Tag: Indigenous

Mar 23, 2023 — Join NSCSW and the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee for an evening panel discussion about Indigenous perspectives on health, healthcare, healing, and well-being.

Mar 10, 2023 — Michelle Lebrun introduces NSCSW members to a Mi’kmaw perspective on intergenerational trauma. This is the second session of a three-part series about practicing social work in Mi’kma’ki.

Feb 10, 2023 — An overview and introduction to what social workers should know about working with Indigenous persons in Mi’kma’ki. This is the first session of a three-part series with Michelle Lebrun about practicing social work in Mi’kma’ki.

Jan 27, 2023 — This is the fifth session of a series about Mi’kmaw culture & heritage. Gerald Gloade will offer members an introduction to Mi’kmaw history as preserved in the Glooscap legends.

Dec 9, 2022 — This is the fourth session of a series about Mi’kmaw culture & heritage. Gerald Gloade will introduce members to Mi’kmaw beliefs, discussing both precontact spirituality and Christianity.

Nov 25, 2022 — This is the third of a series about Mi’kmaw culture & heritage. Gerald Gloade will introduce members to the environmental knowledge woven into the 13 months of the Mi’kmaw lunar calendar.

September 30, 2022 — On September 30, as part its commitment to the reconciliation process, Canada now marks a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is recognized to “honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.” As social workers, we understand that this sentence conceals deep and painful truths about intergenerational trauma and systemic injustice. We have work to do.

Oct 26, 2022 — This is the second of a series about Mi’kmaw culture & heritage. Gerald Gloade will lead members through what social workers need to know when visiting Mi’kmaw people, in order to ensure culturally sensitive services.

Sept 30, 2022 — This is the first of a series about Mi’kmaw culture & heritage. Gerald Gloade will lead members through exploring the traditional districts of Mi’kma’ki through the lens of the Mi’kmaw language, a verb-based language that describes how each of these areas got their name.

Jun 30, 2022 — As National Indigenous History Month comes to a close, on the eve of a celebration of nationalism, let us reflect upon the treaties that enable us to live here, on Turtle Island. This weekend, and every day, let us listen, learn and do what we can to honour these treaties and the people whose lands we live within.