A woman needs a home and a goal of somewhere she wants to go towards. Many of our women don’t know our culture and feel shame... A woman needs to be able to step into the culture, de-institutionalize and learn and heal for themselves- that’s the big job. A Healing Lodge can be a space where they feel safe, where they can express in different means and in different types of ceremony -that woman can connect to her culture.
Letter to the Minister and Foreward …………………….5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………..7
SECTION ONE: NEEDS ASSESSMENT…………….10
SECTION TWO: SERVICE DELIVERY & MAPPING …………………………………………………………. 19
SECTION THREE: LEGISLATIVE & POLICY COMPLIANCE ………………………………………………….. 23
SECTION FOUR: FEASIBILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING………………25
GAPS IN RESEARCH AND NEXT STEPS………….25
APPENDIX A1: Review of what we know about the Corrections and Conditional Release Act section 81 Healing Lodges…………………………………………………..28
APPENDIX A2: SECTION 81 HEALING LODGE: LEGISLATIVE COMPLIANCE…………………………..34
APPENDIX A3: Infrastructure and Staff Training Required for a Corrections and Conditional Release Act Section 81 Healing Lodge……………………………..38
APPENDIX A4: The need to heal Aboriginal Female Inmates IN CANADA: An Aboriginal Toronto community member’s perspective ……………………..42
APPENDIX B1: COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT……………………………………………………. 48
APPENDIX C1: Community Forum …………………..49
APPENDIX D1: Interview Buffalo Sage Wellness House ………………………………………………………………… 51
