as Anishinaabe mshkiki nwii-dbaaddaan (“I’m going to talk about Indigenous medicine”) in Anishinaaabemowin, medicinestories explore the perseverance and holism of Indigenous well-being and healing practicesthrough the lived experiences of practitioners.About AMS HealthcareOur work advances a Canadian healthcare system through innovation and technology whileremaining rooted in compassion and our medical history. We convene networks, developleaders, and fund crucial medical history, healthcare research, education, and clinical practiceactivities. Our work helps improve care for all Canadians. For more information, contact AnneAvery at [email protected] the Jason A. Hannah Chair.Through a permanent endowment, the Jason A. Hannah Chairs teach the history of medicine inhealthcare education. Dr. Darrel Manitowabi is the inaugural Hannah Chair in the History ofIndigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at the Northern Ontario School ofMedicine University, Sudbury Campus. His research in the history of Indigenous health situatesthe place of the Anishinaabe language and knowledge in conceptualizing holistic well-being andill health. For more information, contact Dr. Darrel Manitowabi at [email protected]