Detox on the Land - Land Based Healing Program (Feb. 14-21)

Department of Healing & Community Wellness

DETOX on the LAND - FEBRUARY 14-21

The Land Based Detox and Healing Program is a specialized program that provides land-based healing and residential treatment services to support addictions and recovery. The program is designed for Indigenous youth and adults 18+ who struggle with mental health and addictions through traditional guidance and reconnecting to the lands.

Land-Based Treatment and Healing can take place when we return or reconnect to the land by relearning, revitalizing and reclaiming our traditional wellness practices. The land is foundational to our Indigenous identity, but over generations of colonization we have been disconnected and dispossessed from our culture.   

The program involves a seven (7) day detoxification through the integration of traditional medicines and land-based healing. This process helps to remove a substance of dependency through the body that is guided and delivered by trained Indigenous staff.

Detoxification presents an opportunity for participants to become stabilized while serving as a way to prepare and permit participants to fully embrace rehabilitative treatment. Participants work with each other and staff throughout the 7-day program that is guided by Wellness Workers, Traditional Healers, and counsellors to help participants explore key factors such as :

• Self-identity
• Family dynamics
• Barriers to healing
• Intergenerational impacts
• Trauma

The program uses a holistic approach to care, as the goal is to promote self-discovery and personal growth amongst participants to understand and value the importance of balance and harmony within their lives traditional teachings. 

We encourage those who apply to come in with an open mind and heart to learn. You will be provided with the opportunity to learn about yourself mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally.

Application Deadline: January 31st

Application Intake Form: HCW Fillable Land Based Intake Package.pdf

To register, contact:

Lena Moosenose
On The Land Healing Coordinator
Tel: 867-392 6381 ext: 1423
Email: [email protected] 

*Tłı̨chǫ citizens only