FHQTC History
A Proud & Vibrant Journey

History

  • 1970

    Sixteen Touchwood, File Hills, and Qu’Appelle Agency bands amalgamate to form Touchwood File Hills Qu’Appelle (TFHQ) District Chiefs Council.

  • 1978

    New Dawn Valley Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre opens its doors. The treatment facility housed up to 30 clients for its 28 day, live-in program.

  • 1983

    TFHQ District Chiefs Council becomes Touchwood File Hills Qu’Appelle (TFHQ) Tribal Council, a non-profit focused on administration, service, and program delivery.

  • 1983

    Silver Sage Housing begins operations.

  • 1983

    TFHQ Safe Shelters are established; one in Regina and one in Fort Qu’Appelle.

  • 1994

    Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services (RTSIS) begins operations to meet the needs of urban citizens.

  • 1995

    TFHQ is transferred control of the Fort Qu’Appelle Indian Hospital (FQIH) from Health Canada.

  • 1999

    TFHQ restructures as two separate tribal councils: File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC) and Touchwood Agency Tribal Council (TATC).

  • 2000

    FHQTC moves into the new Treaty Four Governance Centre in Fort Qu’Appelle.

  • 2004

    All Nations’ Healing Hospital (ANHH) proudly opens its doors at a new location on Treaty Four territory, marking the completion of its transition from the former facility (FQIH). The hospital’s name was thoughtfully chosen through a youth competition, reflecting the community’s engagement and vision.

  • 2004

    White Raven Healing Centre is formally established as a holistic outpatient treatment centre.

  • 2005

    New Dawn Valley Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre closes its doors to begin its transformation into a new youth treatment centre.

  • 2007

    Leading Thunderbird Lodge, a male youth treatment centre, opens its doors.

  • 2010

    FHQ Developments is established.

  • 2018

    Leading Thunderbird Lodge opens Pēkiwēwin (Coming Home) transition house.

  • 2018

    ANHH opens Pasikow Muskwa (Rising Bear) Healing Centre, a satellite renal dialysis unit.

  • 2019

    Miko-Mahikan Red Wolf opens in Fort Qu’Appelle to provide harm reduction services.

  • 2022

    Red Wolf opens Yellow Thunderbird ‘That Sits in the Sun’ male transition house in Fort Qu’Appelle.

  • 2023

    Red Wolf opens Yellow Thunderbird ‘That Sits in the Sun’ female transition house in Fort Qu’Appelle.