Awareness resources and videos
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About the resources
Share these awareness resources to learn how to prevent the spread of coronavirus and protect yourself and your community from the coronavirus outbreak.
These awareness resources are created for Indigenous communities in Indigenous languages by the Public Health Agency of Canada, Indigenous Services Canada and various Indigenous organizations.
New resources
- Resources to be used or adapted for your communications needs:
- Other new resources:
- Each COVID-19 vaccine dose increases your protection against severe illness
- Ways to reduce fear of needles and pain from needles
- My Vaxx Journey (videos on Youtube)
- Public service announcements: COVID-19 vaccination for kids
- Should I get my child vaccinated? (video on Youtube)
- Does the COVID-19 vaccine affect pregnancy and fertility? (video on Youtube)
Featured videos
Watch videos from Indigenous Services Canada on available support and methods to help you stay safe, such as hand washing and physical distancing. Other videos are available in the table below.
Physical distancing: Stop the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities (on YouTube)
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Keep it clean: Stop the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities (on YouTube)
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COVID-19 videos (on YouTube)
- Public health guidelines and get tested with Dr Adams (video on You Tube)
- Mesures de santé publique et faites-vous tester avec Dr Raven Dupont-Maurice (not available in English) (video on You Tube)
- Help stop the spread of COVID-19 – INUKTITUT (not available in English) (video on You Tube)
Awareness resources for Indigenous peoples
Resource | Created by | Also available in | Format |
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Each COVID-19 vaccine dose increases your protection against severe illness | CV-19 Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group | Not applicable | |
Public service announcements about the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines | Indigenous Services Canada | Webpage | |
COVID-19 mask use: Types of masks and respirators | Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | Webpage, PDF |
COVID-19 mask use: How to choose, use and care for a mask | Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | Webpage, PDF |
Treaty 6, 7, & 8 First Nations Youth Covid-19 Video Project: Protect Your Community | AFN Alberta | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
How the National Microbiology Laboratory tests for COVID-19 | Government of Canada | Not applicable | Video |
Understanding COVID-19 testing | Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 awareness activities for Indigenous kids | Indigenous Services Canada | Inuktitut | Webpage |
Public health guidelines and get tested with Dr Adams | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Mesures de santé publique et faites-vous tester avec Dr Raven Dupont-Maurice (not available in English) | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Help stop the spread of COVID-19 – INUKTITUT (not available in English) | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
#Protect Our Elders | Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
About coronavirus disease | Health Canada | Webpage, PDF | |
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs app (iOS)(Android) | Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs | Not applicable | Mobile app |
Be prepared (COVID-19) | Health Canada | Webpage, PDF | |
COVID-19 awareness resources | Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 cyber threats: tips and considerations | Assembly of First Nations | Not applicable | |
COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Indigenous Communities | University of Saskatchewan | Not applicable | |
COVID-19 federal benefits access tool | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | Webpage | |
COVID-19 infographics | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | Inuktitut | PNG |
COVID-19 information | Native Women's Association of Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 physical distancing sign | Government of Yukon | Not applicable | |
COVID-19 printable information sheets | First Peoples Wellness Circle | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 resources | Government of Nunavut | Webpage | |
COVID-19 vaccine superhero: Jesse's story | First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | |
COVID-19 supports available to urban Inuit organizations | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | Webpage | |
COVID-19 tool for kids | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | PNG | |
COVID-19 vaccine information and resources | Cellule COVID-19 Nation Innue | Not applicable | |
COVID-19 : La résilience des Autochtones, un levier à soutenir (not available in English) | Institut national de santé publique du Québec | Not applicable | |
COVID-19: how to make your mask fit properly | Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | Webpage, PDF |
COVID-19 resources and information | Métis National Council | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 vaccine information | Métis National Council | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19: updates, information and resources | Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business | Not applicable | Webpage |
Does the COVID-19 vaccine affect pregnancy and fertility? | First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
Double you protection poster | Health Canada | Webpage, PDF | |
Elders share advice during COVID-19 | Office of the Treaty Commissioner | Not applicable | Webpage |
Going out safely during COVID-19 | Public Health Agency of Canada | Webpage, PDF | |
Help reduce the spread of COVID-19 | Health Canada | Not applicable | Webpage, PDF |
How to isolate at home when you have COVID-19 | Health Canada | Webpage, PDF | |
Indigenous health lab blog | Morning Star Lodge | Not applicable | Webpage |
Indigenous health resources on COVID-19 | Gerstein science information centre | Not applicable | Webpage |
Indigenous wellbeing in the times of COVID-19: Four directions virtual support hub | Women's College Hospital | Not applicable | |
Information for First Nations on eligibility and applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit | Assembly of First Nations | Not applicable | |
Know the facts about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) | Health Canada | Webpage, PDF | |
Listen to Granny | Blood Tribe Communications | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Super Bo Clean | Blood Tribe Communications | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Wearing Your Mask is Cool | Blood Tribe Communications | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Washing With Warrior | Blood Tribe Communications | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
BNN Buffalo News (on YouTube) | Blood Tribe Communications | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Mental wellness and COVID-19 tips and considerations | Assembly of First Nations | Not applicable | |
Message from Dr Stanley Vollant (not available in English) | Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority | Innu (Innu-aimun) | Video on Facebook |
Métis Nation COVID-19 | Métis Nation | Not applicable | Webpage |
My Vaxx Journey | Indigenous Youth Working Group on Vaccine Uptake | Not applicable | Videos on Youtube |
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) | First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | Webpage |
Nuttah and Kitchi Project: Protect Our People | Good Minds | Not applicable | PDF book |
Nuttah and Kitchi: COVID-19 journal and activity book | Good Minds | Not applicable | PDF book |
Physical distancing guidelines for home and work | Government of Yukon | Not applicable | Webpage |
Pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccination | BCCDC COVID-19 Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group | Not applicable | PDF in colour |
Pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccination | BCCDC COVID-19 Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group | Not applicable | PDF in black and white |
Preventing COVID-19 in the workplace: Employers, employees and essential service workers | Health Canada | Webpage | |
Public service announcements about COVID-19 | Indigenous Services Canada |
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Webpage |
Public service announcements: COVID-19 vaccine for kids | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
Sexual and reproductive health during COVID-19 | National Aboriginal council of midwifes |
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Webpage |
Shkaabe Makwa: training and webinars | Shkaabe Makwa: Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness |
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Webpage |
Tobacco use and COVID-19 | Assembly of First Nations | Not applicable | |
Video by Siksika Health Services | Siksika Health Services | Not applicable | Video on Facebook |
Wash Your Hands posters | Colleen Gray, artist and founder of The Art for Aid project |
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Webpage |
Ask the experts video series: COVID-19 vaccines questions | Health Canada | Not applicable | Video |
Your Health, Our Strength | Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 resources: social media | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 vaccination tool kit for health care providers | Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | PDF presentation |
COVID-19 vaccine delivery: a testimonial from 2 Métis Elders | Government of Saskatchewan | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
COVID-19 vaccines for at-risk groups (not available in English) | Indigenous Services Canada | Inuktitut | Video on YouTube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — COVID-19 side effects explained | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — COVID-19 vaccines safety | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — COVID-19 variants of concern | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — COVID-19 variants of concern explained | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — how COVID-19 vaccines work | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — post-vaccination public health measures | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — trusted sources of information | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts — vaccination if you have tested positive for COVID-19 | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: get the facts: vaccines prioritization of Indigenous adults | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know (not available in English) | Indigenous Services Canada | Inuktitut | Video on Youtube |
COVID-19: We can all help by getting vaccinated | Government of Canada | Not applicable | Video |
COVID-19 | Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay | Not applicable | Webpage |
After you get your COVID-19 vaccine | British Columbia First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | Webpage |
Facts about COVID-19 vaccines | First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | |
What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines | First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | Webpage |
Charles Philippe Vincent's testimony | First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission | Not applicable | Video on Facebook |
COVID-19: How vaccines are developed | Government of Canada | Not applicable | Video |
Vaccine safety in Canada | Government of Canada | Not applicable | Video |
What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine | Government of Canada | Plains Cree | Webpage |
Government of Manitoba: COVID-19 vaccines | Government of Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
COVID-19 immunization plan | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Webpage | |
About the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine | Government of Nunavut | Webpage | |
COVID-19 vaccine strategy | Government of Yukon | Not applicable | Webpage |
How are the COVID-19 vaccines being monitored for safety? | Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe? | Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Key facts with Crystal Martin-Lapenskie | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Make sure you know the facts about COVID-19 vaccination | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Webpage |
Priority immunization with Crystal Martin-Lapenskie | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Priority immunization with Dr Adams | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Protecting our communities: British Columbia Assembly of First Nations COVID-19 vaccines public service announcement | British Columbia Assembly of First Nations | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Public service announcements about COVID-19 vaccines | Indigenous Services Canada | Webpage | |
Should I get my child vaccinated? | First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | Video on Youtube |
Siksika Health Services | Siksika Health Services | Not applicable | Video on Facebook |
COVID-19 vaccine information and resources | Sioux Lookout First Nations | Not applicable | |
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority: How the COVID-19 vaccines work | Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority | Not applicable | Video on Vimeo |
Vaccination: Key facts with Dr Adams | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Vaccination prioritaire avec Dr Raven Dupont-Maurice (not available in English) | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Vaccination : Les points saillants avec Dr Raven Dupont-Maurice (not available in English) | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Video on YouTube |
Vaccine development and approval in Canada | Health Canada | Not applicable | Webpage, PDF |
COVID-19 vaccines | Weeneebayko Area Health Authority | Not applicable | PNG |
Maad'ookiing Mshkiki, sharing medicine | Women's College Hospital | Not applicable | Webpage |
Ways to reduce fear of needles and pain from needles | Indigenous Services Canada | Not applicable | Webpage, PDF |