Hotıì ts’eeda was pleased to be the first funder of the Supporting Wellbeing, which began as a NWT Recreation and Parks Association (NWTRPA) project in 2018. The project funded the development of a curriculum with six modules dedicated to supporting on-the-land program leaders in handling mental health challenges during their programs on the land. A pilot training was conducted at Reindeer Station in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region with 15 leaders, 13 of whom are Indigenous. The curriculum covers issues such as:
- Consent, boundaries and community values in relation to the land
- Facilitating health interpersonal and community relationships
- Appropriate and respectful approaches to confidentiality and safety
- Setting up camp in a trauma-informed and culturally respectful way
- Intergenerational trauma and the importance of support and responsiveness
- Conflict resolution and communication skills
- Suicide intervention
- Supporting wellbeing when the program ends
This program blends Indigenous and western approaches to wellbeing and is guided by a volunteer steering committee of primarily Indigenous land-based leaders.
To learn more, visit https://supportingwellbeing.ca/.
