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Talking Stick
Talking Stick Program
Talking Stick
A safe place to be heard. A workforce built to listen.
Talking Stick connects anonymous guests with trained Indigenous Peer Advocates who bring lived experience, cultural knowledge, language and empathy to every conversation. Guests remain anonymous. Peers are identifiable through professional profiles so people can choose someone who feels right for them.
Watch Talking Stick in motion.A short product film anchored to this solution page so people can watch before they explore the rest of the offer.
Choice builds trust
Peer profiles can include the community they are from, the languages they speak and lived experiences they are comfortable sharing such as residential or day school, recovery, grief, domestic violence, diabetes, disordered eating, gender identity, military service or other life challenges.
This allows a guest to choose a person who understands why they reached out, while the broader network creates options for anyone who would prefer not to speak with someone from their own community.
Support beyond traditional hours
Peers serve scheduled online hours that may include mornings, afternoons, evenings and overnight periods. As the network expands toward 24/7/365 coverage, participating communities gain greater access during evenings, weekends, holidays, public-safety events, natural disasters and times when clinics, Band offices and other services are closed.
A first point of connection not a replacement for care
Peer Advocates listen without judgment, share appropriate resources and follow established crisis and safety procedures. They do not replace clinicians, emergency responders or formal community services. They help people feel heard, understand that options exist and build the confidence to seek additional support when they are ready.
More than chat
- FirstAlerts sovereign emergency, public-safety and missing-person communication.
- Special Teams anonymous access to authorized community and subject-matter resources.
- Nation dashboards secure, permission-based access to community-level insight.
- Managed workforce recruitment, screening, training, scheduling, support and oversight.
Learn more atmy.talkingstick.app