VACFSS

Hydrogen Energy Workshop (Virtual)
2023-01-31 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Vancouver) | Online
Join the conversation to learn more about hydrogen energy, and opportunities for Indigenous communities across BC!
The workshop happens on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023, from 10 AM to 12:30PM (PST)
Please email Mark Blom at Mark. blom@fnemc.ca for registration.
A link to the zoom call will be shared with individuals that have emailed interest in the workshop.

Downtown Eastside Youth Outreach Team
2023-02-02 - 2023-02-06
Referral form Youth DTES Substance use services – Copy

The R2 Resilience Program
2023-02-02 14:00 - 17:00
BC Council for Families presents The R2 Resilience Program® — developed by Dr. Michael Unger and colleagues at the Resilience Research Centre in Nova Scotia — is a simple research-based framework that helps identify and strengthen protective factors that can build stamina. This lunchtime series will begin with an introduction of the R2 Resilience Program® and its 52 protective factors. Participants will be asked to complete two resilience self-assessments and will create a personal resource map identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement.
The three follow-up sessions are based on participants’ identification of protective factors that they would like to learn more about. Integrating small group work and dialogue, these follow-up sessions will further develop an understanding of how to build resilience to enhance overall well-being.
Dates: February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2023
Time: 12:00PM to 1:30 PM
Cost: $100 (per person)
bout the Facilitator Kevin Chin, Ph.D., is an Educational Psychologist with more than 20 years of valuable contributions in the not-for-profit sector. Kevin is the Manager, Resilience, Health and Well-being in the People and Workplace Strategies Branch of the B.C. Public Service. Prior to moving to the West Coast, he worked in the child welfare sector at the provincial level, designing and developing training for new child welfare professionals in Ontario.
Their website for sign up

World Wetland Day Webinar
2023-02-02 19:00 - 20:00
Cost: Free
Location: Online via Zoom

Did you know that wetlands are one of Canada’s most imperiled and vital ecosystems? It is estimated that nearly 64% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since 1990.

Wetlands provide several vital “ecosystem services” to humans, including improving water quality (through filtration), reducing the impacts of floods (by storing and slowly releasing water instead), and most importantly, providing vital habitat to fish and wildlife. However, wetlands continue to disappear both in Canada and worldwide.

Join Habitat Committee Member Chloe Hartley as she shares her knowledge wetlands, their importance and which plants are used for soil remediation!

There will be information about how humans play a role and learn about how we need invasive plant removal and vital planting to restore biodiversity and support the ecosystem.

HOW TO ATTEND:
This event will be a VIRTUAL event and will be held through Zoom. You can register through the link: https://bit.ly/Wetland2023

After registering, you will receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite with your link to the Zoom session.

If you have any questions, please email: commscoordinator@wildbirdtrust.org

Moving from Intergenerational Violence to Healthy Indigenous Pathways-Panel
2023-02-10 13:00 - 15:00
This is a 4-part workshop series culminating in a panel on February 10th designed for CIAFV members and other frontline service providers.
This session will be guided through oral teachings on Fri, 10 February 2023, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST.
The teachings will be provided outlining the cultural understanding of natural laws and healthy pathways.
Each session has provided the audience with trauma-informed resources, information on intergenerational trauma, and connection to local resources that align with government standards for working with Indigenous community members.
Previous topics covered in this series were:
Indigenous Men Moving Towards Health with Lloyd Yellowbird
Indigenous Children Moving Towards Healthy Circles with Kyle Campiou
Indigenous Social Action with Adrian Goulet and,
Indigenous Women & Child Rearing with Elder Beverly Keeshig-Soonias.
If there is a question or topic you want to ensure is discussed, please email your request ahead of time to info@ciafv.com.
Register for tickets here.

Reconciliation Hearts (Burnaby, BC, Canada)
2023-02-11 13:00 - 15:00
This workshop blends fabric art, learning about Indigenous issues, and gift-making.
Participants will explore Indigenous truth and reconciliation and make fabric hearts for donating to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
For more information, visit their website or follow them on Facebook and Instagram @Strideburnabyarts.
Sign up HERE

Remembering the MMIWG
2023-02-14 12:00 - 14:00
On February 14th in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver community gathers to remember and honour the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Started 30 years ago as a mother mourned her daughter who was murdered on Powell Street, the annual event winds through the neighbourhood stopping at places where women were last seen or found. The march is an opportunity to be a witness to ceremony and in remembrance alongside family members of those missing or murdered women.
More than 6 in 10 Indigenous women report having been physically or sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime, as do 4 in 10 non-Indigenous women. This number increases greatly for Indigenous women who are gay, lesbian or bisexual to 8 in 10.
About every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner; this number is increasing under the pandemic. Indigenous women in Canada today are 12 times more likely to be missing or murdered than non-Indigenous women; 16 times more likely than white women.
Four thousand Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people are missing or have been murdered in Canada in the last thirty years.
they invite you to :
1. DONATE: They hope to raise $1,000 to pay for the blankets given to grieving families at the opening ceremony of remembrance at the march. Donate at https://pushpay.com/g/standrewswesley
2. LEARN: Read the 2021 Missing and Murdered Indigenous, Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan: Ending Violence. https://mmiwg2splus-nationalactionplan.ca/
3. ATTEND: Online and in-person with us on Tuesday, February 14th from noon to 2pm.
Sign up for event here

Virtual Indigenous Engagement Circles to Create a Vision for Diabetes
2023-02-16 14:00 - 15:00
During this one-hour engagement event, the IDEA Diabetes team will share information about Bill C-237, An Act to Establish a National Framework for Diabetes, and the current separate Indigenous engagement process underway to inform this national framework process. The facilitators will provide information about how Indigenous people from coast-to-coast-to-coast can join the conversation and contribute their vision and ideas to improve diabetes outcomes for Indigenous people, families, and communities, now, and several generations from now. Lastly, participants will be invited to contribute real time ideas using interactive engagement tools.
Au cours de cet événement d’engagement d’une heure, l’équipe du diabète d’IDEA partagera des informations sur le projet de loi C-237, Loi établissant un cadre national pour le diabète, et le processus d’engagement distinct des Autochtones actuellement en cours pour éclairer ce processus de cadre national. Les animateurs fourniront des informations sur la manière dont les peuples autochtones d’un océan à l’autre peuvent se joindre à la conversation et apporter leur vision et leurs idées pour améliorer les résultats du diabète pour les peuples, les familles et les communautés autochtones, maintenant et dans plusieurs générations. Enfin, les participants seront invités à apporter des idées en temps réel à l’aide d’outils d’engagement interactifs.
Register for tickets here

Family Day events + Community events Family Day!
2023-02-17 08:00 - 17:00
Celebrate Family Day Weekend on February 18th-19th at the SLCC
Celebrate Family Day weekend* on Saturday, February 18th, and Sunday, February 19th with engaging Indigenous experiences at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. Join a Guided Tour on the hour starting with a welcome drum song, or take a self-guided tour or a Scavenger Hunt through the Museum, and enjoy colouring stations with First Nations artwork. Enjoy family lunch in the Thunderbird Cafe and browse the Gallery and Gift Shop.
Cultural Programming:
10 am – 4 pm – What We Treasure Tours including a welcome drum song
10 am – 5 pm – Scavenger Hunt, family colouring stations with First Nations artwork
Pricing:

Free Admission on Saturday, February 18 (10 am-4 pm), and Sunday, February 19 (10 am-5 pm)
20% off Annual Family Membership of $60, regularly $75. Purchase here, and enter coupon “slccfamily” at checkout. Available February 1 – 20, 2023. Early renewals accepted.
Membership benefits include 20% savings in the SLCC Gift Shop and 15% savings in the Thunderbird Café, and half-price admission for guests joining you.

Not close to your location?
Check out this list:

Black History Month Family Day (Coquitlam)
BC Family Day in Fort St. John
Chinese Canadian Museum (Victoria)
Family Day Fun in Kelowna
Family Fun on the Fraser (New Westminster)
Family Day in Richmond
Family Day at The Shipyards (North Vancouver)
Family Day at the Skw̲xw̲ú7mesh Lílw̓at7úl Cultural Centre (Whistler)
Family Day in Surrey
Family Day Weekend at Steveston Tram
Family Day at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society
Family Fest Weekend (Cypress Mountain)
Family Steam Day at the Exploration Place (Prince George)
Kids Take Over UBC (Vancouver)
Richmond Children Arts Festival
Royal BC Museum (Victoria)
VCT Family Day Open House (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver)

More activity ideas throughout BC

BC Museums Association
BC Parks and Recreation Association

"Indigenous Enough" Common Indigenous experience sharing circle
2023-02-20 18:00 - 19:30
Not feeling “Indigenous enough” is a common experience for Indigenous folks across Turtle Island. This is a direct result of colonization and no fault of your own, your family or your ancestors.
If you are searching, questioning, learning, un-learning, craving for a sense of belonging or to be heard, seen or understood you are welcome to this circle.
What to expect:

Welcome and open the circle in a good way
Circle check-in and opportunity to introduce yourself to the group
Group sharing in large or small break-out circles
Journal/reflection activity for a chance to connect to self (bring a pen and paper!)
Closing the circle with a reflection prompt

You are welcome to this circle if you are:

First Nation, Metis or Inuit
Indigenous from other parts of the world
Status or non status
Light skinned, dark skinned and everyone in between
Mixed heritage
Live on or off reserve
Grew up with or without your culture
A survivor or intergenerational survivor of residential or day schools
A survivor or intergenerational survivor of the 60s scoop
All genders are welcome
All ages are welcome

Topics the event cover:

Impacts of colonization/genocide
Discuss relevant things that are happening in the news or social media such as race shifting or the use of the term “Pretendian”
How those of us with light skin/white passing can use it in a good way
Personal stories/experiences of feeling “Indigenous enough”

Join this monthly circle to be heard, seen and valued for who you are and where you’re at. This circle will be held either the day before or day of every new moon to represent a new journey, new goals or a new start.
Sign up through eventbrite

About Your Host
Vanessa Lesperance is a mixed heritage woman on the journey of reclaiming her Metis heritage. For her this means unlearning and re-learning what it means to decolonize; walk in two worlds; and understand her privileges as someone who is white passing and represents both the colonized and colonizer.
A lot of her work centers around Indigenous entrepreneurship – mentoring Indigenous youth in BC creating pop-up business with the BCAAFC 3C Challenge and as the LIFT Circle Lead with the Indigenous LIFT Collective. Vanessa’s masters degree was centered on workplace spirituality and how we might use that to increase collective well-being at work and decolonize business.
She’s been published in SAY Magazine on Indigenous leadership and entrepreneurship, LiisBeth online publication with an article about decolonizing the media and the World Federation Association of Teachers Education on what children look for in leaders.
She is also the founder of The Mindful Managers that focuses on workshop development, facilitation and research.
Located on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Qayqayt, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations

Indigenous Principles for Startups
2023-02-21 06:00 - 19:30
This interactive session provides an understanding of Indigenous principles and the importance of relationships and connectivity for building meaningful businesses. Discover Indigenous business models and new pathways to doing business outside traditional ones.
Who Should Attend
Founders/Co-founders of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs wanting to create a social impact and/or have a sustainability approach to their businesses or non-profits.
Benefits
Through this session you will:

Develop an awareness of Indigenous principles of sustainability for impact entrepreneurship
Discover how relationships and connectivity are imperative components of sustainable business practices
Learn what some Indigenous communities are doing to implement sustainability and social impact practices in their business and work.

Speaker
Lorena Garvey | Proud Indigenous Kwe, Consultant, Educator & Facilitator
Lorena is an Anishinaabe Kwe born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. An experienced educator with a demonstrated history of working in the nonprofit industry, Lorena specializes in the development and facilitation of training embedded in adult learning principles, trauma-informed approaches and Indigenous ways of knowing and worldviews. She is also skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Youth Development, Facilitation, Training Design and Delivery, and Proposal Writing.
Lorena completed her Master of Education at York University in April 2022, focusing on urban Indigenous Education.
Lorena prioritizes balance in all areas of her life and believes that culture, language, family, and mentorship have helped her become who she is today.

Eventbrite Link for Sign up.

The Trade Accelerator Program: Indigenous Cohort.
2023-02-22 09:00 - 16:30
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and World Trade Centre Vancouver are hosting the Accelerator Program: Indigenous Cohort.

The Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) has a proven track record of helping SMEs to TAP into their full export potential. This cohort is specifically designed for Indigenous-owned or led businesses.

Just six months after graduating from the program:

– On average, export revenue increased by 18%

– Participants forecast their export sales to grow 47% over the next 5 years

Sign-up link

Schedule:

Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Workshop Days: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Mentorship Days: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Workshop Days – in person

Feb 22

Feb 23

Feb 24

Mentorship Days – virtual

Mar 29

Mar 30

Application Deadline: February 8, 2023

If you have any questions, please contact info@wtcvancouver.ca.

Virtual Launch | kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember by Solomon Ratt
2023-02-22 17:00 - 19:00
On Wednesday, February 22nd at 6pm PST/7pm CST, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and University of Regina Press for the virtual launch of Solomon Ratt’s kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember.
Through a blend of languages and a combination of âcimisowin (autobiographical stories) and âcathôhkîwina (traditional tales), this unique memoir uses a particular Cree sense of humour to reflect on the memories of Solomon Ratt’s life before, during and after residential school while continuing to celebrate perseverance in the face of these challenges.
Hosted by Arden Ogg, founder of the Cree Literacy Network, this evening invites us to celebrate Cree language and resilience.
This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

Accessibility
Registration is free, open to all and required for the event. This event will be hosted online on Zoom with closed captioning. A recording of the reading will be made available after.
For more on accessibility and how to request ASL interpretation please visit: massyarts.com/accessibility.

About The Book
kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember (University of Regina Press)
Torn from his family at the age of six, Solomon Ratt was placed into the residential school system – far from the love and comfort of home and family. In kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân / The Way I Remember, Ratt reflects on these memories and life-long challenges through his telling of âcimisowin (autobiographical stories) and also âcathôhkîwina (traditional tales).
Presented in Cree th-dialect Standard Roman Orthography, syllabics, and English, Ratt’s reminiscences of residential school escapades almost always end with a close call and a smile. Even when the memories are dark, his particularly Cree sense of humour shines, resulting in an important and unique memoir that emphasizes and celebrates Solomon Ratt’s perseverance and life after residential school.

About the Author
Solomon Ratt was born on the banks of the Churchill River just north of the community of Stanley Mission. His parents were hunters and fishers who lived off the land, spending their winters on the trapline and summers fishing in La Ronge. Solomon spent the first six winters of his life with his parents, who didn’t speak English. They knew the ways of the land, including the traditional stories passed down through generations, which they told to Solomon and his siblings.
The author of Beginning Cree, Let’s Keep Speaking Cree, and Woods Cree Stories, Solomon has a BA (ORD), BA (ADV), and an MA from the University of Regina, and has been instructing at First Nations University of Canada since 1986. He has been awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2021) and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal (2022).

The Host:
Arden Ogg launched the Cree Literacy Network in 2010 to help connect the Cree language in print with the speakers, teachers and students who need it most. A grandchild of Scottish settlers, she was placed upon this path by the late Dr Freda Ahenakew CM, whose many Cree/English bilingual publications she helped produce.
Registration here

Stress management and prevention workshop [webinar]
2023-03-01 10:00 - 11:00
The term ‘stress’ is used loosely in our culture. What does it really mean and how vulnerable are you?
Understand the biology of stress and explore realistic and practical ways to manage distress in this one-hour seminar with a licensed therapist. Webinar is sponsored by Nancy Shafer.

This event is free & everyone is welcome, but registration is required. Register Here

Fine print: Certificates of attendance are provided at no cost. CEUs are not provided. Everyone who registers will receive the webinar recording & resource info 24 hours after the live event.

About the instructor: Jaymi Dormaier is a Licensed Master Social Worker with ten years of experience in the mental health field. In Jaymi’s career as a social worker and therapist she has worked with diverse populations focusing on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, foster care, adoption, homelessness, and addiction. She is passionate about helping others live a life they love.

Landback Talk - An Indigenous Climate Action Lunch + Learn
2023-03-01 12:00 - 13:00
Have you been curious about what Landback really means? Join us for a lunchtime discussion on March 1st with Jacob Crane from Indigenous Climate Action! We are so excited to have Jacob come and speak to SFU students about the intersections of climate justice, LandBack!, and how we build toward Indigenous futures. He will also be speaking about Landback in the context of the TMX pipeline, the terminus of which is located only 10 minutes away from SFU Burnaby campus, highlighting the role universities and students play in addressing climate violence and its impact on Indigenous peoples and territories. This will be an online, one hour event with a Q&A.
Speaker bio
Jacob is a citizen of the Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta, Canada. He is the Community Engagement Coordinator for Indigenous Climate Action, an Indigenous women-led organization dedicated to creating a world with sovereign and thriving Indigenous Peoples and cultures leading climate justice for all. He first joined the climate justice movement in 2015 after hearing about the No Dakota Access Pipeline and the struggles that the Standing Rock Sioux tribe was experiencing. It also brought him back to the Idle No More movements that swept across so-called Canada in 2012.
Indigenous Climate Action – https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com/
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Indigenous Art Practices: A Professional Development Series
2023-03-01 15:30 - 17:30
Educators participating in Indigenous Art Practices will learn more about Indigenous Arts, including visual, music, dance, and story. The three free online sessions will include opportunities to explore Indigenous art, related materials and educational resources. Educators will learn about practices and protocols to respectfully engage with Indigenous art and, by the end of the series, they will have drafted an initial plan to incorporate learning about Indigenous Arts in their classrooms and/or teaching practice.
Please note: As this is a learning series, we request that participants attend all three sessions when they register. Registration closes February 26.
Online Sessions take place at 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (PT) on the following dates:

March 1, 2023
March 8, 2023
April 5, 2023

Topics and learning outcomes for each session:
Session 1: Participants will learn about history and current practices of Indigenous art, as well as ways to respectfully and creatively engage with Indigenous art in their educational practice.
Session 2: Participants will work together in groups to explore art pieces and related materials and begin to sketch out ideas for educational activities that might involve them.
Session 3: Participants will share, discuss and provide one another feedback on their experiences of designing and/or trying out learning activities that engage with Indigenous art.
Facilitation Team:

Dr. Sara Florence Davidson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
Dr. Bryan Myles, Associate Director, Bill Reid Centre
Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian, SFU Library
Dr. Laura D’Amico, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education
Courtney Vance, Graduate Student in Sociology, SFU Library

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Julian Napoleon | Northern Indigenous Food Ways: Learning Circle Series
2023-03-08 03:00 - 16:30
This series is presented to provide an opportunity for educators within the K-12 education system in gaining or advancing skills and knowledge to apply Indigenous food ways and teachings within their food literacy curriculums and projects.
The series is presented to support Northern Educators, but is open to all who would like to learn, connect and witness Indigenous food ways specifically in the Northern context.
Dates: Dec 7th / Jan 11th / Feb 15th / March 8th
Time: 3:15-4:30pm

Speakers Include:
Dec 7th: Virginia Morgan – Gitxsan Culture teacher, sharing experiences teaching Indigenous food and language in the classroom
January 11th : Tea Creek Farm – history of Indigenous food in the Northern Context, Reconciliation & experiences of tea creek model
Feb 15th: Dr. Daniel Sims (UNBC) – How contact and colonialism have affected Indigenous food ways
March 8th: Julian Napoleon – Indigenous plant knowledge and working with our plant relatives
Sign up now!

Indigenous Art Practices: A Professional Development Series
2023-03-08 08:00 - 17:00
Educators participating in Indigenous Art Practices will learn more about Indigenous Arts, including visual, music, dance, and story. The three free online sessions will include opportunities to explore Indigenous art, related materials and educational resources. Educators will learn about practices and protocols to respectfully engage with Indigenous art and, by the end of the series, they will have drafted an initial plan to incorporate learning about Indigenous Arts in their classrooms and/or teaching practice.
Please note: As this is a learning series, we request that participants attend all three sessions when they register. Registration closed on February 26.
Online Sessions take place at 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (PT) on the following dates:

March 1, 2023
March 8, 2023
April 5, 2023

Topics and learning outcomes for each session:
Session 1: Participants will learn about history and current practices of Indigenous art, as well as ways to respectfully and creatively engage with Indigenous art in their educational practice.
Session 2: Participants will work together in groups to explore art pieces and related materials and begin to sketch out ideas for educational activities that might involve them.
Session 3: Participants will share, discuss and provide one another feedback on their experiences of designing and/or trying out learning activities that engage with Indigenous art.
Facilitation Team:

Dr. Sara Florence Davidson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
Dr. Bryan Myles, Associate Director, Bill Reid Centre
Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian, SFU Library
Dr. Laura D’Amico, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education
Courtney Vance, Graduate Student in Sociology, SFU Library

The Cedar Sage and Sweetgrass Indigenous Art Show
2023-03-11 11:00 - 18:00
On Saturday, March 11th at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society for the closing reception of The Cedar Sage and Sweetgrass Indigenous Art Show, a new window exhibition organized by Cedar Sage and Sweetgrass, an eclectic community of indigenous artists working with unique perspectives from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. For this show, the collective was invited to show a retrospective of recent works, revealing Indigenous pride and connections to ancestry.
Registration is free, open to all and mandatory for entrance.
Covid Protocols: Attendees must wear a mask (N95 masks are encouraged and recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms, that you stay home. Thank you kindly
Presenting Artists:
Uumati Kisoun
Kalum Teke Dan
Teddy Mahood
Maryanne Lindberg-Landrie
Allisen Piffer
Tara-Lynn Kozma-Perrin
Pat Calihou
Jerry Whitehead
Sharifah Marsden-Larocque
Sherry Leigh Williams
Susan L. Greig
Adele Arseneau
James Groening
Register here
Know more about the exhibition here: https://massyarts.com/…/at-the-gallery-the-cedar-sage…/

Supporting employees with mental health injuries with guest speaker Stéphane Grenier
2023-03-15 13:00 - 14:30
On March 15th, WorkSafe BC will be hosting their third webinar as part of their Stay Connected series – “Supporting employees with mental health injuries” with guest speaker Stéphane Grenier.
This session will help employers to better understand how to support workers with mental health injuries in their recovery and return to work.
Join them for a thought-provoking discussion. See below for more details on this event.
Date and time:
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 1 to 2:15 p.m. (PT)
Topic:
“Stay Connected”: Supporting employees with mental health injuries
Guest Speaker:
Stéphane Grenier
When it comes to mental health, Stéphane Grenier walks the walk.
Stéphane is an internationally known mental health innovator, advocate, speaker, author and entrepreneur. He was appointed to the Order of Canada and awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Guelph and Humber College for his contributions to the field of workplace mental health.
Stéphane’s riveting keynotes are not only thought-provoking, but also lead to tangible action and sustainable change for those leaders who are prepared to rethink how they support their people.
His autobiography, After the War: Surviving PTSD and Changing Mental Health Culture, tells his story from the day he landed in the midst of the Rwandan genocide, through his journey of changing mental health culture in the Canadian military, developing national guidelines for peer support with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, all the way to creating Mental Health Innovations (MHI), a consultancy that leads innovative and sustainable change in organizations to enhance the mental health of their people.
Today, he and his business partners, along with countless associates, develop non-clinical mental health interventions as a complement to traditional clinical care for private and public sector organizations, as well as for provincial healthcare systems.
Stéphane’s vision is a world where people no longer face barriers to good mental health.
Agenda

Introduction from WorkSafeBC
Presentation from Stéphane Grenier
Q&A

Location:
Microsoft Teams Live Event
To register, please CLICK HERE.
They will be launching more webinars in the coming months, for more information on the Stay Connected webinar series, please visit: Stay Connected Webinar Series.
For more information on recovery and return to work, please visit worksafebc.com: Employers: Return-to-work information page.

MCFD Rent Supplement Applications DEADLINE
2023-03-20
The upcoming second intake period for the rent supplement program for young adults from government care will open March 6, at 8:00 AM and close March 20, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Through Budget 2022 the Province announced that it is investing $35M over the next 3 years and ongoing into programs and services for young adults from government care to better support them as they transition to adulthood.

A component of this commitment includes the MCFD Rent Supplement Program which helps young adults from care who are ready to live independently afford their rent.

Rent Supplement Facts:

Eligible young adults will be able to apply for a $600-a-month rent supplement to assist them with rental costs in the private housing market as they transition to adulthood on March 6, 2023.

If young adults are on an AYA/TSA they are eligible for the MCFD rent supplement.

Second intake rent supplement applications open on March 6, 2023 and close on March 20, 2023 at 11:59 PM.

50% of rent supplements are available for Indigenous young adults.

The rent supplement program is needs-based in order to prioritize the most vulnerable young adults and will be on a first-come first-served basis once Indigeneity and income criteria are determined.

Young adults can apply for the rent supplement here during the application period.

For more information on the MCFD Rent Supplement, please see the links below:

· Youth Transitions Housing Supports Webpage
· Housing Supports FAQs
· Housing Supports Infographic
· Youth Transitions Implementation Roadmap
If you have any questions, please email MCFRentSupplements@gov.bc.ca.

Indigenous Spaces of the Biosphere - An Educational Webinar
2023-03-22 18:00 - 19:00
This webinar will showcase the findings of a recent Indigenous Scan of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere and Greater Region.
Details: Throughout the Fall season of 2022, Bryanne Smart, a Research Consultant with Nakanagis Consulting Inc performed a detailed scan of the Indigenous Spaces of the Grater Frontenac Arch Biopshere, she compiled a report of her findings. We will discuss the report, learn about our local history, and review current spaces that represent our local Indigenous Culture and Heritage. All are welcome to attend this free event
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Indigenous Resilience Festival
2023-03-26 10:00 - 21:00
This is a free community event at the Rotary Centre for the Arts on Sunday, March 26th for the Indigenous Resilience Festival.

The Indigenous Resilience Festival will showcase Indigenous Elders, youth, leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs sharing knowledge on their challenges that lead to triumphs. You can expect to witness a variety of indigenous excellence presented to you through the creative expression of storytelling, dance, fashion, plant medicine, music and much more.

The festival will run from 10 AM – 9 PM with multiple stages and opportunities to engage with the presenters. There will be a presenter mini-market, a kid’s fun zone, food & workshops.

It is crucial to bring attention to the indigenous experience that has not currently been shared multiculturally. In addition to Western perspectives, we need holistic solutions to coping and healing through the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. This festival will provide an opportunity for indigenous individuals impacted by covid19 to explore, share, and celebrate their resilience with the public. Amplifying the indigenous experience in a creative context, where the narrative will be recognized through thoughtful dialogue and performance art.

For any question, please contact : indigenousresiliencefestival@gmail.com

The Celebration of Indigenous Cultural Resilience program is an RCA outreach and engagement initiative in collaboration with the University Victoria Gustavson School of Business (GSB). Funded by the Government of Canada.

The Rotary Centre for the Arts respectfully acknowledges that it is located on the unceded, traditional territory of the Syilx and Okanagan People.

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Introduction to Indigenous Oral Tradition and Anti-colonial Oral Histories
2023-03-29 13:00 - 16:00
In this workshop, they will think about how to take an intentionally anti-colonial or indigenizing approach to the planning, execution and presentation of oral history.
Attendees will consider how certain stories are told, the questions asked, and the additional information used to supplement the narratives, ensuring that the stories amplify, empower the people that share stories.
Exercises and discussion during the workshop will explore project, interview, and editorial design.
This event will be recorded and the recording will be made available to registered attendees.
Sara Sinclair is an oral historian of Cree-Ojibwa and mixed settler descent. Sara teaches in the Oral History Master of Arts Program at Columbia University. She is Project Director of the Aryeh Neier Oral History Project at the Columbia Center for Oral History Research [CCOHR]. Sara is currently co-editing two anthologies of Indigenous letters, for Penguin/Random House Canada.
She is the editor of How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America (2020, Voice of Witness/Haymarket Books). She has contributed to the Columbia Center for Oral History Research’s Covid-19 Oral History, Narrative and Memory Archive, Obama Presidency Oral History, and Robert Rauschenberg Oral History Project. Sara’s current and previous clients include the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of the City of New York and New York City Department of Environmental Protection. She served as Oral History Association’s program committee co-chair in 2021.
Image Description: A photo of Sara Sinclair wearing a red lettered sweatshirt smiling at the camera in front of a beach waterfront.
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Solar Stories
2023-03-31 09:00 - 10:30
Get inspired by Montana First Nation and the Town of Lumsden’s solar initiatives, and ask Peace Energy Co-op about project execution!
Register here

The Walrus Talks at Home: Indigenous Health
2023-04-04 04:00 - 17:00
In Canada, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples face significant health disparities compared with non-Indigenous Canadians in nearly all areas of medical care. From child welfare, mental health, and addiction services to health governance and accessing culturally appropriate care, the current health care system isn’t working for Indigenous peoples. How can that gap be closed?
Good intentions alone will not achieve proper health care for Indigenous communities. Canada needs to pave the way for the improved health and well-being of Indigenous peoples. At The Walrus Talks at Home: Indigenous Health, four speakers examine some of the key components of change needed to make better health care more accessible to Indigenous peoples.
Join them online as they explore the tools, knowledge, policies, and investments needed to deliver health equity among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Register here

Featuring:
Carol Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer, Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
Melanie MacKinnon, Head, Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing
Victoria Marchand, Health Policy Analyst, National Association of Friendship Centres
Moderated by Danielle Paradis, Online Journalist, APTN News

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
7:00 p.m. ET – The Walrus Talks at Home begins
8:00 p.m. ET – The Walrus Talks at Home ends

Indigenous Art Practices: A Professional Development Series DAY 3
2023-04-05 15:30 - 17:30
Educators participating in Indigenous Art Practices will learn more about Indigenous Arts, including visual, music, dance, and story. The three free online sessions will include opportunities to explore Indigenous art, related materials and educational resources. Educators will learn about practices and protocols to respectfully engage with Indigenous art and, by the end of the series, they will have drafted an initial plan to incorporate learning about Indigenous Arts in their classrooms and/or teaching practice.
Please note: As this is a learning series, we request that participants attend all three sessions when they register. Registration closes February 26.
Online Sessions take place at 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (PT) on the following dates:

March 1, 2023
March 8, 2023
April 5, 2023

Topics and learning outcomes for each session:
Session 1: Participants will learn about history and current practices of Indigenous art, as well as ways to respectfully and creatively engage with Indigenous art in their educational practice.
Session 2: Participants will work together in groups to explore art pieces and related materials and begin to sketch out ideas for educational activities that might involve them.
Session 3: Participants will share, discuss and provide one another feedback on their experiences of designing and/or trying out learning activities that engage with Indigenous art.
Facilitation Team:

Dr. Sara Florence Davidson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
Dr. Bryan Myles, Associate Director, Bill Reid Centre
Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian, SFU Library
Dr. Laura D’Amico, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education
Courtney Vance, Graduate Student in Sociology, SFU Library

Indigenous Peoples and Technoscience
2023-04-13 11:00 - 12:00
Since 1981, SCWIST has made great strides in promoting and empowering women in STEM. When you register, please consider adding a small donation to support our programs so all interested women and girls can see where a future in STEM can take them.

Join Dr. Kim TallBear from the University of Alberta to learn about the intricate connections between science and technology fields, broader dynamics of colonialism, and increasing demands for Indigenous governance of science and technology.
Sign up here: Indigenous Peoples and Technoscience Tickets, Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Indigenous Food Sovereignty
2023-04-14 17:00 - 19:00
Do you want to learn about Indigenous Food Sovereignty?
Join for an in-depth conversation with Jacob Beaton, the person behind Tea Creek Farm and the United Nations Food Hero of the Year!
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PAFNW Language Circle Advanced Ojibway Classes with Monica Benson
2023-04-18 08:00 - 17:00
PAFNW Language Circle has opened their registration for Advanced Ojibway Classes with Monica Benson

Here are the dates:

April 18, 2023-May 18, 2023

April 18, 20, 25, 27 May 02, 04, 09, 11, 16, 18, 2023

Please ontact manager.languages@pafnw.ca if you have any questions.

Registration Closes May 01, 2023

With Zoom Host Vanessa Potter

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