HEALING AND RECONCILIATION FOR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES
An Outstretched Hand
Healing isn’t a direct path. It requires twists and turns, bends and breaks, support catered to individual needs, patience and empathy.
For Indigenous Peoples with intergenerational trauma due to ongoing systemic factors, access to diverse support routed in cultural, trauma-informed care is essential.
These Indigenous-focused methods do not only honour Indigenous ways of knowing, but strengthen families, restore identity and help break generational cycles of harm.
Indigenous Service delivery agency, Miywasin Society, is creating a healing pathway forward through ceremony, language and traditional teachings. This new two-year project will help to heal past traumas through cultural immersion and is designed to reconnect Indigenous Peoples to language, traditions and spirituality. The project will feature four quarterly language camps in Michif, Cree, Blackfoot and Anishinaabe. Participants will join regular talking and healing circles, Elder-led workshops and seasonal sweat lodges.
The Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) is contributing its support to the Miywasin Society to ensure Indigenous Peoples retain access to critical healing spaces, Elder mentorship and cultural education. These activities will foster both personal and community healing, preserve Indigenous languages and reconnect families with sacred traditions. Further, it will guide participants on their own unique journey to reclaim pride in their Indigeneity while strengthening their spirits for the future.
Diocese of Calgary
