First Nations Mental Wellness Storybook - Call for Stories

What does wellness mean to you?

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) invites you and your community to contribute to a First Nations Mental Wellness Storybook. We are looking for stories, poems and artwork that express mental wellness within your community and highlight what makes your community great! The AFN wants to honour the remarkable projects and activities happening in First Nations communities across Canada that support and promote mental wellness and community empowerment. The final document will be shared with communities, policy makers and other organizations across Canada as a way of honouring some of the great things happening in the area of mental wellness.

Remember, be creative!! Photos, stories, written works, drawing, painting, artwork—use anything that helps you express wellness. Submissions are encouraged to cover all aspects of mental wellness including, but not limited to: sports and recreation, peer counseling, community projects or events, children and youth activities, educational programs, etc.

Please note: any original submission received by mail to AFN will not be returned to the artist and any personal identifiers will be removed.

Storybook submissions and artwork, with your name and contact information included, will be due into the AFN no later than, Friday February 15, 2013.

Submissions can be sent by mail to: Sarah MacDonald Assembly of First Nations 473 Albert Street, 9th Floor Ottawa, ON K1R 5B4. Or by email to: smacdonald@afn.ca

This is a great opportunity to have your creative expressions featured in a national publication; we look forward to hearing about some of the great things happening in your community.