About Us
Meet the members of the Shared Health Indigenous Health team
Charlene Lafreniere, Provincial Lead Indigenous Health
Charlene Lafreniere is the newly appointed Provincial Lead for Indigenous Health.
Charlene brings extensive knowledge and leadership experience to this important area of focus, having previously served in a variety of leadership, policy and planning roles for organizations across Manitoba’s North. A former Director with Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc., Councilor for City of Thompson, and Director with the University College of the North, Charlene comes to Shared Health from a leadership role in the Northern Health Region (Chief Indigenous Health Officer) where she led the development and implementation of the Addressing Indigenous Specific Racism policy.
A collaborative leader, Charlene has spent much of her career advancing reconciliation and building relationships between organizations, communities and Indigenous people. She was instrumental in the launch of the health system’s Disrupting Racism initiative, led the partnership tables that resulted in a Joint Declaration and action framework with the Northern Health Region, Keewatinohk Ininew Minoayawin and MKO to eliminate Indigenous-specific racism within the health region, and is an active contributor to Indigenous cultural safety training.
A small transitional team is supporting while the Shared Health Indigenous Health team is being staffed.
If you have any general questions related to Shared Health Indigenous Health, please direct them to: [email protected].