The JCCs in partnership with Len Pierre Consulting are holding a Community-Based Experiential Learning session on Wednesday, April 30^th, 2025, 5-9pm at the SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout) Longhouse in Saanichton (Greater Victoria). We are grateful to have permission to hold this session on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territories of the W̱SÁNEC people, in the ancient village of SȾÁUTW̱ and in their sacred home (longhouse).

Register for the event.

During these sessions, physicians will experience:

• Cultural safety teachings through an immersive, “circle and the box” learning
• Teachings and protocols from local/regional Indigenous communities
• A shared meal, language, history, and stories
• A deeper understanding of residential school trauma.
• Connections with local health staff and providers.
• The opportunity for on-going learning and relationship-building between participants and Indigenous communities.

In these sessions, themes of colonial genocide, systematic separation from Indigenous identity, land and culture and the resulting mental and physical health disparities, will be discussed. These themes may surface personal stories and participants are encouraged to prepare to hear this difficult journey.

Please note that sessional time and mileage exceeding 50km one-way will be covered by the JCCs. If you have additional questions, please email jcc@doctorsofbc.ca. Stay tuned for upcoming info about our late-spring sessions in Williams Lake & Cranbrook!

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 If you have questions, please email jcc@doctorsofbc.ca.