Traditional Healing Gathering

TCC is hosting a Traditional Healing Gathering where participants will have the opportunity to work on healing from intergenerational and historical trauma through traditional and cultural activities and breakout sessions. Participants will also have the opportunity to see a traditional healer by appointment. 

This gathering will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to: 

• Increase protective factors 
• Increase wellness and resiliency 
• Increase cultural identity 
• Increase knowledge of historical trauma and identify the root of many of the social issues we see and experience today 
• Gain knowledge of local and traditional plants as medicine 
• Develop self-care plans 
• Increase understanding of statewide traditional healing efforts 

Additionally Service Providers that participate will also gain the following:  

• Increase knowledge of, and skills in, activities that can be offered to clients and communities to increase protective factors, wellness, resiliency, and cultural identity 
• Gain awareness of activities that can help clients understand the trauma informed approach to understanding themselves 
• Develop self-care plans 
• Increase understanding of statewide traditional healing efforts 

Some of the activities and breakout sessions will focus on the following:  

• Birch bark basket making 
• Fish net making 
• Traditional and local plants of medicine 
• Salve making 
• Historical and intergenerational trauma 
• Traditional resilience building 
• Traditional medicine for healing