Residents are expected to begin moving in in a couple of weeks.
A new supportive housing building in Vic West will soon welcome 43 Indigenous people to a permanent home with culturally specific supports.
Residents are expected to begin moving in from temporary housing sites, such as hotels, as well as from the street, in a couple of weeks in a phased approach, said Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi, executive director of the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society, which will operate the housing.The goal is to build a cultural community in the building that prioritizes spiritual well-being as well as physical and mental health.
Residents will be invited to “land-based healing camps” — sacred places on the Island where they can meet knowledge keepers and elders and participate in spirit baths, prayers, and sacred fires.
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