Blue Sky Community Healing Centre

Blue Sky Community Healing Centre
Type	Nonprofit organization
Founded	2005

Blue Sky Community Healing Centre is a community organization focused on land-based teachings and social inclusion.

In Anishinabek News

• July 2014: The centre opened in October 2013 in the south-side downtown core of Thunder Bay. It offers community activities such as ceremonies, sharing circles, dry dances, and a youth and Elders program. The facility aims to help individuals prepare for employment or business ownership by focusing on their personal passions and healing.
• December 2014: The centre opened in Thunder Bay around November 2013 and received charitable status as of December 2014. The organization utilizes professional services, including a lawyer and an accountant, to manage its affairs and attract funding.
• July 2015: The centre served as the venue for a youth-led workshop on June 16, 2015. The workshop addressed issues including mental health, addiction, and teen pregnancy for youth aged 15 to 29.
• August 2015: The centre developed the Indigenous World View Training workshops to provide cultural education to non-native businesses and industries. Revenue generated from the training workshops is intended to fund other self-discovery programs for individuals at the centre. As of August 2015, the organization has a team of about ten facilitators from across Northwestern Ontario.
• January 2016: The centre hosted a demonstration of a peregrine falcon, harris hawk, and snowy owl on January 9, 2016. The event was part of the weekly Discovering Our Shaman Within sharing circle held at the centre. The organization is led by executive director Cindy Crowe and aims to educate the public about the animal kingdom.
• July 2016: The centre's mission involves sharing Indigenous traditions and culture with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The City of Thunder Bay approached the organization to hold a ceremony during the 2016 Canada Day celebrations.
• July 2017: The centre supported the construction of a 50-foot teaching lodge at Prince Arthur's Landing in June 2017. It collaborated with the PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise and other partners on the Rites of Passage project.
• August 2017: The centre is led by lodge keeper Cindy Crowe.
• September 2017: The centre hosted a Life Mapping workshop as part of its Planting Seeds of Self – Gitigaan Diziiaan program on September 8, 2017. The facility set up its Teaching Lodge on the Thunder Bay waterfront for National Aboriginal Day and Canada Day. The centre's programming is designed to be multi-cultural and multi-generational, offering sessions that include a hot lunch.
• January 2021: The centre hosts the Cultural Appreciation Webinar Series to educate the public on Indigenous topics. It is led by executive director Cindy Crowe and board member Melissa Roberts. The organization provides tools for reconciliation and shares stories of cultural practices through virtual platforms.
• October 2021: The centre was established by Cindy Crowe in 2005 and operated from a commercial space in Thunder Bay starting in 2013. As of October 2021, it operates on 135 acres of land in the Municipality of Neebing to facilitate nature-based programming. The organization hosted a teaching lodge construction event in 2021 involving youth from the Regional Multicultural Youth Council.