OTTAWA ABORIGINAL COALITION
Strategic Plan Approach
Many of the issues that need to be addressed in the Indigenous community are interconnected. Health concerns are directly related to the quality of housing. Mental health issues are related to intergenerational trauma, colonization and the legacy of residential schools. The OAC responds to the priority areas for the community while recognizing that all of the issues are interconnected.
Racism
Culture
Family
Violence
Intergenerational
Trauma
Housing
Nutrition
Education
Employment
Poverty
History
Stereotypes
Using the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Life Cycle Wheel, the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition recognizes that each stage of life requires specific supports to respond to their unique needs
Toddler
"Safety/
Environment"
Parent
"Provide"
Elder
"Spirit Teacher"
Grandparent
"Life Teacher"
Infant
"Joy"
Child
"Truth"
Youth
"Challenge
Status"
Young Adult
"Work of the People"