New Manitoba lodge for Indigenous women in need ‘not just a healing place, it’s a village’

Mar 19, 2021 | Healthy Communities, Indigenous Healing, Land-Based Education, Matriarchs / Grandmothers

The Clan Mothers Healing Lodge will help women coping with trauma, addiction and sexual violence. Stephanie Cram · CBC News A lodge in a backyard in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood is where the Clan Mothers, a grassroots organization of Indigenous elders,...

A Land-Based Healing Village with a Focus on Restorative Cultural Therapies, Solutions and Programs

Oct 6, 2020 | Healthy Communities, Land-Based Education, Matriarchs / Grandmothers

Clan Mothers is committed to the creation of a contemporary, sustainable Healing Village guided by a Grandmother Elders Council. Our Healing Village will provide mid-term to long-term support to women who have been severely violated and continue to heal from...

Meet the people of Eel Ground First Nation who are using food to reclaim culture

Oct 24, 2018 | Healthy Communities

The return of traditional foods and a community space has become a catalyst for healing in Natoaganeg There are about 650 people who live on the Eel Ground First Nation, along the Miramichi River, and it’s a safe bet that Freda Simon, 64, has served a meal to...

Indigenous knowledge is critical to understanding climate change

Apr 22, 2018 | Healthy Communities

By integrating traditional knowledge with Western science, we can solve some of our biggest challenges, including those brought by our changing climate.

Food Security and Innovation

Apr 3, 2018 | Environment, Healthy Communities, Land-Based Education

See this great article from CBC titled “Year-round garden provides free fresh vegetables to hundreds on Manitoba’s Opaskwayak Cree Nation”