Indigenous Healing Camps

Holyoake, in conjunction with the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Corporation, the Wheatbelt Public Health Unit and Gnulla Marmun Moort Boodja have organised several camps for Indigenous men and women to explore social issues within their communities, particularly those causing harm.

These camps which are sex specific (Mens or Womens) have brought together people of all ages and provided therapeutic frameworks for healing and change on both a personal and community level. Guest speakers have included Aboriginal people from all walks of life and representatives of different service organisations.

Topics for exploration at the camps include:

• Awakening culture & spirituality
• The role of men in today's world
• Growing stronger men
• Domestivc Violence
• Dealing with grief and loss
• Supporting each other in times of crisis
• Drugs and Alcohol

Outcomes from the camps include moves to establish a regular men's group in Northam and Quairading as well as increasing access for adults to learn their Noongar language.