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Story Topic: Healing

Healing

Single Track to Success

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Sarah Delaronde

Single Track to Success is a Carcross/Tagish First Nations initiative to promote wellness and reconnect youth with the land.

Single Track to Success is a Carcross/Tagish First Nations initiative to promote wellness and reconnect youth with the land. This initiative has also boosted the local economy byway of making Carcross, YT a premier tourist stop for mountain biking trails. In addition to learning how to persevere when the work gets hard, the youth/crew members learn new skills that will help them acquire employment, as well as in life in general. The youth take pride in how they’ve made the Montana Mountain trails with the least environmental impact as possible. More information can be found here: https://destinationcarcross.ca/carcross-biking/s2s/.

Digital Media for Sharing Pieces of Culture

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Frannie and Kisa Rogers

Via digital technology CIA Solutions Inc. is helping the Indigenous community gain new skills in sharing critical information. This new form of communication and essentially storytelling provides a common platform to help trigger social awareness and engagement and ultimately change.

Via digital technology CIA Solutions Inc. is helping the Indigenous community gain new skills in sharing critical information. This new form of communication and essentially storytelling provides a common platform to help trigger social awareness and engagement and ultimately change.

Prince Albert Grand Council Encourages Youth to “Embrace Life” as Leaders

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Christine Fiddler

The Youth Action Council (YAC) in the Prince Albert region works with First Nations youth in grassroots communities by giving them voices as leaders in community healing initiatives. 

The Youth Action Council (YAC) is a program derived from the Holistic Wellness Centre of the Prince Albert Grand Council. Linda Cairns is the Embrace Life Program Coordinator whose work focuses on suicide prevention and awareness. She created and oversees the Youth Action Council. The YAC encourages Indigenous youth to take on community leadership roles and seeks to prevent suicide by empowering youth to share their voices on community initiatives, to embrace life, to show support, and to promote wellness. The twelve First Nations that benefit from the program include Black Lake Denesuline, Cumberland House, Fond Du Lac, Hatchet Lake, James Smith Cree Nation, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Red Earth Cree Nation, Shoal Lake Cree Nation, Sturgeon Lake, and Wahpeton Dakota Nation. The program is based on a holistic treatment model that uses the cornerstones of treatment, including: spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally. The concept of “living therapy” is also integrated into all interactions in which individuals, families, and communities participate. The Youth Action Council takes steps to empower youth and build strong, resilient communities.

Tillicum Lelum

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Julian Stonechild

Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.

Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School – Traditional Arts Education

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jeremiah Sharpe

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School teaches traditional arts while cultivating entrepreneurial spirit.

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School is supported through efforts of Manitobah Mukluks. The school strives to maintain continuity through the teaching of traditional cultural arts to an inter-generational audience. Their efforts not only facilitate the goal of cultural endurance, but also cultivates an entrepreneurial spirit that often spurs economic independence in its graduates.

Urban Circle an Elder’s Perspective

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Jeremiah Sharpe

Elder Audrey Bone’s perspective on healing, education, and reconciliation.

Elder Audrey Bone discusses Urban Circle Training and its holistic methodology. She emphasizes the role of ceremony and the need for purpose, recognizing that the healing of reconciliation is needed for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples alike.

Urban Circle Intergenerational Holistic Education

Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe

Urban Circle uses multigenerational holistic education in efforts of reconciliation and healing.

Urban Circle is a community organization operating in the North End neighborhood of Winnipeg. Urban Circle takes a holistic attitude towards education, working with its stakeholders to achieve its goals, and prioritizes engagement with its elders.

Traditional Parenting Program

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Umeka Naidoo

The traditional parenting program provides practical skills to enhance nurturing in a supportive environment.

Name: Traditional Parenting Program Goal: To encourage the practice of traditional parenting values Where it is offered: Skookum Jim Friendship Centre – Whitehorse When is it offered: Throughout the year For who: Families with children who are between 0 – 6 years of age Website: www.skookumjim.com

Cancer Care for First Nations

Posted on by Umeka Naidoo

Developing a more accessible, culturally safe and personal cancer care plan for First Nations patients.

Name: Cancer Care for First Nations Goal: To help guide patients diagnosed with cancer by providing resources and support Where is it offered: Whitehorse hospital When is it offered: referral system For whom: Patient and family Website: www.yukonhospitals.ca

Ka Ni Kanichihk – Culture and Social Justice

Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe

Ka Ni Kanichick strives to embed social justice in educational processes.

Ka Ni Kanichick – “Those Who Lead” – offers a variety of programs and services that focus on health and wellness and provide support and services to Indigenous youth, students, young parents, and families.  Their programs are steeped in the belief that culture and cultural safety must be embedded within any educational process. Their programs offer community based delivery processes that facilitate a broad range of assistance, many of which fill roles unmet by mainstream educational programs.  For more information, see their website at: http://www.kanikanichihk.ca/.