OUR DIFFERENCE

1.        The strength and well-being of our Nations rests in the strength and well-being of each of us individually, as members of extended families and Clans, and in the strength and quality of our relationships with each other and with Mother Earth.

 

2.       The first and fundamental obligation and resource for the nurturance, and protection of our children and for the provision of emotional, mental, spiritual and physical, material support and healing to adults and the elderly rests with and in each family both immediate and extended family and/or Clan.

 

3.       When the need for support and healing exceeds the capacity of immediate and extended family/Clan, our community as a whole has an obligation to provide support through a range of Community services.

4.       Ogwadeni:deo Programs and Services provided are community specific:

     

                      designed and delivered in a manner that addresses local needs;   

 

      fully consistent with and reinforce our culture-based values;

 

      incorporating traditional Haudenosaunee teachings and practices;

 

      draw both guidance and practical assistance from those holding traditional

      and contemporary support obligations, and informal and formal processes of community sharing, caring, healing and cooperation;

 

      reflect concern for the impact of present decisions on future generations.

 

5.       Ogwadeni:deo will provide services in an integrated, collaborative, holistic and family-focused manner, in partnership with other existing Community Services.

 

6.       Ogwadeni:deo Programs and Services are provided in a manner that is collaborative, supportive, least intrusive, non-judgmental, non-adversarial and respectful of the individual and family needs.

 

7.       Ogwadeni:deo Programs and Services are provided by a well-trained staff, capable of assisting in a manner that is consistent with, works with and strengthens the formal, informal and traditional patterns of community sharing, caring, healing and cooperation.

 

8.       Ogwadeni:deo Programs and Services are community determined - designed and developed within the Six Nations community by and in consultation with our members.

 

9.       Ogwadeni:deo Programs and Services are community based - managed and delivered within the Six Nations community.

 

10. Ogwadeni:deo Programs and Services are community controlled –utilizing a Commission to hold us fully accountable to our general population.