Background - Research Communities

The research took place in communities, selected by community partners, within the Prince Albert Grand Council district in the northern geographic area of Saskatchewan (click to see map).

These communities were:

The newly formed Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) had, during the period of the project, assumed responsibility for health service delivery in the Athabasca region. At the request of the Chief Executive Officer of AHA, who is part of the research team, three provincial communities in the region that were serviced by AHA were added to the project. These three provincial communities, with a significant number of First Nations and Aboriginal people, were: