Mahingan Sagahigan Health & Wellness Centre

Mahingan Sagahigan Health & Wellness Centre provides culturally appropriate primary health care services such as community health, preventative programs, mental health and addictions services, medical transportation and traditional wellness and cultural programs including access to traditional healers and ceremonies. One of the unique aspects of Mahigan Sagahigan is that all the professionals employed by our centre are committed to ensuring our Anishinabe culture is a key component in delivery of care. This is accomplished through a commitment to taking time to develop relationships and language that communicate at all levels of being: mental, spiritual, physical and emotional.

List of programs

Mental Health & Wellness

Psychological Services: Access to Psychologist appointments both in person and over zoom. Access to Art Therapy appointments both in person and over zoom.
Addictions Counselling, referral to treatment centres
Smoking Cessation
Physical Fitness Initiative: Gym membership, and recreational activities
Food Security: Monthly gift cards to assist with the purchase of groceries are given to participants that meet the program qualifications. Community garden and community kitchen classes are available and provide nutrition education, and access to a free monthly meal.

Youth and Childrens Programming

Land based learning initiatives: medicinal plant harvesting, hunting trips, camping trips.
Activities and workshops that create opportunity to build connection to culture, as well as promote confidence and healthy habits and skills.
Jordans Principle: Access to speech therapy, and occupational therapy. Appointments are done virtually.
Monthly Family Cooking Activities
Children’s 0-6 Programming: Bi-Weekly Baby Bear Bakes Activities, Monthly workshops and activities to encourage family bonding, and fine motor/sensory skills development.

Clinical Health

Diabetes Education through virtual and in person workshops
Hepatitis C and communicable disease education and prevention

Cultural Services

Traditional Healing
Land based activities
Providing access to Elders, ceremonies and traditional medicines
Cultural activities (ribbon skirt making, beading, drum circles, fancy and jingle dance classes, etc.)

Additional Services

NIHB Coordination
Accessing Jordan’s Principle
Medical Transportation

Mahigan Sagahigan Health & Wellness Centre
Contact Information

Telephone: 819-627-9221
Fax: 819-627-9222
mshwc@wolflakefirstnation.com
Address: 5 Riordon Avenue, Temiscaming, Qc, J0Z 3R0

Staff Directory

Health Director and NIHB Coordinator
Sonia Young
(819) 627-3628 ext. 3
soniayoung@wolflakefirstnation.com

Healing & Wellness Coordinator
Melissa Robinson
(819) 627-9221 ext. 101
mrobinsonking@wolflakefirstnation.com

Healthy Child and Development Coordinator
Jackie Honen
819-627-9221 ext. 102
jackie@wolflakefirstnation.com

National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) Coordinator
Tyra Perrier
819-627-9221 ext. 103
tperrier@wolflakefirstnation.com

Cultural Revitalization Coordinator
Naomi Robinson
819-627-9221 ext. 104
culturalco@wolflakefirstnation.com

Community Development Coordinator
Melissa Robinson Ext. 101
mrobinsonking@wolflakefirstnation.com

Early Childhood Coordinator
Jackie Honen Ext. 102
jackie@wolflakefirstnation.com

NNADAP
Tyra Perrier Ext. 103
tperrier@wolflakefirstnation.com

Medical Transportation

Wolf Lake First Nation members living in the Kipawa/Temiscaming area that need medical transportation must contact the coordinator regardless of the destination. In order for travel costs to be reimbursed, the Medical Visit Attestation (located at the band office) must be completely filled out and signed by the Doctor/Authorized Person.

Contact

Medical Transportation Coordinator
Sonia Young
(819) 627-3628 ext. 3
soniayoung@wolflakefirstnation.com

All medical transportation claims will be process the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month.