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Wharerātā Updates Leadership Exchanges IIMHL2011

Leadership Exchanges IIMHL2011

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International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership 2011 in San Francisco

Leadership Exchanges on September 12-13, 2011

There were about 40 Leadership Exchanges across North America on September 12-13 before the Networking Event.  Indigenous-hosted Exchanges were held in Canada and the US.  

Historic and Contemporary Trauma and Healing in Indigenous Populations

A special Leadership Exchange hosted in partnership by the Friendship House in San Francisco, California, and the·Wharerātā·Group, the objectives were:

  • Share successes from the host site and participants on the theme(s) of historic and current trauma and healing, Indigenous populations, and wise practices in combining cultural/Indigenous ways of healing with mainstream/clinical interventions.
  • Build knowledge about Indigenous mental health healing practices, and successes in partnering with mainstream services and practices, as described in the Wharerātā Declaration.

 

Relevant Documents:

 

Leadership and Culturally-based Governance in Mental Health & Addictions, hosted in partnership by the Nimkee Nupigawagn Healing Centre and the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, in Ontario, Canada.· IIMHL Match #6.

Governance structures from mainstream approaches reflect underlying values of hierarchy and timely decision-making. First Nations approaches to governance and leadership reflect the values of inclusion and highest priority of well-being. This exchange will focus on examples of highly successful culturally-based structures of governance in community-based mental health organizations. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation is the national voice in Canada advocating for Inuit and First Nations culturally-based addictions services, with the vision to “cultivating and empowering relationships that connect us to our cultural strengths and identity within holistic and healthy communities.” Nozhem (“Mother Wolf”), of the Wolf Clan, is from the Delaware First Nation of Moraviantown, Ontario. She is the Co-Chair, First Nations Addictions Advisory Panel whose mandate is to develop evidence based recommendations and a framework for the renewal of the First Nations addictions system within Canada. This panel is a partnership between the Assembly of First Nations, National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, and First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada.· Nimkee is a residential place of healing for First Nation youth from 12 to 17 years old who are challenged with solvent addiction. With a philosophy of traditional Native teachings and healing practices, the culturally based program, assessments and counselling focus upon the strengths of Native Youth, Family and community. Mary Deleary is an Algonquian Anishinabe mother and grandmother. Mary’s primary work has been in culturally based education and the acquisition of indigenous knowledge. She has also done much work in the area of culturally based healing practices. Mary is a Three Fires Midewiwin.

Trauma and Mental Health in Indigenous Populations, hosted by TsowTunLeLum Society in British Columbia, Canada.· IIMHL Match #7.

This exchange will focus on the Qul-aun Program and its successful practices addressing the special needs of people who have suffered, or who are experiencing trauma in their lives, including emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health issues that stem from: the effects of the residential school experience, past substance abuse, violence – domestic or physical, unresolved grief, and issues that are often passed from generation to generation unless the cycle is broken. Tsow-Tun Le Lum means "helping house”, which provides programs that address the issues of addictions and substance abuse, and that support survivors of trauma and residential schools. The mission is to strengthen the ability of First Nations people to live healthy, happy lives and to have pride in their native identity. Yvonne was born into the gifts that duality bring to life. Her mother was Snuneymuxw First Nation, her Dad first generation born in this country. Yvonne has had the privilege of working with many Teaching Elders whose gifts helped shaped the healing work. Tsow-Tun Le Lum became her career almost 25 years ago. Working with a Board of Directors who live culture, tradition and recovery has allowed creativity and pioneering of many projects over the years. The Residential School Healing programs have been a high point as multi generations of families attend treatment and go on to create balance and freedom in their lives.

Culture Heals, hosted the White Raven Healing Centre in All Nations Healing Hospital in Saskatchewan, Canada.  IIMHL Match #8.

A mental wellness team approach to integrating culture, mental health and primary care. The vision of the White Raven Healing Centre is to provide client-centered mental health and addictions services that integrates the best of mainstream therapeutic techniques with traditional First Nation healing practices to provide a holistic approach to heal from past traumatic experiences and current psychological issues. The centre was built using culturally sensitive design elements incorporated into the facility accommodate an approach to health care that recognizes the relationship between mind, spirit, body and community.


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