Aakwa’ode’ewin Consulting

05/27/2026

The Aakwa’ode’ewin Braided Path Program is an Indigenous wellness and relapse prevention initiative rooted in culture, community, and the Seven Sacred Teachings. This program supports individuals on their healing journey while strengthening connection to self, culture, and community.

Walking together toward wellness, resilience, and hope for future generations. 🤎

05/26/2026

Every story matters. Every voice matters. Every piece of community knowledge matters.

Indigenous data sovereignty is about more than numbers and statistics, it is about reclaiming our narratives, protecting our knowledge, and ensuring our communities have the power to define wellness on our own terms. For generations, Indigenous Peoples have been researched, studied, and spoken about without ownership or control over how our stories were told. Today, we are changing that.

When communities collect and govern their own data, we strengthen our ability to plan for the future, advocate for equitable funding, and build programs rooted in culture, healing, prevention, and community wellness. Our lived experiences, traditions, strengths, and realities deserve to be reflected accurately and respectfully.

Data sovereignty supports:

🌿 Community-led health planning
🌿 Culturally grounded wellness initiatives
🌿 Addictions recovery and harm reduction supports
🌿 Youth, family, and Elder engagement
🌿 Stronger advocacy for sustainable funding
🌿 Nation rebuilding through self-determination

Our stories are sacred.
Our knowledge is powerful.
Our data belongs to our people.

When we lead our own research and hold our own data, we create pathways for healing, growth, and stronger generations to come.

05/26/2026

Healing is not just about stopping substance use, it’s about restoring balance in every part of a person’s life.

At Aakwa’ode’ewin Consulting, we believe in a Biopsychosocial Model for Recovery because Indigenous wellness has always been holistic. Our people heal through connection to body, mind, spirit, family, culture, and community.

This model recognizes that recovery is influenced by:

🪶 Biological factors: physical health, addiction, sleep, nutrition, and brain wellness

🪶 Psychological factors: trauma, grief, emotions, mental health, and coping skills

🪶 Social factors: family, housing, relationships, community supports, culture, and belonging

For Indigenous individuals, this approach honours the reality that many struggles are connected to intergenerational trauma, systemic barriers, disconnection from culture, and loss of identity.

Recovery cannot happen in isolation.

When we support the whole person:

🪶 Individuals gain confidence, purpose, and healthier coping strategies

🪶 Families begin rebuilding trust, communication, and connection

🪶 Communities strengthen through healing, empowerment, and collective wellness

A culturally grounded biopsychosocial approach allows us to move beyond simply treating symptoms, and instead walk beside people as they reclaim their identity, strengths, and spirit.

Recovery is community healing.
Recovery is relationship.
Recovery is returning home to ourselves.

05/22/2026

05/20/2026

Aakwa’ode’ewin Consulting is proud to offer culturally grounded youth wellness and prevention programming focused on early intervention, harm reduction, resilience, and community connection for First Nations youth ages 12–17.

Facilitated by Holly Davis, trained Buffalo Riders Facilitator and Indigenous health consultant, these opportunities are designed to create safer spaces where youth feel empowered, supported, and connected through culture, compassion, and relationship-building.

Programs & training opportunities include:

🦬 Buffalo Riders Facilitator Training Support
🦬 Early Intervention Strategies
🦬 Harm Reduction Education & Awareness
🦬 Mental Health & Wellness Promotion
🦬 Leadership & Resilience Building
🦬 Trauma-Informed & Culturally Safe Approaches
🦬 Community Program Development & Collaboration

Together, we can support youth in building healthy futures while strengthening communities through culturally safe and relationship-based approaches.

05/20/2026

Aakwa’ode’ewin Consulting is a licensed and insured professional consulting practice committed to supporting Indigenous communities through advocacy, collaboration, culturally grounded approaches, and meaningful system change.

Rooted in culture and guided by relationship, our work focuses on:

🪶 Indigenous Public Health
🪶 Harm Reduction
🪶 Addictions & Recovery Supports
🪶 Community Wellness
🪶 Systems Change & Health Equity

I believe equitable healthcare begins with culturally safe, trauma-informed, and community-led solutions that honour Indigenous voices, knowledge, and lived experiences.

Together, we are building stronger pathways to wellness, improving access to care, and creating lasting impact for Indigenous communities across Turtle Island.

05/17/2026

Aakwa’ode’ewin Consulting is proud to announce certification in both the OCAP® Principles and the First Nations Health & Social Secretariat of Manitoba Data Sovereignty Framework.

These certifications reflect ongoing commitment to ethical, culturally safe, and community-driven practices that honour First Nations ownership, control, access, possession, and governance of data and information.

As an Indigenous-led consulting practice, I recognize that data sovereignty is deeply connected to self-determination, trust, accountability, and the protection of community knowledge. I am committed to upholding these principles in all areas of my work involving Indigenous public health, harm reduction, addictions, community wellness, and system advocacy.

I extend gratitude to the organizations leading this important work and remain dedicated to supporting Indigenous communities through respectful collaboration, integrity, and relationship-based approaches.

Rooted in culture. Guided by relationship. Driven by impact. Transforming health, strengthening communities.