In August 2018, the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness published “Wisdom of the Elders – Guidance from the Community: A Tailored Approach to Indigenize Harm Reduction.” This report introduces the practice of harm reduction, provides an overview of presentations during a two-day community consultation and key viewpoints voiced by those who attended and outlines a framework to guide the strategic direction moving forward.
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Increase land-based healing practices – Establish communities of care and healing in the three tribal territories on Vancouver Island and in partnership with Métis Nation BC, each focusing on their unique gifts, land-bases, practices and approaches to healing.
Recommendation 4:- Focus on traditional knowledge and skills transfer
- Ground programming in Indigenous language for deeper meaning
- Incorporate traditional foods, medicines, and cleansing
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Strengthen a spirit of alliance across Vancouver Island.
Recommendation 5:- Envision an island where Indigenous people are whole, safe, strong, housed—transformed through love and care
- Identify sister communities
- Build and maintain strong partnerships, create MoU’s, protocols for practice
- Commit to action through short and long term planning
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