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Kelly Hawreliak

Kelly Hawreliak is a member of the Bigstone Cree Nation and a passionate advocate for culturally supported care for Indigenous peoples. Her own re-connection with her Indigenous roots has been a vital part of her personal healing journey. This process deeply informs her compassionate and culturally grounded approach to supporting others. With a Master’s degree in Counselling, Kelly specializes in trauma and violence-informed care. Her practice integrates traditional knowledge, culturally safe practices, and a deep respect for Indigenous ways of knowing and being. As a mental health and wellness therapist, she works alongside children, youth and families to reclaim wellness through connection, ceremony, and healing-centred engagement.

 

Kelly also brings her expertise as a skilled facilitator, leading workshops in Indigenous Awareness, Traditional Parenting, and as a circle keeper. Through this work, she helps create spaces for dialogue, reflection, and cultural revitalization, helping others reconnect to community and identity. Along with her colleagues, Kelly has witnessed the profound disconnect that exists between mainstream mental health services and the unique needs of Indigenous clients. She is committed to addressing barriers such as financial constraints and limited access to culturally relevant care, advocating for more equitable, inclusive, and empowering supports. Her work is driven by the belief that healing is not only possible, but deeply transformative when rooted in culture, community, and connection.

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Kelly is an Indigenous Counsellor from Bigstone Cree Nation with an undergrad in Child and Youth Care from Vancouver Island University (Delivered at MacEwan University), and a Masters of Counselling at City University of Seattle

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We are grateful to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting. Treaty 6 was entered into in 1876. For almost 150 years, we have been living, working, and growing on this land that is the ancestral and traditional territory of the Cree, the Nakoda Sioux, the Dene, the Saulteaux, as well as the Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We acknowledge this land is also within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland which includes the North Saskatchewan River Territory, the Lesser Slave Lake Territory, and the Lower Athabasca Territory. We acknowledge the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders, both past and present, and are grateful for their contributions that helped keep this land beautiful.

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At Braiding Connections Association of Alberta, we believe that healing happens through culture, community, and connection. Your support helps us provide culturally sensitive mental health services, traditional healing practices, and workshops that empower Indigenous individuals and communities. Your contribution directly funds our programs, ensuring that Indigenous communities have access to healing rooted in their cultural traditions. Every donation makes a difference in reclaiming identity, resilience, and well-being.

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