She is the ‘safe person’ for her nieces. Now she runs the Auntie Program for other Indigenous girls – CBC

Jun 17, 2025

8-week program teaches mental, emotional, spiritual self-care

Maxine Peigan says the Auntie Program was inspired by her own nieces.

“I have six nieces between the ages five to 16,” she said. “Each of them are impacted by the social issues that we’re all faced with here in Canada.”

Peigan, a registered mental health therapist originally from Pasqua First Nation in Saskatchewan, created the eight-week Auntie Program, which focuses on social issues that impact young Indigenous girls in smaller First Nations communities.

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