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Ojibway Medical Translator Program

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1460 Idylwild Dr
Fort Frances
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807-274-3131
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Fax: 833-479-0721
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info@gizhac.com
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www.gizhac.com
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Mon-Thu 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Fri 8:30 am-4 pm

Application

Requires 24-hour advance booking

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Indigenous people living in the Rainy River District both on/off-reserve

Fees

None

Contacts

Mary Jane Kewakundo - Ojibway Medical Translator
mkewakundo@gizhac.com

Languages

English

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

  • Provides translation services to individuals from English to Ojibway and from Ojibway to English
  • Assists doctors and nurses with translation needs
  • Escorts patients to medical appointments
  • Offers translation services with parenting, visiting elders and Indigenous craft circles
    • Translator available for following medical appointments:
    • Dental
    • Doctor's visits
    • Hospital and Rainycrest Home for the Aged
    • Optometrist
    • Pharmacy
    • Physiotherapist
    • Ultrasound and diagnostic imaging
    Last updated: Mar 24, 2025: Suggest an edit
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