Six Nations Senior Health Fair: it’s about Decolonizing the Brain

The audience had a chance ot learn about brain health in the fight against dementia. (Photos by Alex Murray)

By Alex Murray Writer For Semiah Smith, the Wholistic Brain Health Assessment Bundle (WBHAB) project hits close to home. “We’re working to decolonize brain health assessments and personally, I feel really connected to this work and this team because my family has been personally touched by dementia,” Smith said in between her jobs emceeing and organizing the Six Nations Senior Health Fair on June 12. The event held at the Six Nations Community Hall, was hosted by the WBHAB team in collaboration with the Six Nations Senior Support Hub. The fair brought together organizations from across Six Nations as well as Canada at large. 20+ healthcare booths were set up to provide Six Nations seniors with health information and supports that they might not even know are available to them….

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