OTTAWA ABORIGINAL COALITION
COVID-19 Research
The Need
Share the stories of Indigenous Community Members experiences of COVID-19 in Ottawa.
What We Did
The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition, together with Ottawa Public Health and the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research launched a survey on May 19th 2021. The purpose of this research was to gather the stories of Indigenous community members experiences of COVID-19 in Ottawa. The survey was open for two months and 1077 community members participated in the survey.
Thank you to all our community members for honouring us with your story
Miigwetch, Qujannamiik, Maarsii, Merci
Infographics
We brought together what we heard from our community highlighting the our community members' experiences through infographics.
Demographics
Concerns and Wellbeing
Employment, Education, and Income
Housing
Lost Housing
Kids and Education
Social and Family Connections
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Technology
Covid-19: Testing, Vaccinations & Testing Positive
Section Reports
REPORTS COMING SOON
Please check back in the next 2-3 months for first year of COVID-19 section reports.
Section Reports
Priorities
Navigating COVID-19 helped us understand that while the majority of Indigenous people live in cities and outside their First Nation, Inuit and Métis home communities, the experiences of urban Indigenous people is not always considered by government decision-makers. The following urban Indigenous priorities came out of our COVID-19 research project:
Project Timeline
What We Did
One year after COVID-19 in 2021 the OAC did a survey to find out what happened during the first year of the Pandemic for Ottawa Urban Indigenous people.
1000+ Stories
Over 1000 community members shared their stories and experiences of what happened during the first year of COVID-19.
Where We Are Now
We are in the process of going through the data and bring people's experiences together in order to tell the story of what happened during the first year of the pandemic for Ottawa Urban Indigenous people.
Presenting
We presented the initial themes of the research to the community in September 2023 and will present at the OAC Career Fair on November 30th.
We presented at the Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference on October 2nd, 2023.
We presented Inuit-specific data at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Housing Conference on February 7th, 2024.
