About Us
The Mino M’shki-ki Indigenous Health Team was established in 2018 through a collaboration between Keepers of the Circle, Beaverhouse First Nation, Matachewan First Nation and the Temiskaming Métis Community Council. The mandate of the Mino M’shki-ki Indigenous Health Team is to promote holistic health, prevent ill health, treat illness, and support our communities on their journeys through these realities. We do this by providing services that equally draw from both traditional healing and land-based activities as well as Western medicine and clinic-based activities, all done in active cooperation with our partners.
We wish to follow the teachings of the Wisdom Keepers by supporting the Indigenous communities “in a good way”.
Our Mission
The Mino M’shki-ki Indigenous Health Team:
Provides accessible, person-oriented and family-focused, seamless health services to all people of Indigenous ancestry and their families in the District of Temiskaming; Acts on guidance from the Elders Council, valuing Traditional Knowledge and cultural practices that promote health across the life cycle; and Collaborates with local First Nations and Métis Indigenous organizations and mainstream partners to live the journey of reconciliation.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which the diversity of our nations, including Algonquin, Cree, Ojibway, Métis, are living “the good life” – an Indigenous concept of health that includes all the conditions that create optimal health and wellbeing including: healthy land and environment to support cultural reclamation and pride in ancestry, peace, and reconciliation.
Our Team
Susan Alton
Health Director
Temiskaming Shores Clinic
Chantal Gaudreau
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Team LeadKirsten Bildfell (Maternity Leave)
Nurse PractitionerMartine St-Onge
Registered Practical NurseBeckii Besiallon
Mental Wellness and Addictions WorkerMichael Clark
Cultural Health and Wellness CoordinatorTerri Viker-Cote
Community and Office Support WorkerChristine Julien
Medical Secretary/Administrative AssistantShirley Watchorn
Registered PsychotherapistPhysicians:
Dr. Megan Harvey and Dr. Meaghan AlexanderChiropodist:
Kelly Dunham
Kirkland Lake Clinic
Josee Perreault
Nurse PractitionerMarilyn Dobosi
Administrative Assistant/EMR SpecialistAlexis Fournier
Medical SecretaryTricia Blouse
Registered Practical NurseShayanne Beach (Maternity Leave)
Registered Practical Nurse/Privacy OfficerDonna McCulloch
Mental Wellness and Addictions WorkerAgnes Hunter
Community and Office Support WorkerReflexologist:
Mari NaumovskiPhysician:
Dr. Dardanesha StavreChiropodist:
Kelly Dunham
