“The release of the first 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School has sparked Canadians to turn to the Indigenous voices that have been silenced for so long. With that has come a need for reconciliation but many feel lost and unsure of where to start. The answer is simple: we must start with truth before we are able to fully embrace reconciliation and make it meaningful. ”
Learning outcomes
- Examine the relationship between colonialism and state violence against Indigenous peoples and its implications for Indigenous cultural safety today
- Discuss the purpose and significance of ICS as a structural initiative to mitigate harm
- Mobilize justice and action oriented responses for your professional practice
Guest speaker – Marissa MacIntrye
Marissa (Kenaytco) McIntyre is a mixed settler and First Nations woman of the Nlaka’pamux Nation born and raised in Surrey, BC. She holds
a Bachelor of Arts degree in First Nations Studies from Simon Fraser University. Marissa previously worked for the Fraser Region Aboriginal
Friendship Centre Association from 2018-2021 as an Indigenous At-Risk Youth Worker and Culture Night Coordinator before starting her current
role with the Fraser Health Authority as an Indigenous Cultural Safety Educator.
As an Associate Consultant with Len Pierre Consulting , Marissa provides training on Indigenous Cultural Safety & Humility, Indigenous Trauma & Equity
Informed Practice, Appropriation vs. Appreciation, Decolonizing Substance Use, and Transformative Territory Acknowledgements.
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