Central Interior Native Health Society

Website: https://www.cinhs.org/
Phone: 250-564-4422
Email: [email protected]
Address: 1110 4th Ave, Prince George, BC V2L 3J3

As a recipient of Community Counselling Fund, Central Interior Native Health Society (CINHS) created a new employment position of a Jr. Elder. This Jr. Elder provides decolonization of health systems to break down barriers to care. The Jr. Elder offers cultural supports such as traditional practices, inclusive of cooking, jams, and salmon preservation. The Jr. Elder is also provides “Land Based Healing”. The Jr. Elder provides education of medicinal and edible plants such as; Devils Club, Balsam, Juniper, Labrador tea, Cow Parsnip, Spruce Tips, Nettle, Fiddle Heads, Yarrow, Willow, and Plantain and various types of berries.  In times of grief and loss the Jr. Elder provides “Letting Go Ceremonies” to bring peace to clients and their family members. The Jr. Elder also provides virtual educational opportunities to Bands in topical salve making and usage. In the new year of 2021, the Jr. Elder will be offering to CINHS clients life skills and traditional skills, traditional crafting time in either group or individual setting.  Having the Jr. Elder allows for CINHS to integrate Indigenous culture and approaches to health and healing into our model of