The “Awakening the Warrior Within” program has been developed to support Indigenous men, 19+ years of age, who are ready and willing to examine their relationship with Family Violence. The intent of the program is to provide an opportunity for Indigenous men to gain a deeper understanding of family violence and its impact on self, family and Community.
“I am grateful to all the men who have decided to walk a path of peacemaking in their relationships with their families and the wider community. They are wanting to take up the more traditional roles of males that our men once had in the past, providing safety, security, support and teachings for the next generations as we continue to break the cycle of violence for nothing. They are all truly Awakened Warriors.” – Glenn Patterson, facilitator
Program Content:
- Creating a vision of what a community free of family violence would look like, sound like, and feel like
- Gaining a sense of self/reclaiming sense of self
- Identifying what a respectful relationship would look like
- Defining family violence and effects of family violence
- Cycle of stopping family violence
Program runs 4 weeks in length
