Youth and adults are joining across Turtle Island to put energy towards the things that keep us well and connected to life and living. This section provides info and resources that can renew or strengthen our focus on life and living:
The Centre for Suicide Prevention has produced this toolkit for Indigenous youth (PDF). According to its ‘what to expect’ page: “This toolkit will provide a brief introduction to people in
In this three minute video, you we can hear G’chi Waabshka Mukwa (Great White Spirit Bear)/Connor Lafortune’s perspective on living life in a good way:
This is a short review of literature by the Thunderbird Partnership foundation that builds an understanding of suicide in colonial context. This can help us see that promoting life means
The Life Promotion Toolkit (PDF) was created by Indigenous youth for Indigenous youth. Elements of it appear throughout this website, but we can explore the whole thing here. It contains
The knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors from before colonization created healthy lifestyles that frequently lead to our relatives living much longer and healthier lives than many of us experience
In this video, Carol Hopkins delivers a detailed presentation entitled: “Life promotion: A strength based approach to Indigenous wellness”.