"We call upon the federal government to develop with Aboriginal groups a joint strategy to eliminate educational and employment gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians."
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Legacy. Education. Calls to action (7)
Background Variant Library (BVL) is a list or collection of all the DNA variants in a group of people without severe genetic conditions, which helps to determine variants that are common or rare in the general population.
The Silent Genomes project is a partnership between Indigenous organizations, Indigenous patients, and committed Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff with a variety of expertise, including medical doctors and geneticists.
We believe there’s nothing we can’t do with your support. It can take years to turn scientific breakthrough into new interventions and treatments. Funding helps speed the pace of change. When given the resources, we can bring transformative therapies – and hope – out of the laboratory and into the clinic to save and improve children’s lives.