AVFN Nadaca

01/12/2026

Join us on January 14th at 7:00 PM CST to deepen your understanding of Canadian history with this RS101 Webinar from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

You'll learn more about the history of the residential school system, the legal fallout, and the ongoing legacy of the system as seen through intergenerational trauma, ongoing systemic oppression, MMWIG2S+, and how healing and reconciliation can begin.
Register now to reserve your spot: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9KOEXUQtQq2PPWadrhJskQ?fbclid=IwY2xjawPLg-lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpcGRIN3ZvOW9uZU9YbXN1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjGYkOFqUchNpttAgE_LeFINLuxcgb3gJBcFApnUoyHEAamZibVvSzSFRlWM_aem_1TD3hkdYLICy6MlgxrY90g #/registration

01/10/2026

PSA: Flashbacks are not a sign of insanity; they are a normal part of the journey. Your mind is processing the trauma, and sometimes it takes you back to those moments.
Remember, it doesn't make you crazy. It makes you a survivor, bravely facing the past to heal and reclaim your future.
Learn more about your symptoms and paths to recovery with the PTSD recovery book series: https://bit.ly/PTSDRecovery

01/10/2026

Good info!

01/10/2026

The NADACA online contest for January, 2026 What does H.A.L.T. mean? Its a prevention tool email gsimon@nadaca.ca with your answer. Deadline for submitting answers January 29, 2026. Participants must have the correct answer to be eligible to win a $25.00 Tim Hortons or Foodland gift card. Contest open for all AVFN band and community members. 😁😁😝🧐

12/26/2025

If you're staying sober this Christmas, drop your recovery date in the comments 🙌👇

12/15/2025

I will be in the office Tuesday, December 16 Wednesday December 17 8:30 - 4pm and Thursday December 8:30am until 12noon. The Health Centre is Closing at noon for the Christmas Holidays, I will be back in the office January 6, 2026.

12/15/2025

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Burnout, Boundaries & Self-Care
In partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association

📅 December 16th
🕕 6:00pm – 7:00pm
💻 Online via Zoom

Learn how to recognize burnout, set healthy boundaries, and support your well-being during stressful times.

📧 To sign up, please email: RCcoordinator@nsnwa.net

Hosted by the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association – Resiliency Centre

Contact:
Trinity Maloney, Resiliency Centre Coordinator
902-332-5985 | RCcoordinator@nsnwa.net

12/15/2025

You can now access the report for the Collaborative Process on the Second-Generation Cut-off and Section 10 Voting Thresholds.

The report outlines the feedback and recommendations received from the Indigenous Advisory Process on the design of the consultation phase.

12/15/2025

12/15/2025

Sober/clean/addiction - free parents, caregivers, even friends and family make a positive impact on their children’s lives. Even adult children.

💠 Sober parents and significant others can more readily create a stable, supportive, and nurturing environment.

©Copyright Addiction Actually

💠 This in turn can nurture healthier emotional and physical recovery. better physical care and stronger interpersonal relationships.

💠 Sobriety, being clean and having emotional sobriety allows parents and others to be more present and more emotionally available.

💠 Overall reducing the likelihood of children being exposed to unhealthy or sometimes harmful situations, such as neglect or abuse, which are more common in environments where substance use is prevalent.

💠 Of course not everyone in active addiction is an abuser, or neglectful. Though when the addictive substance or behaviour is in the family, or friendship, it tends to take a central role.

💠 For children of sober, clean, addiction free parents, there is a better foundation for developing healthy coping mechanisms, emotional intelligence, strong social skills.

💠 Overall, a sober home often fosters a sense of physical safety, emotional safety, and consistency. ©Copyright Addiction Actually

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64889/
https://www.wellbrookrecovery.com/.../breaking-the-cycle...

https://delamere.com/.../the-impact-of-addiction-on...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3725219/