The HOPE walk went ahead in Hopedale on Monday morning, March 25, 2019.
Frances Boas is the Mental Health Worker with DHSD.
She says there were 17 people that joined the walk, including her, and two other guides.
Their destination was from Hopedale to the healing lodge.
They played some games, watched a movie, told some stories, and had a sharing circle and expressed their feeling about the walk.
The next day, people went hunting and wooding for the lodge, then gathered water and went fishing.
They had another evening of planned activities; and they had the opportunity to set off Chinese lanterns in memory of their loved ones.
At 9am the next day, they started their journey back to Hopedale.
All the walkers who took part in the HOPE Walk made their way to the Nanuk Centre where a community event was held followed by a feast.
Boas Mitsuk and McKinley Winters both made a speech about their experience.
They said the main purpose of the HOPE Walk was for dealing with mental health and addictions, and connecting to the land.
Frances would like to thank all the staff who helped with the Hope Walk, and to the guides for guiding them safely to and from their destinations.
And to anyone else who helped from the beginning to end.