Dr. Lana Potts
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Health & Wellness
- Leadership
- Mental Health
- Peak Performance
- Personal Growth
- Resilience & Adversity
- Campus & University Speakers
- Conference
- Education & Teachers
- Family & Parenting
- Finance & Insurance
- First Nation Motivational Speakers
- Guest Panelist & Guided Q&A
- Health and Safety
DR. LANA POTTS BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Lana Potts, Saahkwaapiim is a grassroots Blackfoot Family Physician who specializes in First Nations Health. She is a renowned speaker and is known for sharing her lived experience and is an authority in Indigenous health and Indigenous ways of knowing. Lana has 20 + years of experience working in health care as a registered nurse and physician. She dedicates her practice to revitalizing Blackfoot Health systems. She was fortunate to be raised in ceremony and receive influence and teachings from her late mother Hazel Potts, grandmother Rose Potts and other matriarchs in Blackfoot Territory. As a mother, academic, advocate and role model she has a strong commitment to protecting youth and securing a future for our lookalikes to follow.
Dr. Lana Potts’s “Last To Come In” is a Family Physician who specializes in First Nation Health. Dr. Lana Potts provides primary care at the Siksika Health and Wellness Centre, Niitsitapi Learning Centre, and is the Medical Director at Elbow River Healing Lodge. Dr. Lana Potts is a charter class graduate of The Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Dr. Lana Potts completed her residency training in Indigenous Family Medicine at UBC. She has also completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Distinction at the University of Alberta. Dr. Lana Potts is a member of the Piikani Nation. She was fortunate to be raised in ceremony and receive influence and teaching from her late mother Hazel Potts, grandmother Rose Potts and other matriarchs in Blackfoot Territory. She is married to Robert Benjoe from Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan and is the proud mother to her daughter Annataki and son Nodin.
Dr. Lana Potts has advocated in many ways on behalf of Indigenous and rural health. Dr. Lana Potts is an Indigenous Child Health Advocate. She has utilized her academic experience in a variety of roles including research on Residential Schools and Tuberculosis. Dr. Lana Potts sat on the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada board for three terms, advocating for the improvement of Indigenous health. Throughout medical school and in her current roles, she works as a liaison with various boards on how to improve healthcare delivery in First Nation and rural communities. Dr. Lana Potts was a founding member of the Aboriginal Wisdom Council, a provincial board that advises on improving health outcomes in Indigenous communities
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Dr. Lana Potts Topic Presentations
dr. lana potts story presentation topics
- Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
- Resilience
- Youth resilience
- Suicide prevention
- Addictions
- Mental health
- Depression/Anxiety
- Overcoming adversity
- Indigenous leadership
- Finding purpose
- Going after your dreams
- Importance of community support
dr. lana potts health presentation topics
- Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
- Traditional medicine/western medicine
- Indigenous health
- Women’ health
- Children’s health
- Culture Safety
- Discrimination and racism in health care
- Social determinants of health
- Healthcare accessibility
- Housing & health
dr. lana potts indigenous awareness presentationtopics
- Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
- Diversity & inclusion
- Effects of colonialism
- Indian Act and the status of women
- Truth & Reconciliation
- Ceremony and revitalization
- Governance
- Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls
- Lateral violence
- Lateral oppression
- Cultural history & roots
women’s health - missing and murdered indigenous women
- Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
MMiW is a critical issue that affects Indigenous communities in North America.
- The historical and ongoing violence against Indigenous women and girls
- The impact of colonization on Indigenous women and girls
- The intersectionality of race, gender, and class in violence against Indigenous women and girls
- The impact of the criminal justice system on addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls
- The role of community-based initiatives to prevent violence and support healing
- The importance of supporting families and communities affected by MMiW
- Advocacy for policy and legislative changes to address MMiW
- The need for culturally safe and trauma-informed services for Indigenous women and girls
- The importance of educating non-Indigenous communities about MMiW and the need for allyship in addressing this issue.
Dr. Lana Potts can deliver customized presentations within the following topic themes.
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Health & Wellness
- Leadership
- Mental Health
- Peak Performance
- Personal Growth
- Resilience & Adversity
- Campus & University Speakers
- Conference
- Education & Teachers
- Family & Parenting
- Finance & Insurance
- First Nation Motivational Speakers
- Guest Panelist & Guided Q&A
- Health and Safety
- Healthcare
- Inspirational
- Lifestyle & Health
- Motivation
- Opening & Closing Keynote
- Social Justice & Human Rights
- Women
- Workshop & Training
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Indigenous physicians share their experiences dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
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First Nations doctor wants more action following summit on anti-Indigenous racism in health care
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Blackfoot doctor disappointed with results of anti-Indigenous bias survey
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How Indigenous communities are working to boost COVID-19 vaccine rates Social Sharing
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