Centre of Excellence Dedicated to Indigenous Recovery (CEDIR)

The CEDIR project creates an eco-village-campus setting for working with troubled Indigenous people. The eco-village provides an environment for individuals and families who are involved with Corrections, Justice, and Child and Family Services.  The CEDIR campus provides an environment where troubled people can work with expert practitioners of the healing and cultural arts to make changes to their lives. The CEDIR proposal was accepted at the Mohawk women’s meeting at Tyendinaga 2015. At Six Nations, Mohawk elder women also accepted the proposal (2016). The proposal was also backed by the Corrections and Justice community working in the Grand River valley in 2019. A recovery and revitalization center would be located in Southern Ontario. Here is the framework for the CEDIR project:

·      creates an eco-village for individuals and families

·      provides an alternative to prison and jail

·      provides an alternative to breaking up families

·      provides an environment for healers to work with our People

·      creates a model for recovery and revitalization

·      creates a curriculum for teaching Indigenous arts and sciences

The proposed CEDIR creates a center where 200-400 people work and live year-round.