🌿Anishinabek Nation: Caring for Our Elders Initiative 🌿

The Anishinabek Nation is addressing a deeply important and sensitive matter—elder abuse within our communities. Our Elders are the heart of our people, carrying the stories, traditions, and knowledge that sustain our ways of life. We must ensure they are treated with the dignity, care, and respect they deserve.

Elder abuse can take many forms: physical harm, emotional distress, financial exploitation, and other types of mistreatment. It is a difficult subject, but one we must confront together. Understanding the signs and dynamics of elder abuse is the first step in protecting our Elders and ensuring they continue to thrive as the keepers of our wisdom and traditions.

To support our Elders, Anishinabek Nation has launched the Caring for Our Elders Initiative to provide critical resources and education:

📘 A comprehensive booklet covering key legal topics such as elder abuse, wills and estates, and matrimonial real property law, all specifically tailored to First Nations contexts.

🎥 Educational videos offering clear, practical guidance to help Elders understand and navigate these important legal matters.

This initiative is a call to action for all of us. Let’s unite to ensure the safety, well-being, and dignity of our Elders—our most treasured knowledge keepers—today and for generations to come.

For immediate support and assistance:
Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Hotline: 1-800-721-0066
Talk 4Healing – Beendigen.com: 1-888-200-9997
First Nation and Inuit Hope for Wellness: 1-855-242-3310
Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Mental Health and Addiction Services for Indigenous individuals and families: www.ontario.ca/page/mental-health-and-addiction-services-indigenous-individuals-and-families
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Crisis Line: 1-844-413-6649
Free Community Assistance Program (CAP) for citizens of Anishinabek Nation member First Nations: 1-800-663-1142

For more information and to access these resources, visit [https://www.anishinabek.ca/department...] or contact Anishinabek Nation’s Justice Manager at [email protected].

References:
Government of Canada. (2008). Statement of apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools. Retrieved from https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1....

Harper, S. (2008). Apology to Former Students of Indian Residential Schools [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from    • 2008 Federal Apology to Residential S...  .

#RespectOurElders #ElderJustice #ProtectOurWisdom #communitysupport