Healing Journey Toolkit Purpose

  • Provide culturally appropriate resources for Indigenous communities

  • Support healing from family violence using holistic, Indigenous worldviews

  • Encourage dialogue, understanding, and positive behaviour change

  • Assist individuals in crisis and their service providers

  • Promote community healing and respectful relationships

Healing Journey Toolkit Purpose & Objectives

  • Raise awareness of unique barriers faced by Indigenous communities and women

  • Provide culturally relevant tools for service providers

  • Show how violence links to broader issues like racism, gender inequality & trauma

  • Highlight available services and supports

  • Inform about legal remedies (family & criminal law)

  • Explore traditional & mainstream supports for healing

Helps users understand Gignoo’s background and the Healing Journey’s inception.

One in Mi’kmaq and one in Wolastoqey

One specific to New Brunswick and another booklet for National reseouces.

Follow the Feather Guide, five feathers included.

One side has the Sacred Medicines and the other a guide to Smudging

For Indigenous women and Children.

What you should know about Family Law matters.