Going Back to the Roots: Using the Medicine Wheel in the Healing Process

  • Robert C. Twigg
  • Thomas Hengen

Abstract

This article describes Building A Nation, a store front program located in the heart of the core neighbourhood (west side) of Saskatoon and its use of the Medicine Wheel in providing a blend of traditional and western support services including supportive
therapy to those who come through its doors. This article begins with a discussion of the need for culturally safe and competent counselling programs and how Building A Nation meets that need. Following this the paper discusses the Medicine Wheel and how the Medicine Wheel is used in the Building A Nation program. This article is a step toward completing the recommendation by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation that Building A Nation “provide more clarity about how western and traditional healing methods complement each other or blend together (Aboriginal Healing Foundation 2006, p. 275).

How to Cite
Twigg, R. C., & Hengen, T. (1). Going Back to the Roots: Using the Medicine Wheel in the Healing Process. First Peoples Child & Family Review, 4(1), 10-19. Retrieved from https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/72
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