Yellowhead Logo Red

Elisa Levi

After several years in the non-profit sector strengthening Indigenous Peoples health and the reclamation of Indigenous Food Systems, Elisa complemented this experience studying medicine at Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. She contributes her leadership as a community elected Trustee for her First Nation, Chippewas of Nawash and as a Board Director for the Anishnawbe Health Foundation. As a Registered Dietitian, Elisa holds a Master of Public Health from Lakehead and BaSc from Ryerson University. Elisa is currently completing Family Medicine Residency in Owen Sound.

Traditional Foods - Nourish Symposium

Getting Back to Normal? Not if “Normal” means Indigenous Food and Health Insecurity

/

As many anticipate a post-COVID, return to ‘normal’, authors Elisa Levi and Hayley Lapalme draw attention to health inequities and structural issues which continue to undermine the well-being of Indigenous peoples, particularly through restricted self-determination in relation to food security.

Getting Back to Normal? Not if “Normal” means Indigenous Food and Health Insecurity Read More »

Stan Willams Image, One tree bowing

COVID-19 did not cause food insecurity in Indigenous communities but it will make it worse

/

Operating alongside the many challenges of COVID-19 is food insecurity, which has long been a significant problem in many Indigenous communities. Few of the current emergency measures that have been enacted by the federal government will substantively address this long term and ongoing problem.

COVID-19 did not cause food insecurity in Indigenous communities but it will make it worse Read More »

Yellowhead Institute generates critical Indigenous policy perspectives.

Get the latest updates.

Instagram Youtube Facebook F Icon Tiktok Soundcloud

About

Who We Are

Media Centre

The Yellowhead Brief

Research and Features

Red Papers

Submissions

Contact

Donate

Yellowhead Institute logo in white

Based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.