Daybi is a Montreal-based artist and community worker active in Native Harm Reduction initiatives, specifically focusing on supporting Indigenous youth and addressing the impacts of systemic racism and substance use. His work emphasizes community-led, culturally safe approaches rather than solely relying on Western-centric, medicalized models of care.

Key Aspects of Native Harm Reduction and Daybi's Context
Cultural Safety: Native harm reduction connects users to culture, land, and community, which acts as a protective factor against the harms of addiction.
Addressing Colonialism: Indigenous harm reduction is viewed as a way to counteract the ongoing effects of colonialism, racism, and trauma.
Montreal-Based Work: Daybi has worked with Native youth in Montreal, focusing on street-level engagement. He has been involved with local organizations like the Montreal Indigenous Community NETWORK's harm reduction program, which distributes safer injection/inhalation supplies and naloxone.
Advocacy: He has spoken publicly about the need to defund the police and the challenges Indigenous people face with systemic racism.

What "Native Harm Reduction" Means
"Healing for One, Healing for All": A holistic approach that does not shame users but supports them wherever they are on their journey.
Decolonizing Care: Moving away from punitive measures to approaches that are compassionate, relational, and, in some cases, "bad" or non-traditional, in order to keep people alive.
Inclusion of Traditional Practices: Integrating ceremonies, Elders, and community support into harm reduction efforts.

Daybi's advocacy is part of a broader shift in Canada toward Indigenous-led health services that, as the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) states, are "rooted in our traditional ways of knowing, being and doing to take care of each other, with kindness, compassion, and acceptance"