Good Medicine Wellness Foundation
Honouring Healing, Culture, and Community
Good Medicine Wellness Foundation is a federally incorporated non-profit organization dedicated to fostering cultural healing, mental wellness, and community resilience. Rooted in Indigenous knowledges and wholistic healing practices, our foundation provides accessible programming that supports individuals and families on their healing journeys.
Our Mission
We are committed to ensuring that Indigenous peoples have access to culturally-grounded mental health support, traditional knowledges, and healing spaces. While our focus is on Indigenous healing, we also offer opportunities for non-Indigenous peoples to learn and engage in a culturally respectful way, fostering understanding and reconciliation.
Why it Matters
True healing happens when we reconnect with our roots, our stories, and each other. Our foundation ensures that traditional healing practices remain accessible to those who need them most, particularly Indigenous peoples navigating intergenerational trauma, systemic barriers, and the impacts of colonization. By fostering culturally-rooted healing, we contribute to the resilience, wellness, and self-determination of our communities.
What We Do
Good Medicine Wellness Foundation operates independently from Good Medicine Wellness, our for-profit healing center. However, both share a vision of wholistic wellness and community care. Our foundation focuses on:
Cultural Healing Programs
Hosting sweat lodge ceremonies, traditional fasting ceremonies, and Elder-led teachings.
Creative Healing
Offering culturally-informed art therapy and eco-art therapy workshops.
Traditional Knowledge Transmission
Developing programming to host workshops led by Knowledge Keepers for teaching firekeeping, hide tanning, drum-making, medicine making, beading, lacrosse stick making, and traditional food preparation.
Teaching Lodge & Healing Spaces
Developing a dedicated space for community healing, ceremony, and cultural learning.
Mental Health Support Access
Seeking funding to support Indigenous clients, and non-status Indigenous individuals who face financial barriers.
For Non-Indigenous Allies
Good Medicine Wellness Foundation welcomes non-Indigenous individuals who want to support and learn in a way that respects Indigenous traditions. Here’s how allies can engage meaningfully:
Listen & Learn
Attend educational workshops, read Indigenous-led resources, and approach learning with humility and respect.
Support Without Centering Yourself
Advocate for Indigenous healing spaces and voices while ensuring that Indigenous leadership remains at the forefront.
Participate Respectfully
Some ceremonies and teachings may be open to allies, while others are reserved for Indigenous participants. We encourage allies to ask questions respectfully and honour the cultural protocols of each space.
Spread Awareness
Help amplify Indigenous-led healing initiatives by sharing our mission and work with your networks.
Give Back
Consider donating, volunteering, or supporting initiatives that provide direct benefits to Indigenous communities.
How You Can Support
As a non-profit, we rely on grants, donations, and community partnerships to sustain our work. You can support Good Medicine Wellness Foundation by:
Donating
Your contributions help fund healing circles, community sweat lodge and fasting ceremonies, cultural knowledge transmission, and accessible mental health support.
Creative Healing
Offer your time and skills to support cultural programming.
Spreading Awareness
Share our mission and help us connect with those in need.
Contact Us
10 Industrial Park Rd, Shannonville, ON K0K3A0, PO Box 370
[email protected]
343-889-2089