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Canada-Wide

Indian Residential School Crisis Line

Toll-Free Number: 1-866-925-4419

SERVICES:

Provides national support for anyone experiencing distress as a result of their Residential School experience.

Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)

Toll-free Number: 1-800-721-0066

Email: reception@irsss.ca

Website: irsss.ca

SERVICES:

Provides provincial-wide services and support to Indian Residential School Survivors and families.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Resolution Health Support

• Cultural Support

• Support for Families Impacted by Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

• Support for People Impacted by Indian Day Schools & Indian Day Scholars

• Qwum Qwum Xwii Xwaa (QQXX) Youth Justice Program

• Presentations & Workshops

• 2SLGBTQIA+ Support

Alberta

Native Counselling Services of Alberta

Number: 1-780-451-4002

Email: info@ncsa.ca

Website: ncsa.ca

INDIGENOUS SERVICESALBERTA GUIDE

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SERVICES:

Provides programs and resources throughout Alberta that include courtworker assistance, housing programs, Residential School Health Supports, and many more.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Indigenous Courtwork Program (All Locations)

• Buffalo Sage Wellness House (Edmonton)

• Stan Daniels Healing Centre (Edmonton)

• Indigenous Housing First (Edmonton)

• Residential School Health Support (All Locations)

• Family Reconciliation Program (Edmonton)

• Indigenous Youth Housing First (Edmonton)

• Cunningham Place (Edmonton)

• Kiyôhkatowin Home Visitation Program (St. Paul, Cold Lake & Bonnyville)

• Kiyôhkatowin Home Visitation Program (Stony Plain)

• BearPaw Media and Education (All Locations)

• NCSA Video and Resource Production (All Locations)

• NCSA Community Engagement (All Locations)

• Wâhkômiwêw Connections Program (Grande Prairie)

• Wâhkômiwêw Connections Program (St. Paul, Cold Lake, Bonnyville)

• Wâhkômiwêw Connections Program (Stony Plain)

• Wapekin Program (Stony Plain)

• WrapED (Edmonton)

British Columbia

KUU-US First Nations and Aboriginal Crisis Line

24/hour Toll-Free Number: 1-800-588-8717

Adult/Elder Line: 250-723-4050

Child/Youth Line: 250-723-2040

Website: kuu-uscrisisline.com

Métis Crisis Line

Toll-free Number: 1-833-638-4722

SERVICES:

Provides a 24-hour crisis line for youth, adults, and elders across British Columbia. The KUU-US Crisis Line Society also provides local services in Port Alberni, including A.H.O.P.E and HOMEFULNESS Programs, Transitional Housing Programs, and Drop-In Services.

SERVICES:

A free, 24-hour crisis line that supports Métis people who are in crisis, as well as those who are experiencing depression and/or anxiety, grief and loss, bullying, financial stress, or other life stressors.

New Brunswick

Pabineau First Nation Health Center (Mi’kmaq)

Number: 506-547-4204

Website: www.pabineaufirstnation.ca/

Ugpi’Ganjig

Number: 506-684-5002

Email: info@eelriverbar.ca

Website: ugpi-ganjig.ca

SERVICES:

Provides various resources for Social Services, Support Groups, and Health & Wellness.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Nukumi House

• Child & Family

• Early Childhood Development Center

• Child Oral Health Initiative

• Nurse Practitioner

• Support Groups

• Diabetic Care & Support

• Addiction & Recovery Services

• Infant Massage

• Family Violence Prevention & Intervention

• Loss & Grieving

• Wellness Events

– Eel River Bar First Nation

SERVICES:

Offers Child & Family Services, Social Assistance, and access to the Ugpi’Ganjig Health Centre.

New Brunswick

Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

Number: 506-739-9765

Email: info@madawaskamaliseet.com

Website: madawaskamaliseetfirstnation. com/en

SERVICES:

Provides community services that include, Health, Housing Maintenance, and Education.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Native Drug & Alcohol Program

• Youth & Social

• Nurse Practitioner

• MMFN Fitness Center

Under One Sky Friendship Centre

Number:

506-458-9269

Email: info@uosfc.ca

Website: uosfc.ca

SERVICES:

Provides cultural, childhood development, and social support to Fredericton, New Brunswick residents.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Culture and Language

• Early Childhood Education

• Food Security

• Social Supports

• Training

Newfoundland and Labrador

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation (Social Health Department)

Number: 709-497-8522

Primary Health Email: mpia@sifn.ca

Social Health Email: aqupee@sifn.ca

Youth and Community Services Email: rpillay@sifn.ca

Women’s Shelter Email: mjrich@sifn.ca

Website: sheshatshiuinnufirstnation.com

SERVICES:

The Social Health Department offers various services, including Mental Health and Addictions, Referrals, and Counselling. Other departments include Youth and Community Services, a Women’s Shelter, and Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Programs.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Health Planning

• Jordan’s Principle

• Family Resources Centre

• Treatment and Community Support

• Social Work Relationships

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD)

• Parent Support

• Mental Health Therapy

• APENAM House

• Brighter Futures Mental Health

• Building Healthy Communities and Mental Health Prevention (BHC – MH)

• National Alcohol Drug Abuse Program (NADAP)

• Community Youth Network

• Youth Centre Operations

• Aboriginal Head Start

• Justice Programs and Services

• Summer Student Program

• CRF Programming

• EI Programming

• Skills Development

• Day Care

Nova Scotia

Native Council of Nova Scotia (Native Social Counselling Agency)

Number: 1-902-895-1738

Website: https://www.ncns.ca/

SERVICES:

Provides a variety of support to off-reserve Indigenous peoples in Nova Scotia. Services span across all ages.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Aboriginal Peoples Training & Employment Commission (APTEC)

• Aboriginal Trades Project

• Aboriginal Youth Outreach Program

• Aboriginal/Treaty Rights Negotiations Facilitating Directorate

• Child Help Initiative Program

• Citizenship Identification Office

• CPPS / Print Plus

• E’pit Nuji Ilmuet (Prenatal) Program

• Education & Student Services

• Mi’kma’ki Environments Resource Developments Secretariat (MERDS)

• Mi’kmaq Language Program

• Micmac Benevolent Society

• Mime’j Seafoods Limited

• Native Social Counselling Agency

• NCNS Rural Aboriginal Homelessness Program

• Netukulimkewe’l Commission

• Rural and Native Housing Group

• Social Assistance Recipient Support for Employment & Training (SARSET)

• Taliaq Mi’kma’ki

• The Parenting Journey

• Welkaqnik Next Step Shelter

• Wenjikwom Housing Commission

Ontario Talk4Healing

Toll-free Number: 1-855-554-4325

Website: beendigen.com/programs/ talk4healing

SERVICES:

Offers a 24/7 helpline through talk, text, and online chat. Services are available in the following languages:

• Oji-Cree

• Potawatomi

• Micmac

• Black Foot

• Anishinaabe

• Moose Cree

• Swampy Cree

• English

• Cree

• Algonquin

• Inuktitut

• Mohawk

• Oneida

• Odawa

Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health

Number: 613-748-0657

General Email: info@wabano.com

Health Clinic Email: clinic@wabano.com

Website: https://wabano.com/

SERVICES

Supports Indigenous individuals from all stages of life with a variety of programs.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Wabano Clinic for Healthcare Services

• Mental Wellness Services (for children, youth, adults, and families)

• Crisis Support

• Healthy Living Programs

• Fitness Classes

Ontario

Enaahtig Healing Lodge and Learning Centre

Number: 705-534-3724

General Email: admin@enaahtig.ca

Website: https://www.enaahtig.ca/services

SERVICES:

Supports Indigenous communities with inclusive, culture-oriented and wholistic services. Offers seasonal-based outdoor activities to connect people with the land. The Enaahtig Outreach provides a variety of mental health services to individuals and families, including counselling, Homelessness Support, and Opioid Addiction Management.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Individual mental health and/or addictions counselling

• Systems navigation and referrals to community programs and services

• Screening and assessment

• Homelessness support

• Opioid addiction management

• Family Consultation

• Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions Case Management

• Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Community Clinical Consultation

• Frontline Worker Peer Support

• Intensive and non-intensive Case Management

• Community capacity building, training, service system liaison and networking

• Screening and Comprehensive Assessments

• Care Planning and Referrals

Prince Edward Island

Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI

Number: 902-626-2882

Email: communications@mcpei.ca

Website: https://mcpei.ca/

SERVICES:

Offers a wide variety of services that support community life, with programs that range from healthcare and education to employment opportunities.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Aboriginal Sport Circle

• Education

• Employment Services

• Family Pride Program

• Heath

• Indigenous Justice

• Integrated Resource Management

• Secure Status Card

Quebec

Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Health Center

Receptionist Number: 819-449-5593 ext 2000

Website: kitiganzibi.ca/health-socialservices

SERVICES:

Offers health and social services programs to promote healthy living throughout all stages of life.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Community Public Health

• Primary Care

• Social Services (for families and individuals)

• Community Services

Native Friendship Centre of Montreal

Emotional Support Workers / Cultural Support Provider Number: 514-499-1854

Toll-Free Number: 1-855-499-1854

Website: nfcm.org/en

SERVICES:

Provides emotional and cultural support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Montreal. Programs range from providing homeless individuals with supplies to supporting Residential School Survivors.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Ka’wáhse Street Patrol (supporting homeless Indigenous and nonIndigenous individuals with supplies and resources)

• Kaie:ri:nikawera:ke Day Centre (supporting those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless with food, clothing, emotional support, and resources)

• Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

The Shadhäla Äshèyi yè Kwädän (Champagne and Aishihik First Nations or CAFN), DÄN TSʼÄN

N Ä NNJI (Community Wellness Department)

Emergency Line: 867-333-4477

General Email: contactus@cafn.ca

Website: cafn.ca

SERVICES:

Provides on-call support to individuals residing in the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia. Those living within the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) Traditional Territory can access various programs and services through the Community Wellness Department.

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES:

• Bereavement and Emergency Funds

• Community Care Services (Haines Junction, Canyon, Champagne & Takhini residents)

• Community Justice (CAFN Citizens and members of the Haines Junction community)

• Emergency On-call Support

• Elders Programs and Services

• Family and Health Promotion

• Income Assistance

• Youth Centre and Afterschool Programs

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