Program - E.A.G.L.E.S. SPIRIT

Aboriginal Domestic Violence in Canada, a study done in 2003 for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, states: “Family violence and abuse is like a aggressive cancer. It is progressive (it gets worse and worse over time); it is deadly unless stopped and is very difficult to achieve a cure. Like cancer, domestic abuse tends to metastasize to other parts of the family system unless it is detected early and aggressively cut or otherwise treated.”

This program is being offered in collaboration with Vancouver Native Health Society. The Family Violence Centre will offer intervention and prevention counselling and workshops to Aboriginal families who have experienced the trauma of family violence. A special emphasis is placed on children’s needs in early childhood development.

The program is comprised of 6 workshops that deal with specific but related aspects of family violence. The program uses a holistic approach to wellness and education that ensures that clients receive the best practices of both Aboriginal and mainstream services, support and assistance.

Traditional Parenting
Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Anger Management
Children Who Witness Violence and Abuse
Parent Support Group
Family Legal Issues

All workshops embody Aboriginal values, traditions, teachings, resources and practices such as medicine wheel based teachings; talking circles; Elder counsel and story-telling; prayer circles; sacred tree teachings; traditional arts and crafts; and traditional healing.