Revitalizing Cultural Heritage: The Healing Watchman Pole and Garden Project Archdiocese of Vancouver
The Healing Watchman Pole and Garden Project is a transformative initiative dedicated to supporting the Sts'ailes Band community.
Indigenous-Led Reconciliation Workshops with Returning to Spirit
As the Indigenous populations in Winnipeg and surrounding areas continue to grow, it is important to improve understanding and relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The workshops offered by Returning to Spirit provide a foundational step towards healing and reconciliation, and participants often discover how previously held behaviours, judgements and beliefs have kept them disempowered and disconnected.
Health, Culture and Resilience Initiative of Métis Nation of Powell River
The Health, Culture and Resilience Initiative reconnects community members in the qathet Regional District (Texada Island, Lasqueti Island and Savary Island) in British Columbia with their lost culture and traditions. Through a series of cultural workshops, gatherings and food sustainability initiatives, the program promotes healing, education and Reconciliation.
Snuneymuxw First Nation Collaboration and Reconciliation with Roots to Thrive Program
The Snuneymuxw First Nation Collaboration and Reconciliation with Roots to Thrive Program addresses the unresolved trauma and chronic mental health conditions resulting from colonization, racism, residential schools, and generational trauma.
Walking Forward with the Niigin Mosewak Program
The Niigan Mosewalk Program follows the teachings of the Medicine Wheel to teach First Nation youth about physical, emotional, spiritual and mental wellbeing, as well as tackling difficult subjects such as addiction, self-esteem and life promotion.
Mkwa Doodem Indigenous Studies Program
The Indigenous Studies Program is an educational initiative led by the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board in collaboration with Indigenous communities in the local territory.
New technology for the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre’s Sunwin Village
Through a grant provided by the IRF, the NBIFC was able to purchase computer stations and technology accessories for Sunwin Village, which residents can use to participate in learning opportunities or to upgrade their skills.
The Cost of Silence – #USTOO
In a world where voices are more powerful than ever, the educational documentary "The Cost of Silence - #USTOO" takes viewers on a journey through the hidden costs of silence among victims of childhood sexual abuse, in particular male survivors.
Supporting Indigenous Elders by Revitalizing Indigenous Knowledge
Funding from the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund will support the hiring of a Program Coordinator to set up a program that supports older Indigenous adults who have directly experienced the impacts of colonialism and residential schools and are at increased risk of homelessness, abuse and isolation.
Bringing Squamish language and cultural practices into Mass
The St. Paul's Language and Culture Project is a joint initiative between parishioners of the Squamish Nation and St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Vancouver, BC. Fostering healing and reconciliation is at the heart and spirit of this project, which looks to incorporate the Squamish language and cultural practices into Masses and Sacramental Rites