STUDY OF FIRST NATIONS’ HEALING ARTS EARNS CIHR AWARD

October 11, 2012 - A PhD student in Laurentian’s Inter-disciplinary Rural and Northern Health program, Caroline Recollet has been awarded the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health Scientific Director Award through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  The award is one of only three given to students working in aboriginal health research across the country.  Recollet was given the award for her presentation entitled “The Experiences of Algonquin, Ojibway and Métis Grandmothers who Practice Traditional Sacred Arts for Healing and Well-being.”  The Scientific Director Awards were given at the 12th Annual National Gathering of Graduate Students in Montreal in June