Future elders in the making

Preparing pemmican is helping people recover from addiction and keeping traditions alive.  Siksika Supports for Independence picked 14 students for a new ‘Future Elders in the Making’ program. Connecting students with their culture is meant to help them heal. “We have facilitators coming in talking about past traumas, residential schools, addictions,” said Crystal Wolf Leg, social worker with Siksika Supports for Independence. The program includes a tr