At The National Overdose Response Services, everyone belongs.

We support people from all walks of life, cultures, and identities without judgment. Our role is to meet individuals where they are — with respect, kindness, and care.

The Turtle Island section of our website was crafted to offer our Indigenous community members a space that reflects their cultural identity and traditions.
Our intention is simple: to create an environment where every person feels seen, valued, and supported.

We recognize that healing is deeply connected to land, community, and cultural identity. Across Turtle Island, Indigenous nations hold distinct teachings, languages, and ways of knowing—each shaped by their relationship to the land and to one another.

We honor that there is no single path to wellness. Our role is not to lead, direct, or define healing, but to walk alongside individuals and communities in ways that respect land-based knowledge, self-determination, and cultural choice. Whether support is grounded in ceremony, community connection, lived experience, or personal belief, we are here to assist—without judgment and without stigma.

By bridging gaps between harm reduction, peer support, and culturally respectful care, we work to create safer spaces where people feel seen, respected, and supported when they are ready. Healing happens in relationship—with self, with community, and with the land—and we are committed to supporting that journey in ways that are respectful, accountable, and rooted in care.

With love from,

NORS