The Gathering Our Medicine Program for caregivers of Indigenous youth has been developed in response to the unique and often complex needs of our young people who have been impacted by colonization and intergenerational trauma. This program is intended to lead the way as a model of truly Indigenous caregiver education that is a balanced integration of Indigenous and Western ways of knowing and being. As we practice walking in two worlds, we weave together a better future for Indigenous youth

Gathering Our Medicine has been developed with Maples Adolescent Treatment Center, Gathering Our Medicine Working Group and Advisory Group, and in collaboration with families and communities of Indigenous youth.

The Vision of Gathering Our Medicine validates the essential need for programs and services for Indigenous people be created and grounded with involvement from Indigenous people, Indigenous perspectives, and Indigenous world views that support and enhance the well-being of Indigenous children, youth, families, and communities.

Gathering Our Medicine provides opportunities for families, to understand the impacts of colonial history on parenting, while focusing on the resilience and healing that is embedded within Indigenous ways of being. Through community collaboration, this program will continue to evolve and provide an essential service for Indigenous peoples throughout British Columbia. It is a courageous and humbling journey for all who are involved.