pîhtikwê! welcome to the maskihkiy learning lodge
a radically decolonial place to gather, learn & carry Indigenous approaches to wellness into practice. gather medicines. build your bundle. live the teachings.
what you will find in the lodge
the learning lodge is a place to gather medicines in many ways—from seasonal virtual learning and professional development to cultural teachings, community gatherings & experiences on the land. teachings and experiences are based in community-driven research in Indigenous best practices in mental health.
whether you come to gather one medicine or pick up bundles across the seasons, you can find a way of learning that fits for you.
seasonal learning cohorts where learners build their relationship with a bundle of seven medicines
continuing education for helping professionals
land-based gatherings & experiential learning
iyiniwak approaches to learning
learning in the lodge is not about collecting information. it is about gathering medicines—and learning how to carry them forward in a good way.
our offerings are radically decolonial, grounded in iyiniwak ways of knowing, being & doing, and shaped through relationship with land, community, okiskinwahamâkêwak & contemporary Indigenous practice.
learning is experiential & applied. even when we gather virtually, you will be invited outside, into reflection, into relationship, and into practices you can carry into your own life, work & community.
our teachings are rooted in community-driven research and collective, intergenerational knowledge of Indigenous best practices in wellness. learners are invited to move these teachings beyond intellectual understanding and into embodied practice through genocide-informed care, land-based wellness, cultural teachings & contemporary Indigenous psychologies, with learning developed and shared by practitioners and knowledge carriers with deep roots in this work..
because here, completing a course isn't the destination. what matters is how you carry the medicines forward.
the learning lodge creation circle
it takes a community to build a lodge. mistahi ninanâskomonân, our deep gratitude to those who came together and offered their time and wisdom to build the lodge: Dr. Alannah Young (Opaskwayak Cree + Peguis Anishinaabe), Natalie Wynn-Dempsey (Delaware + Black), Daniela Chàvez Vega (Indigenous-Latina), Amie Prince (Sucker Creek Cree), Dr. Stephanie Tipple (Qalipu Mi'kmaq), Samaria Cardinal (Blackfoot + Métis), Patti Derbyshire, Cathy Kostincer (Cowessess Cree), Ashley Reimer (Métis), Ben Weaver (Algonquin + Métis), and Dr. Karlee Fellner (Métis).
their gifts & medicines fill the bundles inside the learning lodge.
what's happening in the lodge
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