Strong Heart Teaching Lodge
Our Vision Statement
"Foster healing and growth of youth and their communities in self-determination which supports positive choices through the sharing and bridging of traditional wisdom and comprehensive contemporary knowledge."
Increasingly, evidence shows the most effective addictions prevention and intervention programming for Aboriginal people is grounded in the wisdom of traditional Inuit, Métis, and First Nation teachings about a holistic approach to a healthy life. Aboriginal belief systems have much to teach about a broader approach to recovery because they emphasize:
- that all aspects of well-being are equally important and interconnected, including the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual;
- that balanced well-being is throughout the lifespan; and
- that individual health is an aspect of the health of families, communities, nations, and the environment.
More Info: Addictive Behaviours Among Aboriginal People in Canada p.1
Our World-View & Learning Model
Strong Heart Teaching Lodge Inc. supports mutually respectful collaborative partnerships of indigenous holistic world-view culture and scientific research. Programs and services delivery of the Strong Heart Teaching Lodge is for all people of every nation and race.
The Strong Heart Teaching Lodge’s ethical working philosophy is based on the Thirty Six Teachings of the Medicine Wheel (illustrated in our logo) and converted into the Circle Learning Model to the right. (click for larger version)
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Initiatives
The following programs are administered by Strong Heart Teaching Lodge.
