Indigenous Health Innovations: Weaving Tradition and Technology Conference

Join us for Indigenous Health Innovations: Weaving Tradition and Technology on Friday, November 28, 2025, at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg.

This full-day conference brings together Indigenous leaders, health professionals, researchers, innovators, and community voices to explore how traditional knowledge and modern technology can work together to strengthen health systems and improve outcomes for Indigenous communities.

Topics include:

⭐️ Leading with Traditional Knowledge and Existing Systems

⭐️ Wraparound Care and Healing – Indigenous Care Services

⭐️ Equitable and Accessible Care Closer to Home

⭐️ Breaking Barriers Through Innovation

This event creates space for dialogue, learning, and connection across health, innovation, and Indigenous sectors.

Learn more and register here:

🔗 https://bit.ly/IndigenousHealthInnovations

Co‑hosted by the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Bioscience Association of Manitoba (BAM)

Overview

Join Indigenous knowledge keepers, youth innovators, community healthcare practitioners, workforce development professionals, and bioscience leaders for a day of knowledge‑sharing, collaboration, and action. Together we’ll explore how traditional healing and leading‑edge technologies can strengthen culturally safe care, empower communities, and advance health equity.

Who Should Attend

• Indigenous leaders and knowledge keepers
• Community health workers, nurses, and clinicians
• Bioscience, medtech, and health innovation teams
• Educators and workforce development professionals
• Policy makers, funders, and ecosystem partners
• Students and youth innovators curious about health and biotech

Key Themes

• Healing Traditions: Bridging Indigenous Medicines & Western Science
  Explore practices and protocols for meaningful collaboration that honours both science and spirit.
• Beyond the Bandage: Transforming Wound Care in Remote Communities
  Approaches and innovations for chronic wound care that reduce displacement and negative outcomes.
• Healthcare at Home: Innovations for Remote Indigenous Communities
  Delivery models and technologies (wearables, in‑community tools) that bring quality care closer to home.
• Guardians of Medicine: Safeguarding Indigenous Healing
  Frameworks for protecting traditional knowledge and defining respectful integration with Western systems.

What You’ll Gain

• Practical strategies and case studies you can apply in community
• New connections across Indigenous health, bioscience, and workforce ecosystems
• Insight into emerging technologies that support culturally safe care
• A shared space to advance reconciliation and health equity through action

Registration Includes

• Full‑day access to sessions and showcases
• Light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments
• Access to post‑event resources and session summaries