wellness

Connecting with Culture: Belonging

Here is a less than four minute video about Belonging. Belonging is one of four central elements of mental wellness, and we can connect with Belonging through culture.

Connecting with Culture: Hope

Here is an under two-minute video about Hope. Hope is one of four central elements of mental wellness, and we can connect with Hope through culture.

Hope, Belonging, Meaning, and Purpose

Hope, Belonging, Meaning, and Purpose are central to wellness. Many of the videos and other resources on this website are based on one or all of these concepts. We can

Resources Around Me

You can search for physical or virtual well-being supports (e.g. programs, services, tools, etc.) available nearest your community and across Canada using Kids Help Phone’s directory of vetted (trustworthy) resources.

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