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 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
User’s Guide
Helps users understand Gignoo’s background and the Healing Journey’s inception.
Pronounciation Guide
One in Mi’kmaq and one in Wolastoqey.
Family Violence Resources
One specific to New Brunswick and another booklet for National reseouces.
Follow the Feathers Guide
Five feathers included.
Informative Feather Bookmark
One side has the Sacred Medicines and the other a guide to Smudging
Safety Plan
For Indigenous women and Children.
Starting Over
What you should know about Family Law matters.
Youth Work Book
A workbook for indigenous youth.
Someone Is Hurting My Mom
Information pamphet for Indigenous youth.
Teen Dating Brochure
Family and gender-based violence prevention for indigenous youth.