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. Hotıì ts'eeda has continued to fund and support Supporting Wellbeing annually from the beginning.
Supporting Wellbeing used this and other funding and support to develop 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.
Hotıì ts'eeda's 2025-2026 funding is dedicated to developing a "train the trainer" curriculum to help train facilitators across the north to deliver this important training.
To learn more, visit https://supportingwellbeing.ca/.
