Shkaabe Makwa

11/14/2025

Last week Shkaabe Makwa celebrated our 5th birthday! This event was a meaningful opportunity to reflect on our achievements, highlight the impact we’ve made, and celebrate with those who have supported our journey so far. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to such a special evening.

11/12/2025

Missed the first two sessions of our 2025 Fall Learning Series? Both are now available to watch!

WATCH HERE: https://shkaabemakwa.camh.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=1773&forceview=1

In session one, Walter Lindstone, Supervisor of Traditional Healing (Shkaabe Makwa) shares how his work sustains impactful wellness through the ECHO approach - a community of practice model that fosters shared learning, connection, and capacity building.

In session two, Members of Shkaabe Makwa's Evaluation and Performance Measurement team introduce the Program Reflection Journal for Indigenous Evaluation as a tool to nurture reflection, reciprocity, and relational accountability, reframing evaluation as a living, culturally grounded practice of learning and growth rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems.

11/07/2025

There's still time to register - join us today at noon for the second session of the 2025 Fall Learning Series!

In this session, members of Shkaabe Makwa's Evaluation and Performance Measurement team introduce the Program Reflection Journal for Indigenous Evaluation as a tool to nurture reflection, reciprocity, and relational accountability, reframing evaluation as a living, culturally grounded practice of learning and growth rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems.

🗓WHEN: Nov 7, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
💻 WHERE: Zoom
REGISTER NOW: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_48GM5poXR86A4Jsv5vfg6w #/registration

Shkaabe Makwa’s Fall Learning Series is a free webinar focused on health, education, and community empowerment for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis direct service providers.

11/05/2025

Join us this Friday for the second session of the 2025 Fall Learning Series!

In this session, members of Shkaabe Makwa's Evaluation and Performance Measurement team introduce the Program Reflection Journal for Indigenous Evaluation as a tool to nurture reflection, reciprocity, and relational accountability, reframing evaluation as a living, culturally grounded practice of learning and growth rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems.

🗓WHEN: Nov 7, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
💻 WHERE: Zoom
REGISTER NOW: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_48GM5poXR86A4Jsv5vfg6w #/registration

Shkaabe Makwa’s Fall Learning Series is a free webinar focused on health, education, and community empowerment for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis direct service providers.

11/04/2025

Shkaabe Makwa is going to Ottawa! Join us this month for an in-person offering of our training Building Good Relations: ​Essential Counselling ​Skills for Helpers.

WHEN: November 18th & 19th | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM ET
WHERE: Ottawa Marriott Hotel (100 Kent Street, Ottawa ON K1P 5R7)

Lunch and snacks are provided!

This two-day in-person interactive training provides helpers with an opportunity for hands-on practice of foundational skills for counselling and helping work, including: helper self-awareness, simple and complex reflection, goal setting, setting boundaries, exploratory questions, empathetic validation, instilling hope, and safe self disclosure.

TARGET AUDIENCE: This training is intended for Ontario-based Indigenous helpers and workers who provide direct services to First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis peoples. Participants should engage in some form of counselling, coaching, guidance, or support of community members within their role.

REGISTER NOW:

Building Good Relations: Essential Counselling Skills for Helpers

10/30/2025

Tomorrow! Join us for Shkaabe Makwa’s Fall Learning Series, a free webinar focused on health, education, and community empowerment for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis direct service providers.

This year’s theme, “Planting Good Seeds: Growing Resources for Indigenous Helpers,” explores how we can strengthen individual and collective helping work through integrated resources and culturally grounded practices.

We are honoured to welcome Walter Lindstone, Supervisor of Traditional Healing (Shkaabe Makwa), who will share how his work sustains impactful wellness through the ECHO approach - a community of practice model that fosters shared learning, connection, and capacity building. Together, we’ll explore how this collective approach enhances support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis clients and patients in both mental and physical wellness.

🗓 WHEN: Oct 31, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
💻 WHERE: Zoom

REGISTER NOW: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XVY5PzKpROWu70JaePVjtw?fbclid=IwY2xjawNvCUFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF6SVNmTEY2Qk05S01vc05kAR7u7bzJnzYqssRW83pgRlZ3BlrR3rrYLQhVOwtzGhr39uYGswpjOOqqp79WJw_aem_vZ0oX5oC4VJjyINzvpBoUg #/registration

Learn more about ECHO here: https://camh.echoontario.ca/programs-fnim/

10/27/2025

Join our team!

Shkaabe Makwa is seeking a full-time, permanent Senior Consultant, Indigenous Cultural Safety to support the advancement of organizational transformation and systems initiatives in policies, programs, and services for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis patients at CAMH.

This role will work directly with the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) program at CAMH to lead engagement and provide leadership and support for the development and implementation of the OSP Indigenous Approach, a regional approach to the OSP Program that facilitates access to culturally safe services that considers the experiences and expectations of all Indigenous Peoples in Ontario.

This position is located at 60 White Squirrel Way (Toronto, ON).

Application Deadline: November 8, 2025

APPLY HERE: https://cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=106287327602&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=CentreforAddictionandMentalHealthReqExt

10/24/2025

Join us for Shkaabe Makwa’s Fall Learning Series, a free webinar focused on health, education, and community empowerment for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis direct service providers.

This year’s theme, “Planting Good Seeds: Growing Resources for Indigenous Helpers,” explores how we can strengthen individual and collective helping work through integrated resources and culturally grounded practices.

We are honoured to welcome Walter Lindstone, Supervisor of Traditional Healing (Shkaabe Makwa), who will share how his work sustains impactful wellness through the ECHO approach - a community of practice model that fosters shared learning, connection, and capacity building. Together, we’ll explore how this collective approach enhances support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis clients and patients in both mental and physical wellness.

🗓 WHEN: Oct 31, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
💻 WHERE: Zoom

REGISTER NOW: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XVY5PzKpROWu70JaePVjtw #/registration

Learn more about ECHO here: https://camh.echoontario.ca/programs-fnim/

10/23/2025

HAPPENING TONIGHT!

We’re excited to be co-presenting the film as part of Workman Arts' 33rd Annual Rendezvous with Madness Festival 2025.

🗓️️ Thursday, October 23, 2025
📍 CAMH Auditorium | 1025 Queen Street West, Toronto
🎫 Box office: 6:00 PM ET | Film: 7:00 PM ET

tells the story of Pernell Bad Arm, the Blackfoot man behind the infamous “Skoden” meme. What started out as a social media post to bond Indigenous people across Turtle Island over rez slang and relatable uncle material opened our eyes to something much more: a man whose life on the streets became a mockery to some and a figure of Indigenous empowerment to others but was most beloved by those who knew him personally. Damien Eagle Bear’s heartfelt and compassionate documentary humanizes the man behind the image, sharing stories from Pernell’s family and friends about his life and struggles, and serves as an anecdote to a bigger issue — the harsh reality of street life for many Indigenous people living in urban centres across so-called Canada.

GET TICKETS HERE:

Screening as part of Rendezvous with Madness Festival 2025, tells the story of Pernell Bad Arm, the Blackfoot man behind the infamous “Skoden” meme. What started out as a social media post to bond Indigenous people across Turtle Island over rez slang and relatable uncle material opened o...

10/20/2025

Join our team!

Shkaabe Makwa is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (until October 2, 2026) First Nations, Inuit or Métis Social Worker 2.

In this role, the Social Worker 2 will provide addictions and concurrent disorders service to First Nations, Inuit or Métis patients on an outpatient basis, as well as providing support to First Nations, Inuit or Métis patients in CAMH inpatient services.

The successful candidate will possess a Master’s of Social Work degree combined with a preferred 3 years of post-graduate work experience and be registered and a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

This position is located at 60 White Squirrel Way (Toronto, ON).

Application deadline: November 1, 2025

APPLY: https://cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POSTING_ID=106258368905&locale=en_US&SRCSEQ=postingSearchResults&SEQ=jobDetails&applicationName=CentreforAddictionandMentalHealthReqExt

10/16/2025

Registration for ECHO Ontario First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness 2025 Fall Cycle is NOW OPEN!

Help build a community of practice that addresses mental and physical wellness from the perspective of wholism, and support primary and community care providers in their support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis clients/patients.

Sessions will run Wednesdays from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT. The first six sessions will run October 29 - December 3, 2025, and the remaining six sessions will run January 7 - February 11, 2026.

Note: The program is for Ontario-based individuals that serve First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis clients/patients through Indigenous healthcare services/organizations. We also have limited space for those who serve Indigenous clients through organizations with significant focused programming for Indigenous communities.

Learn more + apply:

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Wellness PROGRAM GOALS Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Ontario First Nations, Inuit and …

10/14/2025

Register Now! Building Good Relations: Essential Counselling Skills for Helpers

This two-day interactive workshop provides helpers with an opportunity for hands-on practice of foundational skills for counselling and helping work

🗓 WHEN: October 28 - 29, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM CDT)

💻 WHERE: Zoom

🔗 REGISTER NOW: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KH-om_x-RZGQe_EMegXABA #/registration

This training is intended for Ontario-based First Nations, Inuit, Métis mental health professionals and community helpers.