"Reclaiming Our Lives 2025" is a land-based, holistic healing project that supports young adults (18-35) from the Piikani community in recovering their identity, and reconnecting to themselves and their community. Participants will receive knowledge and resources on how to support themselves and others physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, they will connect with culturally significant landmarks and teachings and enjoy the benefits of engaging with a group of peers.
This project will offer intergenerational opportunities for holistic healing, with the involvement of Elders sharing knowledge and will encourage participants to share their truth and knowledge. Using the Medicine Wheel and land-based learning, participants will learn about their physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, what they can do to be healthier and how they can support the community. Through 21 sessions, participants:
- Receive Traditional Teachings
- Gain insights into who they are/identity
- Recognize their healing is connected to the land and will visit key landmarks
- Are provided information about community resources that support Holistic Wellness
- Will know how to connect with community resources when the time is right
- Will know how to support other family, friends, and community members
- Have opportunities to share and learn from one another and build a sense of belonging with the group and community
The Piikani community is intertwined, everyone is family, when one person suffers, they all suffer. As individuals gain balance and wellbeing they care, support and accept others. By giving individuals the tools to care for themselves and others and show them that resources exist and how to access them, it builds their confidence and contributes to the strength of the social fabric of Piikani Nation now and into the future.
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