Wellness and cultural support

Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic | An accessible, culturally safe and medically appropriate care to any self-identifying Indigenous persons and their families in Alberta. You can also call them at 1-888-342-4822.

Well for Culture | A grassroots initiative to focus on the revitalization of Indigenous Health and Wellness utilizing the seven circles of wellness.

Native Counselling Services of Alberta | Created for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people, it offers resources for family, health, education, housing, and judicial support.

Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 Office | Offers programming for family, health, and youth services for members of the Metis Nation of Alberta.

Sleep Foundation | An in-depth look at how a bedroom setting influences quality of sleep. The sleep foundation also provides other articles related to sleep such as “depression and sleep” and “night terrors”.

Healing Bones Lodge | An Indigenous healing lodge in Calgary, centered on Indigenous healing and spiritual practices.

We Matter's Two-Spirit Dictionary | Provides a collection of definitions celebrating two-spirit diversity and expression

Four Directions Teachings | An audio narrated resource for learning about Indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada

Calgary Public Library Indigenous Resources Centre | Treaty 7 Language mobile apps to assist in learning the language Michif, Blackfoot, Dene, Stoney Nakota

“Why are territorial acknowledgments important?” Blackfoot Elder Reg Crowshoe explains why it is important to give land acknowledgments.

Métis Voices | A collection of seven short digital stories introduces viewers to a selection of Métis stories as told through a variety of community perspectives, including intergenerational telling’s which are unique to these stories. 

The Blackfoot App | Siksika (Blackfoot) phrases organized under 29 theme categories complete with audio, images, quizzes, and games. Can be purchased through android or apple store for $9.99 CAD.

Indigenous Mindfulness | Neurodecolonization and mindfulness practises through an indigenous lens by Dr. Michael Yellow Bird.

Métis Nation of Alberta Wellness Program provides members of the Métis Nation of Alberta with access for all ages to 12 hours of mental health support. This is a free program.

Wellness Diary Template created by First Nations Health Authority, to assist in developing an accountable wellness/holistic self-care plan.

Braiding the Sweetgrass supports families in Calgary to help prevent intergenerational trauma. Families are guided on a healing journey through a mix of traditional Indigenous and western ways of knowing.  

Self-Care Tool Kit for University Students A toolkit designed to help students understand why self-care is important, identify their own self-care habits, and develop a plan to maintain their self-care.

Learning to Ride the Emotional Waves A self-help resource for anyone struggling with mental illness, written by someone with a mental illness.

Head to Health a search engine for digital mental health resources. It finds resources based on how you feel, topics you want to explore, conditions you have, etc.

Atlas of Emotions | An interactive tool that assists you in widening your vocabulary of emotions, the goal is to gain greater control over acknowledging what triggers you and how you respond, this allows you to identify what you're feeling and why.

Diamond Willow Youth Lodge | A welcoming place for youth between the ages of 12 - 29 to drop-in or participate in a variety of programs and activities that combine cultural learning and self-discovery. A new calendar of activities can be found on their website. For example, they host Elder hours for Indigenous cultural awareness teachings.

Indigenous Student Circle | The University of Calgary's Indigenous Students' Circle Facebook page. An all-inclusive club that serves First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students through peer, cultural, and community support.

Self-Compassion | Dr. Kristin Neff’s guided meditations and exercises to help others practice self-compassion.