What is Indigenous Harm Reduction and why does it matter?
As we see the impact of carceral drug policies and the shuttering of safe consumption sites across Canada, conversations on Harm Reduction are as critical as ever. In this video resource, Yellowhead spoke to three Indigenous harm reduction advocates, Kakeka Thundersky, Feather Wolfe, and Valour Ballantyne Lewis, based in Winnipeg, MB. Together, they introduce Harm Reduction as a framework and set of practices central to community care and safety.
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video accompanies the Yellowhead Special Feature, Taking Care of Our Own: Perspectives on Indigenous-Led Harm Reduction. Through briefs and special resources, this feature amplifies perspectives on Indigenous harm reduction as a vital tool in taking care of our own, inextricable from the broader movement toward Indigenous sovereignty.
