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~Aboriginal Community Justice Pogram~Aboriginal Family Support Program
~Aboriginal Healthy Babies Program
~Employment Referral & Training Program
~Healing & Wellness Program
~Leaders of Tomorrow - Youth Leadership Program
~Shawenjeagamik Drop In Centre
~Sweetgrass Home Child Care Agency
~Urban Aboriginal Aboriginal Alternative High School
~Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Program
Introduction
The Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy is founded on two concepts: "Healing" and "Wellness".
"Healing" for many Aboriginal communities in Ontario has come to mean recovering from the social impacts of colonization which have adversely affected the lives of Aboriginal peoples for several generations.
"Wellness" refers to maintaining and enhancing the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities and nations.
The healing and wellness sought by many Aboriginal people today is based upon a return to traditional spiritual values and knowledge which promotes self-reliance. Programs and services designed, delivered and controlled by Aboriginal people are aimed at healing the visible wounds in statistics yet invisible to the public.
The Odawa Native Friendship Centre's Healing and Wellness program will provide services under the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy.
The healing and wellness program will focus on the healing continuum based on a holistic view of human needs which acknowledges that the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of our nature must be addressed to achieve a state of wellness for our people.
Key Benefit
- To ensure that the healing and wellness needs of the community are addressed to reduce family violence, promote healthy lifestyles with culture based programming and healing.
Ongoing programs offered
Medicine Walks: Provided by various Aboriginal people, to learn recognition, picking, curing and the use of these medicines e.g. sweetgrass, sage, a variety of wild plants.
Bi-weekly Talking Circles: Held at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention centre.
Hospital Visits: Upon request by social workers or the hospital personnel
Men's Fall circle: Call for more information.
One on One Counseling, Assessment and Referral Service.
For more information contact Vince Kicknosway, the Coordinator.
Odawa Native Friendship Centre
12 Stirling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 1P8
Phone: (613) 722-3811 ext 236
Fax: (613) 722-4667
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