FEHNCY

FEHNCY FEHNCY is a nationwide study exploring the relationships between the environment, nutrition, and health of First Nations children and youth.

Our goal is to provide data that will help inform policy changes for improved nutritional & environmental health.

FEHNCY community partner Pimicikamak/Cross Lake Cree Nation has declared a state of emergency as a result of a crisis th...
01/12/2026

FEHNCY community partner Pimicikamak/Cross Lake Cree Nation has declared a state of emergency as a result of a crisis that started on Dec 28th, 2025 due to a widespread power outage and frigid temperatures.

Once power was restored, hundreds of homes have experienced burst pipes and flooding, spoiled food and uninhabitable homes.
Thousands have been evacuated as the community tries to repair homes and infrastructure, including the water treatment facility. This is the 2nd time in less than a year that members of this community have been forced to leave their homes, the last time due to the summer of 2025 wildfire emergency.

We have been sending our thoughts and prayers to the families of Cross Lake and at the same time we recognize that collective action can make a real difference. So the FEHNCY team urges you, your community group, or your workplace send donations to the Red Cross appeal who are mobilizing emergency relief and recovery efforts.

https://give.redcross.ca/page/26PCNC?_lang=en&_gl=1*uuebh8*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NjgyMjk0NTIuQ2owS0NRaUExSkxMQmhDREFSSXNBQVZmeTdnOGdCeEpmWEFpZUdQNURIbDJXcVJxYVBDMFdwc2hURmtuYXU0UVA5VVg4Vm1TdkUzZ2tyRWFBdHRMRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*Njk3MzEyNzgwLjE3NjgyMjkwMTE.*_ga*MzIyNDk2MjQ3LjE3NjgyMjkwMTE.*_ga_376D8LHM0R*czE3NjgyMzQ3MjkkbzMkZzEkdDE3NjgyMzQ3NjAkajI5JGwwJGgxOTYxMzA2MzIy*_fplc*djRRRGVWckZXbnFaSjFvd2xpREhHVUxQJTJCU1R6T2JoMk1LNSUyRmp6WGpJZkNQbjVBTHNaWkREZGN2elRUS3NsYjdZTDJmcTRET1JyaEFpRkp6OWZydyUyRndEVklmYXJoSExpRmUyVFZaclo3JTJCZm04QzNtR0dPMUlwVGdKY2NPT2clM0QlM0Q

12/20/2025
Le projet FEHNCY cherche quelqu’un pour faire des traductions de l’innu-aimun vers le français ! Si vous êtes intéressé,...
11/26/2025

Le projet FEHNCY cherche quelqu’un pour faire des traductions de l’innu-aimun vers le français ! Si vous êtes intéressé, veuillez nous envoyer votre devis à l'addresse suivant : jolian.wong@mcgill.ca

🗓️ Here are some updates for this next month for the FEHNCY study in the First Nation of Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-...
10/23/2025

🗓️ Here are some updates for this next month for the FEHNCY study in the First Nation of Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM)

🗓️ - Voici quelques mises à jour pour le mois à venir concernant l’étude FEHNCY de la Première Nation d’Innu Takuaikan U...
10/23/2025

🗓️ - Voici quelques mises à jour pour le mois à venir concernant l’étude FEHNCY de la Première Nation d’Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM)

Come say hi! 👋Members of the FEHNCY team will have a table today at Community Day in Odanak. Come meet with community re...
10/18/2025

Come say hi! 👋

Members of the FEHNCY team will have a table today at Community Day in Odanak. Come meet with community researcher Bianca Blanchette-O’Bomsawin, Ariane and Milena to learn more about the housing and air quality part of the project!

Venez nous dire bonjour ! 👋Les membres de l’équipe FEHNCY auront un kiosque aujourd’hui à la Journée communautaire de la...
10/18/2025

Venez nous dire bonjour ! 👋

Les membres de l’équipe FEHNCY auront un kiosque aujourd’hui à la Journée communautaire de la Première Nation d’Odanak. Venez rencontrer la chercheuse communautaire Bianca Blanchette-O’Bomsawin, Ariane et Milena pour en savoir plus sur la partie du projet qui concerne le logement et la qualité de l’air!

Le 30 septembre marque la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation. À cette occasion, l’équipe du FEHNCY r...
09/30/2025

Le 30 septembre marque la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation. À cette occasion, l’équipe du FEHNCY rend hommage aux survivants des pensionnats et des écoles de jour, à leurs familles, ainsi qu’aux enfants qui ne sont jamais rentrés chez eux. Cette journée nous invite à réfléchir aux conséquences durables du colonialisme et du racisme systémique au Canada. La réconciliation commence par la reconnaissance du passé et l’engagement envers un avenir plus juste. 🧡

September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, the FEHNCY team honours the Survivors o...
09/30/2025

September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, the FEHNCY team honours the Survivors of residential and day schools, their families, and the children who never returned home. This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time to remember the lasting impacts of colonialism and systemic racism in Canada. Reconciliation begins with acknowledging the past and committing to a more just future. 🧡

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Our Mission

The Food, Environment, Health and Nutrition of First Nations Children and Youth (FEHNCY) is a study designed to assess the food environments and food security, housing conditions and indoor air quality, environmental contaminants exposure, and health indicators for First Nation children and youth living on-reserve. Our overall goal is to promote the establishment of government policy and community programming recommendations focused towards the improvements of First Nations children’s health. The study will also assist in capacity building regarding nutrition and environmental health concerns within First Nations and Assembly of First Nations (AFN).

Over the last few decades, plenty of surveys have supported the existing disparities between the health status of the First Nations children and youth living on-reserve and the rest of the children and youth population in Canada. Yet, there is no significant data to relate the influences of socio-environmental elements on the healthy living of the First Nations children and youth. FEHNCY promises to address this knowledge gap by carrying a nation-wide study, comprising 50 randomly selected First Nations from the seven Assembly of First Nations (AFN) regions. To determine the impacts of food environments, food security and nutrition in the well-being of children and youth in First Nations communities and quantify child and youth exposure to environmental contaminants are key objectives of this study. Likewise, FEHNCY intends to study the relationship between housing conditions, Indoor Air Quality and health outcomes in children and youth. Also, by promoting community mobilization and intergenerational capacity building, the study encourages discussion of environment, food and nutrition with the children, youth and parents of the communities.