First Nations Health Foundation

🧡 September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 🙌

Today and everyday, we honour Survivors of residential schools, the children who never returned home, and the families & communities who continue to carry the impacts of the residential school system.

Truth comes before reconciliation.

Reconciliation asks us to do more than remember on September 30. It asks us to listen to Survivors and First Nations voices, learn the truth, challenge racism, and consider what we will carry forward throughout the year.

At the First Nations Health Foundation, we also recognize that this history is inseparable from health and wellness. The impacts of colonialism continue to shape experiences of healthcare and the health & wellness of First Nations families and communities today.

This September 30, we invite you to reflect:

What will you learn?
Who will you listen to?
What will you do differently?

If giving is one way you choose to act, your donation to the First Nations Health Foundation supports First Nations-determined priorities in health, wellness, and healing across BC.

🧡 Every Child Matters.

Link to donate: https://give-can.keela.co/embed/cHyXK67zi6eFvZCbT

We’re excited to be at Terry Fox Plaza to interact with BC Lions fans from 4-7! Hope to see you there 🎉

Reconciliation asks something of all of us.

To listen.
To learn.
To support First Nations-led solutions and healing.
And to consider what action looks like in your own community.

What we do with what we learn matters. This year, let’s honour truth with action.

🧡Learn more about tutulshenam-áwtxw (Healing House) at tutulshenam.org

🌿 Help shape the next phase of the First Nations Health Foundation!

We are seeking two First Nations leaders to join our Board of Directors and bring their experience, perspectives, relationships, and leadership to our growing organization 🙌

We’re particularly interested in connecting with people who bring experience in corporate or economic development, governance, and First Nations leadership, including emerging leaders ready to contribute at the board level. Connections to Vancouver Island and Fraser Salish communities are especially welcomed 🫶

As a Director, you’ll help provide governance, strategic oversight, financial stewardship, and accountability as the Foundation continues to grow its role in advancing First Nations health and wellness across BC.

📅 Applications close September 18, 2026.

Know someone who should be part of this work? Please share this opportunity with your networks or encourage them to apply.

🔗 Learn more and view the Board Recruitment Package at the link in our bio

🎟️ ONE WEEK TO GO!

The countdown is on… there’s just one week left to get your tickets for our Wellness Wins 50/50 Raffle!

Every ticket purchased supports First Nations-led health and wellness initiatives across BC—and the jackpot keeps growing 🎉

✨ Support First Nations health and wellness
💰 You could take home half the jackpot
⏰ But time is running out!

The draw is September 18! Get your tickets now before sales close on September 17. Don’t miss your chance to be in the draw!

🎟️ Buy your tickets today at the link in our bio
Or 🔗 fnhfoundation.rafflenexus.com

🙌🏾 We raise our hands in gratitude to everyone who donated an item, placed a bid, or helped spread the word about the Path Lighter Online Auction. Your generosity raised vital funds for tutulshenam-áwtxw (Healing House) and brought community together in support of this vision.

Congratulations to all of our winning bidders!

With construction on the horizon, we continue working to secure the remaining funding needed to bring tutulshenam Healing House to life.

tutulshenam will fill a critical gap in healthcare on the Sunshine Coast, creating a space for culturally grounded healing, detox, treatment, and whole-person recovery rooted in dignity, connection, and care.

Follow along as we move toward construction, and learn more at tutulshenam.org

ʔulnumshchalap (Thank you)

⏰ Only 24 hours left to bid!
The Path Lighter Auction closes tomorrow at noon — and there’s still time to find something special while supporting a transformational vision for our community.

Browse. Bid. Help build a place of healing.
🔗 www.32auctions.com/pathlighterauction

From local artwork and handcrafted treasures to garden packages, dining experiences, getaways, wellness offerings, and more, you don’t want to miss out!

Auction closes Friday, August 7 at 12 pm Pacific Time.