Abstract

On June 21, Canadians celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day to honour the rights, histories and extraordinary achievements of Indigenous peoples in Canada. To commemorate this day, the IDEA Committee will be hosting a highly interactive session that respectfully utilizes story-telling and truth-gifting approaches to discuss complex issues in health care and Indigenous peoples. Participants will be engaged in a series of mini-lessons and activities that: explore the various levels of racism/privilege that exist in our professional and personal spaces; examine ways to confront/deconstruct these forms of inequity that have real human (and other-than-human) costs; and foster a community of practitioners that can see these ‘issues’ with an informed and strength-based lens for change.

Biography

Dr. Pamela Rose Toulouse is a Consultant in Indigenous Education, Training and Cultural Safety. Dr. Toulouse is a member of Sagamok First Nation. As an author and researcher, she has developed over 55 resources in Indigenous Education, including books, chapters, articles, curriculum and webinars. She is the recipient of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Teaching Excellence Award, Inspiring Indigenous Women of Northeastern Ontario Award, 3M National Teaching Excellence Fellow Award, Laurentian University Full Time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award and the Laurentian University Professional Schools Teaching Excellence Award.

Register here: https://uhn-etms.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcuGqqzsvHtJRM5wComEVSH3kjGjSu-XZ