Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Self-care Resources

For MMIWG2S+ family members and survivors of gender-based violence.

If you are in crisis or need further support, please contact the MMIWG Intake Coordinator Toll-Free at 1-800-750-7566.
You may also access the MMIWG2S+ Crisis Call Line at 1-844-413-6649.
The MMIWG2S+ Crisis Call Line is an independent, national, toll-free support call line that is available for anyone who requires emotional assistance related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLLGBTQQIA+ people. This call line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

An interactive flow chart for people who are healing from the trauma of surviving gender-based violence (GBV) or the pain of losing a loved one to GBV.

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How are you
Feeling Today?

Take some time for yourself and write down your thoughts. Expressing them can be therapeutic and can make you feel better.

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Daily Journal
For Wellbeing

Get to know more about the symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks and techniques for coping.

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Feeling Anxious
or Panicked

Self Care Bingo is a tool to help you look after yourself in a fun and engaging way, with various tasks and exercises that help improve your overall mental and physical well-being.

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Self Care
Bingo

Self Care Tips for your mind, body and spirit.

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Self Care
Tips

Info on The Four Sacred Medicines as well as Essential Oils and their beneficial properties.

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Traditional
Healing Medicines

Explore ways to manage stress using traditional tools and methods.

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Balance
Your Spirit

Using tools such as visualization and senses including sight, hearing, and smell to help distract from uncomfortable thoughts and feelings.

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Grounding
Techniques

Using characteristics from the 7 Sacred Teachings as Grounding Techniques

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7 Sacred Teachings
Grounding Techniques

Spending time outdoors can help boost your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness!

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Health Benefits
of Spending Time
Outdoors

Tips on helping people deal with the physical, mental and emotional effects of Grief and Loss!

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Tips for Dealing
With Grief & Loss

Tips on helping children deal with Grief and Loss.

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How to Support
Grieving Children

Spiritual Readings and Poems that can bring solice to people dealing with the loss of a loved one.

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Spiritual
Readings & Poems

Biblical Readings and Prayers that can bring solice to people dealing with the loss of a loved one.

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Bible Verses
and Prayers

The Feelings Wheel is designed to help you pinpoint what emotions you are feeling.

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What am I
Feeling?

A fun little game to help alleviate some of the stress of your day-to-day life.

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Stress
Buster

Helpful resources for the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community.

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2SLGBTQQIA+
Resources

Event Planning for Lost Loved Ones

Below are several useful checklists and suggestions for planning an event related to the loss of a loved one.

Ideas and suggestions on how to plan a funeral or memorial service.

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Planning a Funeral
or Memorial Service

Ideas and suggestions on how to plan a Celebration of Life event.

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Planning a
Celebration of Life

Ideas for planning a memorial BBQ or feast for your loved ones.

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Planning a Memorial
BBQ or Feast

Ideas and suggestions for planning a candlelight vigil.

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Planning a
Candlelight Vigil

There are many creative ways that you can honour and memorialize your loved one, either privately or as a group.

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Creative
Memorial Ideas

“If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

Maya Angelou

“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.”

Ted Rubin

“Nurturing yourself is not selfish – it’s essential to your well-being.”

Renée Peterson Trudeau

“We have to learn to be our own best friend because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemy.”

Roderick Thorp

“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.”

Sylvia Plath

“Believe in yourself, go after your dreams, and don’t let anyone put you in a box.”

Daya

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.”

Tony Robbins

“You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

John Bunyan

“Wellness encompasses a healthy body, a sound mind and a tranquil spirit. Enjoy the journey as you strive for wellness.”

Laurette Gagnon Beaulieu

“Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself.”

Rumi

“One minute of anger weakens the immune system for 4 to 5 hours; One minute of laughter boosts the immune system for 24 hours.”

Anonymous

“Don’t stress. Do your best and forget the rest.”

Anonymous

“Walking is Man’s Best Medicine.”

Hippocrates

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”

Suzy Kassem

“Laughter is the best medicine in the world.”

Milton Berle

“Don’t take criticism from people you wouldn’t take advice from.”

Kyle Freedman

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”

Charlie Wardle

“To be silent the whole day long, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a man can give himself.”

Henry Miller

“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”

Benjamin Franklin

“The greatest wealth is health.”

Virgil

“Sometimes Music is the only Medicine the heart and soul need.”

Anonymous

“What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”

Buddha

“Just because the past didn’t turn out like you wanted, doesn’t mean your future can’t be better than you ever imagined.”

Ziad K. Abdelnour

“If you can take responsibility for your own life, then you will begin to realize that you can change it.”

H.K. Abell

“At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility.”

Jillian Michaels

“Overthinking is disrespecting your intuition.”

@demigoddessnik

“Looking after my health today gives me a better hope for tomorrow.”

Anne Wilson Schaef

“A joyful heart is good medicine.”

Proverbs 17:22a

“I Know My Worth. I Embrace My Power. I Say If I’m Beautiful. I Say If I’m Strong. You Will Not Determine My Story. I Will.”

Amy Schumer

“Success is liking yourself.”

Maya Angelou

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.”

Venus Williams

“Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.”

Anonymous

“Those who wish to sing always find a song.”

Plato

“You don’t need the light at the end of the tunnel. You are the light.”

Unknown

“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states.”

Carol Welch

“Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.”

Kristi Ling

“I have a long way to go, and the power to go a long way.”

Unkown

“Believe in yourself and try as much as possible to do everything you do from a place of love. Not labor, but love.”

Michael Mando

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.”

Lucille Ball

“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary”

Mandy Hale

About the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Liaison Unit

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Liaison Unit was established in September of 2017. The Unit’s primary function is to support families and communities who are impacted by missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and survivors of gender-based violence, including 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

Providing support and tools for your wellbeing including:
Community Outreach
Cultural Support
Emotional and Trauma Support
System Navigation or Referral
Workshops or Support Groups

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

For more information, please contact:

Dee North, LPN
MMIWG Intake Coordinator
MKO Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Liaison Unit
MMIWG Intake Email: mmiwg.intake@mkonorth.com
MMIWG Intake Direct Line: 1-204-677-1648
MMIWG Intake Toll-Free Line: 1-800-750-7566

Additional Information can be found on the MKO website, as well as our social media platforms:

MMIWG Website: https://mkonation.com/advocacy-areas/mmiwg/
MMIWG Facebook: @MKOMMIWGLiaisonUnit
MKO Website: https://mkonation.com/
MKO Facebook: @MKONorth

You can also contact:

MMIWG2S+ Crisis Call Line: 1-844-413-6649

The MMIWG2S+ Crisis Call Line is an independent, national, toll-free support call line that is available for anyone who requires emotional assistance related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLLGBTQQIA+ people. This call line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.