Healing camp in NWT gets news extension to help clients – APTN News
Jan 30, 2022
‘They could breathe and it gives them enough time to work on themselves,’ says elder.
It’s a delivery model Dene, Métis and Inuvialuit Elders of the Northwest Territories have suggested for years.
An Indigenous approach to emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellness that Wilbert Menacho personally swears by, both in his own recovery and in the healing work, he shares with others.
“Our ancestors always talk about it, to go out on the land and heal ourselves,” Menacho says. “It’s working, this is the place to really connect with Nèwetsìne – Creator in Sahtúot’ı̨nę Yatı̨́.”
Menacho is an Elder-in-residence at the new Aurora Village healing camp.
Located 20 minutes outside Yellowknife, the popular tourism attraction has been welcoming new guests – those experiencing homelessness and battling addictions.
