wellness

We Matter Toolkit for Indigenous Youth

The Indigenous Youth Toolkit is here to help YOU feel better, and to overcome tough times – especially if things are hard. Use the Toolkit on your own, or together

Being Safe and Well in Online Spaces

The internet is a place of both risk and possibility. By hearing from young people and reviewing existing research, the Canadian Mental Health Association (BC Division) unpacked the various ways

Understanding the Reserve System

Mohawk and Mi’kmaq actor, writer, and comedian Tai Laclaire hosts a series of videos called “A People’s History of Native America.” Though he speaks primarily to an American audience, he

Attempted Assimilation by Education

Mohawk and Mi’kmaq actor, writer, and comedian Tai Laclaire hosts a series of videos called “A People’s History of Native America.” Though he speaks primarily to an American audience, he

What Hollywood Gets Wrong

Mohawk and Mi’kmaq actor, writer, and comedian Tai Laclaire hosts a series of videos called “A People’s History of Native America.” Though he speaks primarily to an American audience, he

Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Explained

Mohawk and Mi’kmaq actor, writer, and comedian Tai Laclaire hosts a series of videos called “A People’s History of Native America.” Though he speaks primarily to an American audience, he

Reina’s Story on Intergenerational Trauma

The Kid’s Help Phone website you can find stories with first person accounts from other young people. Here is Reina’s story on intergenerational trauma. Hearing about other people’s stories –

Learning About Residential Schools

If you would like to learn more about residential schools, and their intergenerational impacts, the National Association of Friendship Centres has provided information here.   Source

Four Components of Wellness

Spiritual wellness is the quality of being alive in a qualitative way. The spirit causes us to live, gives us vitality, mobility, purpose, and the desire to achieve the highest

Working Towards Wellness

As you read the Indigenous Wellness Indicators, notice the strengths-based language. The indicators were developed by posing the initial question “What makes a whole and healthy person?” to Elders, traditional Knowledge Holders,