Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Worker

Some of the activities planned for the upcoming year include:

Traditional Healing: Swanasxw (fanning and brushing), Hlabalaa (healing touch), Wilp Guu’uutxw (sweat lodges), Haldakxw (Gitxsan medicines), Si'Satxw (purification-letting go ceremonies and rituals)

Reconnection to the land: Cultural camps, Harvesting camps, Communal/Seasonal camps,

Gitxsan leadership training and grooming: Gitxsan history, Gitxsan social structure, Roles and responsibilities of a Wilp and its members, Liliget (feast system) curriculum, Genealogy and its significance, Cultural mentoring. Will be presented in a series of workshops throughout the year.

Rejuvenation of Gitsanimax (Gitxsan language): Build into as many, if not all, aspects of the RHS program and connect with other Gitsanimax activities in the area