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Buddy UpBuddy Up is a suicide prevention campaign by men for men, encouraging them to have realconversations with their buddies and to support them if they’re struggling with thoughts ofsuicide. Learn more at: https://www.suicideinfo.ca/buddy-up-champion/ Tough Enough To Talk About ItTough Enough to Talk About It began in 1999 under the name Men at Risk. The originalprogram was created because statistics identified that a high percentage of suicide deathsin northern Alberta occurred in industry, trades and agriculture. By 2016, industrialworkplaces had evolved to include a significant number of female employees, and theprogram was re-branded Tough Enough to Talk About It in recognition of this changingdynamic. Tough Enough offers workplace presentations, Safer Workplaces seminars, andvideos to address mental health in the workplace – starting conversations that may savelives. Learn more at: https://www.sp-rc.ca/tough-enough-to-talk-about-it Man TherapyMan Therapy is an interactive website that encourages men to address their mental healthand to seek help for themselves if necessary. Men can interact with a therapist, do a self-assessment, and get mental health tips. The website refers users to the National SuicidePrevention Lifeline (USA) and/or a list of professional mental health providers.Learn More at: https://mantherapy.org/ DUDES ClubDUDES Clubs are spaces that facilitate a participant-led community for men’s wellness,which prioritize supportive relationships, engagement in health care, and an Indigenousworld view. Learn more at: https://www.dudesclub.ca/ Headsup GuysThis is a website with information and resources to encourage help seeking among men atrisk for depression and suicide. Learn more at: https://headsupguys.org/ Men’s ShedsMen’s sheds are community-based organizations that provide a safe and friendlyenvironment for men to learn practical skills, develop new interests, work on meaningfulprojects (e.g., carpentry, restoring bicycles for a local school, gardening, art), connect withother men, and talk about their problems. Some Men’s Sheds incorporate visits from healthcare professionals and access to men’s health literature.Learn more at: http://menssheds.ca/

Imagine your lungs filling up with air, your diaphragm rising and falling. Themore detail you add, the better.

Close your eyes for a few moments and then open them. Focus yourattention on whatever is around you. Try describing what you see in as much detail as possible – what’s thetexture of the ground, what colours are the walls, what sounds can you hear?

Focus on relaxing your muscles. Start with your head and try to relax eachmuscle group working your way down (face, jaw, neck, shoulders, back, arms,legs, calves, etc). You can use your hands to massage your neck or shoulders as well.

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Healthy & WellSTAFFMen Learning How to Survive Depression

NEED TO TA LK ? SUPPORT I S AVA I LABLE !

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Someone is always here for you!First Nations Inuit Hope for Wellness: 1-855-242-3310 (24 hours)

Text4Hope: Text COVID19HOPE to 393939

KTC Counselling Services: Contact Health Centre

AHS Mental Health Line: 1-877-303-2642

FIVE STEPS TO OVERCOMING SUICIDAL THOUGHTSSource: https://headsupguys.org/five-steps-overcoming-suicidal-thoughts/

Combating Depression in Men: Learning how to survive the worst of depression

Suicidal thoughts can be very difficult to deal with or understand. Sometimes they canbe fleeting, but other times they can be stronger urges or fantasies that promise relieffrom seemingly unbearable pain. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome suicidalthoughts that can move you away from hurting yourself and towards recovery.Thoughyou may think you will never act on them, all suicidal thoughts need to be takenseriously. Here are some tips from www.headsupguys.org to overcome those thoughts:

Remove yourself from danger or (if safe) stay where you are

Slow your breathingTake a few deep inhales and exhales to regain control of your breath – four secondsin, hold for four, four seconds out, hold for four, repeat.

Re-Focus

Reach Out

Even if you don’t think the thoughts were that serious, reaching out to others is a goodhabit to get into. Surround yourself with people you care about, rather than shuttingdown and isolating yourself. The people you care about want to help – let them knowwhat’s going on.

Remove yourself from potentially dangerous areas, situations, or potentially harmfulobjects.

Remind Yourself of RecoveryPart of recovering from depression is learning to overcome these types of thoughtsand feelings without getting further down on yourself for having them.

MEN'S SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMSProvided by Priscilla Lalonde, Community Action Team Lead

Source: Centre for Suicide Prevention. May,2020 (click program for direct link to site)

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Hope for Wellness HelplineThe First Nations Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenouspeoples across Canada. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offerscounselling and crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally competent Help Linecounsellors can help you if you: want to talk, are distressed, have strong emotionalreactions, or may be triggered by painful memories. Telephone and online chat counsellingare available in English and French. On request, telephone counselling is also available inCree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. Learn more at: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/ Community Health Centre Crisis CounselingKTC facilitates regular counselling services through non-insured benefits provided byFNIHB. Psychologists are available in all member nations to provide psychological servicesto individuals, couples or groups. Counselling includes, but not limited to a variety ofchallenges such as depression, anxiety, adjusting to change, relationship challenges andcoping with the loss of a loved one. Counselling is confidential and no fee is required toaccess service through any of the health centres in each of the KTC member nations. Learn more at: https://ktcadmin.ca/mental-health/


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FAMILY FUN JARLooking for fun ways to keep your family busy this summer? Create aFamily Fun Jar. Gather the family and each write down family fun activitiesyou want to do this summer. If the kids try and trick you, for example,bywriting down a trip to Disney Land,then let them create a Disney Adventureat home or maybe a Disney Movie Marathon when that idea get's picked. Either way your family will be excited to pick a weekly activity out of the jar.

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Warm up the Maple Syrup and mix into the butter to make it soft. Addthe lime juice, sea salt, maple syrup and chili powder. Refrigerate tillready to use.

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It's summertime! Which also means BBQ season! Shareyour favourite summer BBQ recipes with the staff,try out some new recipes that are shared with you!

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Laughter raises your heart rate and blood pressure.Your breathing speeds up, too. It’s like you’reexercising! Laughing for 10 to 15 minutes burns about 50 calories. Fun fact: children laugh about 300 timesa day and adults laugh about 15 to 100 times a day. For more things to learn about laughter check out:https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/10-things-you-never-knew-about-laughter

LAUGHTER BURNS CALORIES

SUMMER RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Grill your corn and add on the butter when ready to eat. Sprinkle with gratedParmesan for some extra flavour!

A clean jar with lidSome decorations for the jarPopsicle sticks or pieces of paperSharpies or PensA night for planningIdeasLot's of laughter and fun

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WHAT TO DO:Start by gathering the family together. Let them know what you will bedoing and when you will be picking out an activity.Hand out and even amount of Popsicle sticks or paper to each familymember. The number you give out in total can be as many as youwant! The more ideas.... the more fun activities you will be having allsummer. Have the family decorate the jar as they think of ideas. Maybe theywant to each take a turn adding their own personal touch to the jar. Don't forget to make a label "Family Fun Jar", you can even include theyear "Summer of 2020" and your family name.Once everyone has completed their ideas, add them to the jar.

SOME IDEAS....A picnicMake paper planesFamily bike rideGo fishingMake homemade ice creamPlay charades

Go on a nature walkGame of kick ball at the parkMovie marathon night with popcornBake something togetherTreasure huntCamp in the backyard


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ActiveKIDSTips to Encourage Kids to Get Outdoors

Sometimes it can be tough to change a child's mindset from video games or watching the television to get outside and play. It isimportant to engage other playful activities and spend time outdoors. If telling them to "Just go outside and play" isn't working for you,here are some tips from https://childhood101.com/9-ways-to-encourage-indoor-kids-to-play-outside/

Spend Time Together Outdoors as a Family:Whether it be an evening walk together orinvolving your children in washing the car, beingoutdoors yourself is a great way to encouragechildren to be there too.

Explore a Range of Outdoor Environments:Think beyond your own backyard when itcomes to kids playing outdoors.Depending upon where you live, a visit tothe beach, a river, a botanical garden ornature reserve, or even a farm, willprovide your children with more of thegreat outdoors to explore.

Just Add Water:Kids love playing with water! As a sensoryactivity it aids brain development, and as acognitive activity it lays a foundation forlater scientific and mathematical learning,not that kids care about that at all, they justlike to splash, pour, stir and get wet!

Don't Stress About the Mess:For those mamas with a lower tolerance formessy play, being prepared with a tub ofwater, soap, facecloth and towels by the backdoor will help to minimize the likelihood ofsand, mud and water being traipsed throughthe house at the end of playtime.

Make it a Habit:You might like to try instituting a daily‘green hour‘ as consistently spendingtime outdoors everyday is important toencouraging a child’s engagement withnatural places as playful spaces.

Encourage Their Interests:If there is something they really enjoy doinglike building a fort, playing soccer, orgardening - let that flourish and help themdevelop their skills.

Take the indoors out: Taking toys that children already enjoyinside outdoors can encourage them to play and explore with

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them in new ways. Blocks and figurines,dress ups, playdough and other creativematerials are all open to a world of newpossibilities when taken outdoors.

Involve Them in Outdoor Chores:Whether it be washing or walking the dog, pullingweeds, hanging washing or harvesting the vegetable

patch, involving children in chores in and aroundthe home is essential for the development ofpractical life skills.


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Make a cool, refreshing, creamy dreamy ice cream float!These floats are the most fun made in a clear glass so youcan see the ocean blue water, the frothy ocean foam andthe bright red fish that slip below the surface.

Learn something new this summer! Maybe you want tolearn how to ride a bike? Maybe you want to learn a new

dance? Maybe you want to learn Cree? Summertime is a great time to learn something new!

Next, add some lemonlime soda. This givesthis float some fizzand when the ice creammelts, the OceanFloats get a fizzyfrothy foam on top!

GAME OF THE WEEKLet's Make Something!

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Fill each glass about 2/3 full with a brightblue drink for the water in each Ocean Float.You can use blue Hawaiian Punch, BlueSports drink, Blue KoolAid, or blue soda.

From: thecraftingchicks.com/ocean-floats-fun-summer-drink/

Add two generous scoops of creamy vanillaice cream to each glass. As it melts, the icecream resembles the frothy foam created byocean waves! Add a colorful striped paper straw and ahandful of bright red gummy fish and theseOcean Floats are ready for Summer!

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I have been thinking about lifelessons. I still remember as ayoung girl, Nimama (my mother)would sit and do some beading.

Priscilla's Corner

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Reflect on How Culture Can Contribute to Your Wellness

First Nations Inuit Hope for Wellness: 1-855-242-3310 (24 hours)

KTC Counselling Services: Contact Health Centre

AHS Mental Health Line: 1-877-303-2642

REFLECT AND ASK YOURSELFHow can practicing culture contribute to my wellness? What can Ilearn from cultural teaching and practices that I can apply toother parts of my life?

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What can you learn from practicing your culture that you canapply to other parts of your life.

Metis Floral Embroidery Beading Tutorialhttps://vimeo.com/429398060?fbclid=IwAR2ETk5xB151HoSaK6KcK7Zyyqf76XbiAtMbI5eLtVQLVdtDn5p8ZiA0olY

Tiny Sunshine Beadshttps://www.facebook.com/mrsmorningchildsbeads/videos/235324520913811/

You Tube: Monahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYXgzrF_rvM

I considered her teaching lessons to be life skills. When Ibecame an adult, these many skills helped me to live my life ina good way.

As a youth, there are many opportunities to learn fromNimama and Nipapa, and other family members. Kohkum andNi-mosom were always willing to help us learn. In today’sworld, we have other opportunities for learning. The internethas everything you ever wanted to know. Used in a respectfulway, we can learn skills there.

I am including links where you can learn some of our historicalteachings. Talk them over with your parents or grandparents,show them what you are learning so you can share knowledge.It may be a new world for them to learn too.

Here are some Indigenous beading tutorials, the combination ofstorytelling and beading is fun to listen to. Click on the playbuttons or copy the link.

Ekosi Maka, Ay Hay.

I loved watching her creative skills.When I was ten, she beaded me anecklace that I still have today.

How does dance, song, language teachings help you? How does it make youfeel? How can you apply those feelings to other parts of your life?

Think about how your involvement in your culture can affectyour personal wellness.When you dance do you feel the energy? When you sing a sacred song, doyou feel guidance? When you speak your language do you feel connected?When you are feeling unsure or depressed, think about how you can applyyour cultural ways to your healing journey and allow the existence of thosefeelings to flourish and guide you.

Who are the greatest cultural teachers in your life? What isthe most significant thing they have taught you?Think about who inspires you and how you can learn from them. Listen tothe wisdom of your Elders and appreciate all they teach. Asking questions,learning about your culture, living it, and cherishing it; will have a positivehealing impact on you.

What have you learned through practicing your culture thatyou want to share with other youth?Be proud of who you are and where you came from. Embrace how you liveyour life and share the positive message with other youth. There maybesomebody out there who needed to hear these messages from you.

Want to hear about other Youth Reflections on Culture & Wellness....Check out this article in the Youth Culture Spirit Magazine at:https://www.fnha.ca/WellnessSite/SpiritMagazineSite/SpiritMagazine/Spirit_Summer2014.pdf#search=Youth

Never Forget YOUth Matter!


More and more, we are learning of our impact on the environment and of creativeways to reduce our own personal footprint. Of the three R's, Reusing is sometimesthe one that's overlooked. What are simple ways you could encourage reducing,reusing, and recycling in your own habits, in your household, or in your community?



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Want to make a larger sculpture? You can melt a couple bars, usingthese steps: https://www.wikihow.com/Melt-a-Soap-Bar . Then, pourinto a bread pan that's lined with parchment paper, so you can pull outthe soap block after it becomes solid again. Now you have a large blockto carve from.

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GAME OF THE WEEKfrom https://www.nscrd.com/uploads/document/files/activities-handbook-en.pdf

When you are thinkingabout how you wouldlike your sculpture tolook, think about how itwill feel to hold as well.Touch is veryimportant in sculpture.Click the picture towatch a video on soapcarving. Or visit:

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Create a simple and natural sculpture using a bar of white soap! This issomething you can set down and pick up later - take your time and enjoy theprocess.You will need:Bars of white soapScrapers and peelers, such as a potato peelerStep 1. Think about the way you would like your sculpture to look, thensketch a simple shape onto wide side of your bar of soap. "Mirror" your designon the other side.Step 2. Carefully use your scrapers and peelers to carve your design. Scrapeaway at the edges and twist onto the surface to make holes. NOTE: Takecaution, work carefully to prevent your tools from slipping and causing injury.Step 3: Keep turning your soap over and over in your hands as you work. Thenyour finished sculpture will be rounded rather than flat.

No act of kindness, no matter howsmall, is ever wasted.

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heart, open book, capital H, sailboat, trumpet, sock, butterfly, elf.

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