Dehcho First Nations Health and Wellness

Dehcho First Nations Health and Wellness Policy and healing approaches for programming rooted in and guided by Dene Náhodhe Respect: We treat each other with care, dignity, and compassion.

🌿 Dehcho First Nations Health & Wellness Division's page Community Guidelines

Creating a Safe, Inclusive Space for Wellness & Healing

Máhsı Ejǫh Nahxe Tah Anet’ı̨. This page is dedicated to creating further access to Dehcho region and Dene informed health and wellness resources that support learning, healing, and connecting with community in a space where everyone feels safe, respecte

d, and included. To help keep this space supportive and grounded in our shared values, we ask everyone to follow the guidelines below.

🌱 Our Community Values

Inclusivity: People of all identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences are welcome here. Safety: We protect this space from lateral violence, harm, harassment, and discrimination. Healing: We centre wellness, personal growth, mutual support, and collective well-being defined by Dene ways of being.


📌 Guidelines for Engagement
Not following the below guidelines could result in your comments being deleted without warning, or in extreme cases, being blocked from the page entirely.

1. Be kind and respectful

Approach conversations with empathy. We encourage diverse perspectives, but disrespect, shaming, or dismissiveness will not be tolerated.

2. No discrimination or harmful language

Posts or comments containing hate speech, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, fatphobia or any other discriminatory or demeaning content will be removed.

3. Protect privacy, both yours and others’

Do not share private information (your own or others’) that could compromise safety or confidentiality. Avoid posting names or details about people without their permission.

4. No harassment, bullying, or targeted attacks

Personal attacks, intimidation, or repeated unwanted contact will result in removal from the community.

5. Keep discussions grounded in wellness and healing

We welcome questions, resources, reflections, and conversations related to wellness, healing, and community support. Off-topic, inflammatory, or promotional content may be removed.

6. No solicitation or self-promotion

Unless explicitly invited, please refrain from advertising services, fundraising, or selling products.

7. Use content warnings when needed

If your post may include sensitive topics (e.g., trauma, violence, substance use), please begin with a Content Warning (CW) so others can choose how they engage.

8. Follow Facebook’s Community Standards

In addition to our guidelines, all page activity must comply with Facebook’s platform rules.

⏰ Page Monitoring Hours

To ensure quality support and to respect the capacity of our team:

🕘 The page is monitored only during business hours:

Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (Mountain Time). Messages, comments, or posts submitted outside monitoring hours may not receive an immediate response. If you are experiencing an emergency or crisis, please contact local emergency services or crisis supports—this page cannot provide real-time or urgent assistance. Dehcho Region local health centre and emergency numbers: https://www.nthssa.ca/en/deh-cho-region

Please see our updated contact list for the Health & Wellness Division staff.
08/26/2026

Please see our updated contact list for the Health & Wellness Division staff.

Held By the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for WellnessBy: Leigh Joseph"Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a ...
08/25/2026

Held By the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness
By: Leigh Joseph

"Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge.

Plants can be a great source of healing as well as nourishment, and the practice of growing and harvesting from trees, flowering herbs, and other plants is a powerful way to become more connected to the land. The Indigenous Peoples of North America have long traditions of using native plants as medicine as well as for food. Held by the Land honors and shares some of these traditions, offering a guide to harvesting herbs and other plants, and using them topically. North American plants that can treat common ailments, add nutrition to your diet, become part of your beauty regime, and more.

Early chapters will introduce you to responsible ways to identify and harvest plants in your area and teach you how to grow a deeper connection with the land you live on through plants. In the plant profiles section, common plants are introduced with illustrations and information on their characteristics, range, how to grow and/or harvest them, and how to use them topically and as food. Special features offer recipes for food and beauty products along with stories and traditions around the plants."

The First Nations Health Authority has published a video series for new Indigenous mothers. In this series, Elders and K...
08/20/2026

The First Nations Health Authority has published a video series for new Indigenous mothers. In this series, Elders and Knowledge Keepers share wisdom, stories, songs, and ceremony. Hear from women from across Turtle Island, connecting with one another in a virtual space.

Embarking on the journey of parenthood, while reclaiming our cultural ways and in a remote setting, can feel like an isolated challenge. While our ways and traditions may not be the same as our Indigenous sisters here, our mission to birth and mother informed by Indigenous love is shared.

The FNHA has created videos series that aims to support life-givers...

Today is the deadline to apply to the 21-day land-based Journey To My Best Self Healing Program. This program focuses on...
08/18/2026

Today is the deadline to apply to the 21-day land-based Journey To My Best Self Healing Program. This program focuses on mental health, addictions, and healing through a holistic Dene lens. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

For more information, or to express interest, please reach out to:

Programs Manager, Gracyn Tanche, at: [email protected] or at 867-444-0239
Regional Cultural Support Coordinator, Trisha Landry at: [email protected] or at 867-373-3572

NA Meeting starting in Fort Simpson. It’s wonderful to see our Dehcho communities building up their recovery communities...
08/17/2026

NA Meeting starting in Fort Simpson.

It’s wonderful to see our Dehcho communities building up their recovery communities to support one another.

See poster for details.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETING

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you don’t have to go through it alone.

Join us for an open Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Everyone is welcome. Come as you are, listen, share, or simply be there.

- Monday, August 17, 2026
- 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Old Canadian Zinc Building
- Across from the Shelter entrance at the back

No judgment. No shame. Just a safe space to connect with others and support one another.

Everyone is welcome.

Please share and help spread the word.

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply to the 21-day land-based Journey To My Best Self Healing Program. This program focuses...
08/17/2026

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply to the 21-day land-based Journey To My Best Self Healing Program. This program focuses on mental health, addictions, and healing through a holistic Dene lens. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

For more information, or to express interest, please reach out to:
Programs Manager, Gracyn Tanche, at: [email protected] or at 867-695-1314
Regional Cultural Support Coordinator, Trisha Landry at: [email protected] or at 867-373-3572

‼️ Tomorrow is the last day to express interested for the 5th Annual Journey to my Best Self ‼️ Please see poster for de...
08/17/2026

‼️ Tomorrow is the last day to express interested for the 5th Annual Journey to my Best Self ‼️

Please see poster for details

🎉Our 5th Annual “Journey to my Best Self” healing program is here! 🎉

We are now taking names from anyone interested in attending!

Please express interest by August 18th at 3PM.

Dehcho members and descendants will receive priority consideration for this program.

If you’re interested, reach out to Trisha Landry or Gracyn Tanche to express interest.

Please see poster for details.

Mahsi Cho

We're Hiring!The Health & Wellness Division is looking for a Regional Health & Wellness Administrator to join our team!T...
08/13/2026

We're Hiring!

The Health & Wellness Division is looking for a Regional Health & Wellness Administrator to join our team!
This role supports the Health & Wellness Division with administrative tasks for the Health & Wellness Division. The Administrator assists with logistics and financial administration and provides direct daily support to the Health & Wellness Director and staff.

Read the full description and how to apply here: https://dehcho.org/employment/regional-health-wellness-administrator/

Deadline to apply is August 21 at 5pm

‼️ The Indian Hospital Foundation Engagement Outreach Team are seeking Survivors of the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital ...
08/13/2026

‼️ The Indian Hospital Foundation Engagement Outreach Team are seeking Survivors of the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital to attend the Upcoming engagement session in Yellowknife on Sept 22, 2026. ‼️

Please see the posters for details and registration information.

If you need assistance registering please don’t hesitate to reach out to the DFN Health & Wellness Program Manager Gracyn Tanche at (867) 695-1314 or stop by our office in the Nahendeh Building.

08/12/2026

The Health & Wellness Division office is closed today due to air quality. Our team will be working from home.

Mahsi Cho.

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