The Healing Indigenous Hearts Facilitators’ Guidebook was developed for Indigenous - First Nations, Inuit and Metis people who have lost loved ones as a result of substance-use-related causes – and wish to facilitate a support group with other Indigenous people who have suffered this kind of loss.
This resource provides education, guidance, and a culturally safe and Indigenous-informed framework for facilitating support groups that will help bereaved people move from grief toward hope and healing. It acknowledges and upholds the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in British Columbia (BC) and shares various Indigenous cultural and traditional practices, as well as evidenced-based methods of healing.