About L&D Services
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Mission
Lorraine and Dale Awasis are willing to assist any person or community in need of their help/services. They use traditional Nehiyaw cultural approaches, ceremonies, and methods to help people. As customary, all they ask is that tobacco be offered first. Once tobacco is offered and accepted, it is up to the host to ensure their needs are looked after well (travel, meals, & accommodations). They also welcome and encourage people to go their home (in Sturgeon Landing, SK.) for help. Everything that is needed to do their work is available and accessible at their home.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
Empowering First Nations Communities for Lasting Impact
Our vision is to assist the First Nations communities, that we work with, to thrive in an environment where their cultures, traditions, and aspirations are celebrated and sustained. We envisage a future in which Indigenous peoples have equitable access to opportunities, and their organisations are strengthened through culturally respectful, innovative support and services. Guided by a deep respect for traditional knowledge, we aim to be a catalyst for community wellness, educational advancement, and cultural enrichment.
Core Values
Our Mission
Core Values
L&D Services is guided with traditional Nehiyaw core values of miyo-pimahtisowin (good-life), miyo-mahchiyhowin (good-health), and papewewin (success). These values are embedded within the everyday interactions of the kayete-oskanowiynowak's (orignal peoples') social structure. Such interactions are traditionally based on extended families, kinship, and communal support networks. Decision-making is often consensus-based, with Elders playing a guiding role to ensure the continuity and sustainability of the people.
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Meet Lorraine Awasis
Lorraine is a member Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) and currently resides in her community at Sturgeon Landing, SK. Lorraine is an avid practitioner of Nehiyaw traditional cultural ways and is considered an elder and knowledge keeper. She is a sun dance holder, conducts sweat lodge ceremonies for women & children.
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Dale Awasis
Dale currently resides in Sturgeon Landing, Saskatchewan with his wife, Lorraine Awasis. Dale is a member of the Thunderchild First Nation. Dale is a practitioner of the Nehiyaw traditional cultural ways and has been utilised in many communities as an elder/knowledge keeper.
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Services by Lorraine & Dale Awasis
