• Collect medical supplies in the Kingston area and ship to designated communities
• Transport medical supplies,
• Send qualified health care professionals to assess individuals for needs – ie. Mobility aids, wound care, physiotherapy and other supports as necessary
• Teach individuals to help relatives/neighbours who may live with physical impairments with their activities of daily living
• Educate individuals and families on how to use specialized equipment and allow individuals to live with dignity at home.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak is the Northern Chiefs Council which helps to serve six Indigenous communities through areas of health, education, economic development, legal assistance and more. They currently service six communities – Deer Lake, Fort Severn, North Spirit Lake, Poplar Hill, McDowell Lake, and Keewaywin First Nations. The Indigenous Medical Alliance team is currently working with and supporting the home care team under the supervision of Karyn Meekis. For more information please visit: https://www.kochiefs.ca/

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is a health-care network operating hospitals and supporting federal nursing stations in remote communities along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts in Northern Ontario, Canada. They support six First Nation communities including Attawapiskat, Peawanuck, Fort Albant, Kaschewan, Moose Factory and Moosonee. Supplies were transported and dispersed to these communities in the summer and fall of 2017.

The community of Fort Hope is located on the shores of Eabamet Lake in the Albany River system 360 km north of Thunder Bay. This is a fly-in community in the middle of northern Ontario with winter roads utilized February through March. There are approximately 1500 people who live on the reserve, with an additional 700+ community members living off the reserve. While most residents speak English, it is common to hear people speaking Anishinaabe.