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Kelowna training trailer
The Fish Soup for the Indigenous Soul and the ICWRN hold training sessions in Kelowna B.C. this July. Shanne and Catherine had a great time presenting with Jennifer Lewis-Houde
Tsawout Training Film
The ICWRN co-facilitated the Tsawout Training Sessions this July with the Tsawout Nation on Vancouver Island. The theme for the two day learning and teaching began with a kind and generous dinner with Tsawout Elders, facilitators and youth who all joined with the ICWRN to create a healthy and caring environment for the days to…
Dr. Jacquie Green
Jacquie is from the Haisla Nation. Her teaching philosophy includes a commitment to decolonization and cultural renewal. Her research interests involve strategizing programs and policies that incorporate a strong Indigenous focus and analysis. Her current research is on reclaiming Haisla ways through Oolichan Fishing.
Dr. Leslie Brown
Leslie Brown PhD Special Advisor to the Provost on Community Engagement Director, Institute for Studies & Innovation in Community – University Engagement University of Victoria.
Dr. Jeannine Carrière
Dr. Jeannine Carrière discusses research on cultural planning, adoption and Aboriginal children, that looks at ways to keep children connected with…
Shanne McCaffrey
Professor at the School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria. Shanne has a background in education, law and social services. Shanne has Cree/Métis ancestry and attended the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Victoria. Her academic interests include child welfare, colonialism as a shared experience and Aboriginal community development. Email: Abstracts McCaffrey,…
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas Born in Victoria, in 1986, Qwul’thilum (Dylan Thomas) is a Coast Salish artist from the Lyackson First Nation. Dylan was exposed to the art at a young age because his family continues to participate in their culture and tradition. He has done some training in jewelry with Seletze (Delmar Johnnie) and is currently…
Dr. Sandrina de Finney
Research Advisor Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria Sandrina’s practice and research emphasize Indigenous, community-based, participatory methods, with a focus on youth engagement/youth participation, working with girls, community development in the area of foster care and adoptions, and the use of arts-based methods. Email: Abstracts De Finney, S. (2007). NONG SILA: Working…
Kelly Seaman
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Kelly was born on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan in 1972. After 9 months on the reserve, he was adopted into a…
Dr. Catherine Richardson
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Victoria.
Cathy Richardson has been with the School of Social Work since September 2007. Her areas of specialization include Indigenous resistance, decolonizing approaches to social work, response-based practice, safety-oriented and dignity-based child protection work, recovery from violence, and Indigenous approaches to research and scholarship centered around cultural, ecological and spiritual integrity. Cathy is interested in the intersections between family therapy, child protection, language-use and social responses to families.