AFOA Canada has developed financial wellness webinars and learning resources to support Claimants of this Settlement. These materials provide general, culturally relevant financial information to help Claimants prepare and manage their compensation. Resources include webinar recordings, downloadable factsheets, and printable worksheets for those who have received or will receive Settlement compensation. New content is added regularly.
There are no live webinars scheduled at this time. You can watch past recordings below.
Upcoming webinars
Please note these sessions will be delivered in English only. A French recording will be made available at a later date.
October
28
2026
Protecting Yourself: Navigating Digital Risks with Confidence
Time: 1 p.m. ET | 12 p.m. CT | 11 a.m. MT | 10 a.m. PT
Duration : 1 hour • Location : Online (Zoom) • Cost: Free
Learn how to recognize common digital scams, understand how urgency and pressure can be used and take steps to check whether a request is legitimate.
October
29
2026
Putting Protection into Practice: Digital Risk Scenarios
Time: 1 p.m. ET | 12 p.m. CT | 11 a.m. MT | 10 a.m. PT
Duration : 1 hour • Location : Online (Zoom) • Cost: Free
Explore realistic scenarios, including fake bank alerts and other online scams, and practical ways to respond and protect your financial information.
New sessions added regularly.
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Protecting yourself: Managing personal pressure
Navigating new financial realities can change relationship dynamics. Learn how to manage pressure and set boundaries with love in this empowering session.
Putting protection into practice: Relational scenarios
This session provides a guided opportunity to see boundary-setting in real time. Explore common situations recipients face—such as pressure rooted in guilt, fear, obligation, and shame—giving you the words and confidence to navigate difficult conversations safely.
Preparing for Your Settlement Payment
The session is designed to support you in feeling confident as you prepare for what may come next with your settlement payment. We’ll begin by looking at your current financial picture, introduce a protective 90-day pause strategy designed to ease feelings of pressure, and offer guidance for next steps that support wellness.
A Two-Eyed Seeing Path to Budgeting
The second webinar in our financial wellness series introduces the Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk) approach to budgeting through a trauma-informed and culturally grounded lens. This session blends the practical structure of western financial tools with the guidance of Indigenous values that support healing, stability, and planning for the future.
Charting Your Vision: Values-Based Goal Setting
In this session, we revisit the Two-Eyed Seeing budget to align your financial plan with your deepest hopes, responsibilities, and personal priorities. Participants will explore ways to set short, medium, and long-term goals that honour both immediate needs and the well-being of future generations.
Navigating the System: Credit, Debt, and Protection
The fourth webinar in our financial wellness series offers an opportunity to explore how the Western credit system operates and how it intersects with your financial choices. We approach this topic with a focus on empowerment and protection. Participants will explore how credit functions, why it exists, and how it impacts financial mobility.
Additional downloadable resources
Managing pressure: A facilitator’s guide for community conversations
This resource supports you in leading interactive, reflective conversations using the skills from the Webinar: Putting Protection into Practice, the Factsheet: Managing Pressure & Staying Grounded in Your Decisions, and the Factsheet: Managing Pressure: A Practice Guide.
Facilitator guide: leading role-play in community settings
The guide provides trauma-informed facilitator notes and discussion prompts to explore personal experiences, ensuring conversations honour relationships and cultural context without judgment.
Managing pressure: A facilitator’s guide for community conversations (comic book)
Presented in an accessible, engaging comic book format, this resource illustrates how to recognize and navigate pressure from family and community.
Free mental health and wellness supports are available 24 hours a day through the Hope for Wellness Helpline at 1‑855‑242‑3310.
Children and youth can also call the Kids Help Phone anytime at 1-800-668-6868 or text FIRSTNATIONS to 686868.
