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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.

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…

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.

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