Creating access to cultural wellness and safety, harm reduction,
empowerment, support, and human rights for Indigenous community
members in the East Kootenays.
We believe that:
- Indigenous-led services are best at creating culturally safe spaces. Nothing about us, without us!
- Indigenous people should not have to face stigma and discrimination in our communities, including (but not limited to) those of us who are homeless, use drugs, or are two spirit and/or LGBTQ+
- Indigenous people deserve culturally relevant and safe overdose prevention services.
- Creating deeper community creates deeper wellness.
- Being on the land together is healing.
- Together, Indigenous elders, peers, and organizations make a difference.
We offer:
- Cultural and land-based activities and events for Indigneous community members, such as campfires and outdoor activities, cooking traditional foods, beading and other traditional artforms, and conversation.
- Support for local Metis people applying for Metis citizenship.
- Educational gatherings (online and in-person) on Indigenous wellness, mental health, and overdose prevention topics.
- Indigenous-led naloxone trainings, drug checking, and drug safety education.
- Local and online anti-stigma, anti-discrimination and human rights campaigns.
- Referrals for non-Indigenous community members seeking education and workshops on cultural safety and respect for Indigenous communities, microagressions, and other anti-racist education.
- Crafting for Mental Health groups teaches basic knitting, Metis beading techniques, and gets people together for wellness.
- ankorseast.education.prevention@gmail.com
- 250-581-1633 (call or text)