APIN - Adolescent Parent Interagency Network

Seven Grandfathers Teachings
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Winnipeg)
The Anishinaabe have survived by following their ancient philosophy of living a good life, since time immemorial. This philosophy helps all living beings to remain connected to the Great Spirit, our Mother the Earth, and to each other. It is our belief that all races were given these universal teachings which are required to live in harmony with oneself, among others and all the living beings on Mother Earth.
SPEAKER: Allen Sutherland, also known by his spirit name Waabishki Mazinazoot Michtaatim (White Spotted Horse), and of the Bizhiw Doodem (Lynx Clan), Anishinaabe member of Skownan First Nation, Treaty 2 Territory, Turtle Island.
Allen’s strong Anishinaabek roots run deep and always present, leaving him in the unique position of being a conduit between Traditional and Contemporary World. Allen had the opportunity of working within First Nations, Federal and Provincial Governments, including grassroots community work for over 30 years. Allen provides facilitation and training under his own company of WHITE SPOTTED HORSE, Inc, for over 15 years, where he is often a sought-after resources person on the history and culture of the Anishinaabe of Turtle Island. Allen is living out his life purpose as Anishinaabek Historian, Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Nation Builder and Healer of many healing bundles. Allen is part of the Speakers Bureau of the TREATY RELATIONSHIPS COMMISSION OF MANITOBA for over 15 years.
Allen is currently the Earth Lodge Keeper of the First Nations Treaty 2 Territory. Website: Lodge.FNT2T.com
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APIN half day session - “Skills for Defusing Anger and Resolving Conflict”
2022-09-20 09:00 - 12:00
Skills for Defusing Anger and Resolving Conflict
In these changing times, there has been an increase in polarization within communities around issues of health care and, in some cases, increased distrust for health care professionals, service providers and public officials in general.
These dynamics include misunderstanding, miscommunication, and tensions, both spoken and unspoken.
This workshop is for service providers who work with young parents and encounter challenges providing support when the young parent may be expressing anger and defensiveness towards the service provider.
In this inspiring yet practical half-day session, participants will connect with their peers, provide one another emotional and practical support, share/brainstorm ideas for best practice, and explore/enhance tools for application to the specific challenging scenarios health care professionals face in 2022.
Facilitator – David Dyck
David draws on a wealth of practical knowledge to inspire and equip others to make difficult moments better, clearer, happier and more productive. He is an energetic and dynamic speaker who sparks the imagination while also equipping participants with the ideas and skills needed to address real-world dilemmas. In addition to his Chartered Mediator credentials, David holds both undergraduate and master’s degrees in Conflict Resolution.
Training Organization: Facilitated Solutions
Website: https://workplaceconflict.ca/
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APIN Lunch and Learn - Reclaiming Our Power Through Care
2022-06-07 12:00 - 13:00 | online
DATE: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
TIME: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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SPEAKER: Courtney Teetaert, (she/her) lives in Winnipeg. She is a partner, and a parent of 2 kids. Most of her career has been as a nurse working at Children’s Hospital on the cancer and organ transplant ward. She has recently completed her Master of Nursing from the University of Manitoba with a research focus on the power in care. Courtney is a curious daydreamer who likes to spend her time being outside and doing crafts. She is currently working on a quilting project that represents her findings from her nursing research.
PRESENTATION: This presentation will acknowledge the struggles we face caring for others in the busy and noisy world we live in and how the emotional work we use to connect with others can feel like such a burden. Coming from the experience of being a bedside nurse and bringing in the knowledge of others, this presentation will bring to light how our connective work we create in providing care makes us stronger. By shifting the focus of care from burden to power, we can uncover how caring for others is a radical act that we can use to create change.
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APIN Virtual Spring Conference "Working in the Context of Indigenous Health: A decolonized and trauma-informed informed approach to supporting young parents"
2022-04-26 09:00 - 12:00
Indigenous knowledges and practices are becoming a recognized and significant component of service delivery systems that support healing and wellness. Such practices are being incorporated and integrated throughout the work of helpers and healers in many Indigenous and mainstream organizations. This conference will draw on decolonizing methodologies and trauma informed approaches to discuss ways to support young parents in their journeys. Specific attention will be given to self-care of the service provider in efforts to address wholistic health and encourage principles necessary for trauma-informed organizations.
SPEAKER: Renee Linklater, PhD – Renee is a member of Rainy River First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She has over 25 years of experience working with Indigenous healing agencies and First Nation communities. Renee has worked across the health and education sectors as a frontline worker, program evaluator, curriculum developer, educator/trainer, and researcher. She is an international speaker on trauma and healing and is the author of Decolonizing trauma work: Indigenous stories and strategies and editor of Connected in Creation: A Collection of Lived Experience through Cultural Expression. Renee is the Senior Director of Shkaabe Makwa – Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and is actively involved in several system level initiatives across the province.
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Traditional Family Parenting - Indigenous Child Development
2022-03-22 10:00 - 12:00
The western world has only begun to understand and honour Indigenous knowledge systems and views on Child Development. It is now time to reclaim Traditional Knowledge and provide the unique perspectives by our own people sharing Indigenous philosophies. Decolonization is the process of Reclaiming of who we are as Indigenous people; by reaching into our past and connecting with our Ancestral identity in order to heal our people. We are witnessing harmful colonial cycles unfolding as many are in the healing process to make positive changes.
In promoting the pride and traditional teachings with our people we will make a better future for the next generation. Traditional teachings are a source of strength, identity and survival that helped us to understand who we are and how to relate to the natural world. The teachings are still in our communities where they have been sacredly held. The teachings are here for generations to come, as parents and grandparents we have a duty and the responsibility to ensure that they are shared and promote parenting practices of our ancestors.
Teachings came in many forms, some are from an ancient time when the world was a very different place, before it changed to the world we see today. Some are teachings of the natural world which were lessons from the animals, birds, fish, plants and trees, nature was the original teacher. The Creator made plants and animals first we learned about relationships and parenting skills from the animals. How nature parents is how we parent, Grandparents were the teachers, sharing the wisdom gained through years of life experience, taught and role modelling the importance of choosing words carefully to not bring harm to another and be careful in how you walk so the generations to come will know how to walk in a good way.
SPEAKER: Ko’ona Saber – Ko’ona is member of the Bizhiw doodem (Lynx Clan) raised in Peguis First Nation, where her father Walter George Cochrane was integral in the reclamation of indigenous cultural practices prior to her birth in 1970. As a single mother to a strong, spirited child Ko’ona has much personal and professional experience in advocating and assisting families who have children with additional support needs. Ko’ona has extensive experience in helping to strengthen and support indigenous families through work in health promotion, indigenous issues, community development in addition to providing cultural programs and supportive services. She has been sharing her traditional teachings for over thirty years, primarily teaching with her indigenous hand drum and medicine bundle. After studying and working in Ottawa, she returned to Manitoba in 2006 and obtained an Early Childhood Education diploma from Red River College 2010. June 21, 2017 Ko’ona married Ivon Saber a land-owner at Ayers Cove on east Lake Winnipeg, where they spend their days during the warm seasons.
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APIN Virtual Lunch and Learn - “Dragonfly Support Program”
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:00
Please join Leigha Phelps and Jennifer Sheridan Westdal from the Women’s Health Clinic Dragonfly Support Program to find out how we can help to support individuals and families who have experienced Pregnancy and Infant Loss.
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APIN Virtual Conference - “Anxiety and Youth”
2022-01-20 09:30 - 12:30
“Anxiety and Youth”
Many youth experience mental health disorders like anxiety. This presentation will include an overview of common anxiety disorders in youth and the potential origins and influences of these disorders. Social media, biology, awareness, all contribute to these experiences. A review of common treatment modalities will also be discussed including resources that can be accessed by youth and those that support them.
Speaker – Dr. Lindsay Woods
Dr. Woods is a Registered Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Clinical Services with the Multidisciplinary Assessment and Consultation Centre (MACC). She has worked at New Directions since 2015, starting as the Clinical Administrator in Community Homes for Children service area. She then took on the role of Manager of Clinical Supports in Home Services before moving to her current position. Dr. Woods has training and experience using a variety of psychotherapy models such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) but views the foundation of therapy from a client-centred and strength-focused perspective.
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APIN Virtual Lunch and Learn - “Thrive Community Support Circle”
2022-01-12 12:00 - 13:00
SPEAKER: Rhonda Elias-Penner – Rhonda came to Thrive, then known as Pregnancy and Family Support Services, in spring of 2010 as an Applied Counselling student, working in the Resource Centre. After graduating with Honors, Rhonda was hired as the Community Support Worker for the summer program. In the fall of the same year, she was hired as the coordinator for the child care centre and the ‘drop in’ centre. In 2015, Rhonda stepped in as acting director and for the past 6 years has been the executive director of Thrive Community Support Circle. As mother of 2 sons, now both young adults, one who was diagnosed with autism and septo-optic dysplasia, among other challenges, she has always had a passion for working with families, supporting and empowering those experiencing marginalization, discrimination. This has always been a passion for her throughout life.
PRESENTATION: As the Executive Director of Thrive Community Support Circle, it has given Rhonda Elias-Penner such a sense of joy and humility to be a part of this incredible organization and watch it grow and change to meet the needs of community during the past ten years. Rhonda is both proud and humble to work alongside such dedicated staff and volunteers, under the guidance of their Board of Directors, and with the generous support of donors and funders. This agency has withstood the challenges and changes of society to ensure they continue to answer every call for help that they receive. Being able to provide basic human needs, child care, and crisis support when people are in need of stability, security, and safety, allow them to focus their energy on change for themselves and their families, learn and build their skills, set goals and achieve them. Rhonda has developed and grown as a person and a leader having the privilege to be a part of their journey and watch these incredibly strong and resilient people turn these opportunities into stories of starting over, re-building, breaking down barriers and building success.
Programs and services-Rhonda will provide a description of each of the following services and how we support the community in a holistic wrap around way:

Counselling
Mental health and wellness
Financial empowerment
Drop in services
Food security and basic needs support
Crisis and advocacy
Family support and stabilization
Early learning and child care based on attachment and inclusion
Job skills training and leadership development
Cultural diversity and understanding programming
Gender based programming including violence prevention

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Canada’s Indian Residential School System: A Brief Overview of the Legacy and Intergenerational Effects
2021-11-16 09:30 - 12:00
One of the most devastating acts of colonization for Indigenous Peoples in Canada was the federal government’s implementation of the Indian Residential School system. For roughly seven generations, nearly every First Nations, Inuit and Metis child in Canada was interned in a residential school, in a futile attempt to assimilate and acculturate Indigenous Peoples into the dominant society, and expedite the extinction of Indigenous Peoples. This presentation provides a brief overview of Canada’s Indian Residential School system, its legacy, and the direct and intergenerational effects of the schools on multiple generations of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
SPEAKER: LISA MURDOCK
Lisa is a member of Katl’odeeche First Nation, NWT. Lisa is the mother of three beautiful and resilient children – Nolan, Madison and Adam – each of whom she is most proud. Lisa currently resides in Plumas, a small community located roughly 70 km northwest of Portage la Prairie.
Lisa achieved a Master of Arts degree from the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba, and she has over 30 years of experience working with Indigenous Peoples and communities. Lisa has a keen interest in program and policy development aimed at improving outcomes for Indigenous children and families, and she is very passionate about creating awareness and understanding of the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and the lasting influence of colonial policies and practices on Indigenous-Canada relations.
Lisa currently works as a Program and Policy Consultant in the Child and Youth Services Division of the Manitoba Department of Families. She also works as a Research Associate for the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.
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Virtual Adolescent Parent Day - "Healthy Relationships/Healthy Parenting"
2021-10-28 10:00 - 12:00
This year, APIN is pleased to have Melissa Brown and Cecil Sveinson present, “Healthy Relationships/Healthy Parenting”. Melissa is an Anishinaabe/Dene registered midwife from Sagkeeng First Nation and the Navajo Nation. She is Co-founder of Zaagi’idiwin, an Indigenous led organization that strives to center Indigenous people as the experts of Maternal Child Health in their communities. Cecil is from Poplar River Anishinaabe Nation, a remote community on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cecil is currently serving as the manager of the Indigenous Relations Division at the City of Winnipeg. Prior to that, Cecil worked for a child welfare organization where he designed and delivered cultural and prevention programming for Indigenous children, youth and families. He was also asked to assist Senator Murray Sinclair with his investigation into systemic racism and the Thunder Bay Police Service Board. Cecil also served as a police officer for 25 years with the Winnipeg Police Service where he retired at the rank of Sergeant. Cecil trained his fellow officers for 20 of those years and served as adjunct faculty for the Canadian Police College. Cecil has also been engaged as a public speaker for over 20 years, his most high-profile event being the opening speaker for the Canadian Association of Professional Speaker’s international conference in 2012.
Together, Melissa and Cecil will present on the topics of:

Healthy lifestyle, selfcare and reproductive choices.
Healthy Relationships.
Healthy Parenting.
How we were raised can impact who we are and our parenting roles today.
How to start to heal from inter-generational trauma.
What the role of a father means.

This APIN event is open to adolescents/young adults (up to the age of 25) and service providers.
Pre-registration is mandatory. Your agency/organization/school can show this presentation to a group or it can be viewed individually.
To register please email Joanne Waskin at apin@apin.org with the following information:
Your name (please state if you are an adolescent/young adult or service provider).
Email address (the link to the presentation will be sent to this email address)
If the presentation is being shown to a group, please provide the name of your organization and the number of people that will be viewing the presentation.
Please register no later than Monday, October 25th. We hope that you can join us!

Jordan's Principle
2021-10-19 12:00 - 13:00
Jordan’s Principle ensures all First Nations children can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. It can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs. Jordan’s Principle is named in memory of Jordan River Anderson. He was a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba.
SPEAKERS:
Ryan McKay (WaawaanaadoonMaaeeguun- Howling Wolf)
Ryan is from the Rolling River First Nation where he was born and raised, located in southwestern Manitoba. Ryan was raised by his grandparents from whom he received a vast amount of traditional knowledge and his Anishinaabe language. He is the proud father of 4 daughters and one son in which he spends all of his spare time with. After returning to school in 2006, Ryan went on to attain a college diploma in Aboriginal Community Development & a university degree in Sociology, majoring in Health & Human studies. He has held several different employment opportunities, including Disability counselor, Youth Mentor, Mental Health counselor and Adult Literacy Instructor. Currently, Ryan is the Lead Advocate for the Jordan’s Principle off Reserve advocacy office, working out of the EAGLE Urban Transition Centre for the past 5 years. The office is located in downtown Winnipeg and has assisted thousands of Indigenous families living off reserve looking for different opportunities and assistance.
Michelle Klippenstein
Michelle is originally from Poplar River First Nation. Her background consists of mixed European ancestry from her father’s side and Anishinaabe from her mother’s side. Poplar River is an isolated community on the east side of Lake Winnipeg and she tries to visit any chance she gets. Michelle is loving her new role as a mom, her daughter turns two in October. She is part of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization team as the Jordan’s Principle Coordinator at SSCY Centre (Specialized Services for Children and Youth) in Winnipeg. Michelle began this position June 2021. Her first experience within Jordan’s Principle was through Southeast Resource Development Council Corp. as an Off-Reserve Case Manager for the last three years as well as numerous years within the social work field. Michelle’s education background consists of Bachelors in Social Work and Education, and she is currently attending the University of Victoria within the Masters of Social Work – Indigenous Specialization program.
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2SLGBTQ+ AWARENESS, INCLUSION & AFFIRMATION
2021-10-05 09:30 - 12:30
Learn about sex, gender identity, expression, attraction and cultural identities and how to increase accessibility for all.
We will provide strategies that can help providers engage, create, and maintain healthy & supportive relationships for
2SLGBTQ+ pregnant and parenting youth. Topics: Barriers & challenges, creating safe(r) spaces, inclusive data systems & policies/procedures, and language (especially around bodies and pregnancy)
SPEAKERS:
Dene Guillas – He/him. Proud Indigiqueer, Transgender Father, School Equity & Inclusion Coordinator.BIO: https://bit.ly/3hSIpd0
Kaylen Lamb – He/they. White settler, disabled, Transgender man, Counsellor, Social Worker.BIO: https://bit.ly/38RNbSo
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Canada’s Indian Residential School System: A Brief Overview of the Legacy and Intergenerational Effects
2021-09-21 10:00 - 12:30
One of the most devastating acts of colonization for Indigenous Peoples in Canada was the federal government’s implementation of the Indian Residential School system. For roughly seven generations, nearly every First Nations, Inuit and Metis child in Canada was interned in a residential school, in a futile attempt to assimilate and acculturate Indigenous Peoples into the dominant society, and expedite the extinction of Indigenous Peoples. This presentation provides a brief overview of Canada’s Indian Residential School system, it’s legacy, and the direct and intergenerational effects of the schools on multiple generations of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
SPEAKER:
Lisa Murdock is a member of Katl’odeeche First Nation, NWT. Lisa is the mother of three beautiful and resilient children – Nolan, Madison and Adam – each of whom she is most proud. Lisa currently resides in Plumas, a small community located roughly 70 km northwest of Portage la Prairie.
Lisa achieved a Master of Arts degree from the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba, and she has over 30 years of experience working with Indigenous Peoples and communities. Lisa has a keen interest in program and policy development aimed at improving outcomes for Indigenous children and families, and she is very passionate about creating awareness and understanding of the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and the lasting influence of colonial policies and practices on Indigenous-Canada relations.
Lisa currently works as a Program and Policy Consultant in the Child and Youth Services Division of the Manitoba Department of Families. She also works as a Research Associate for the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/adolescent-parent-interagency-network-virtual-presentation-tickets-165177110183
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How to Best Support Indigenous Families
2021-06-22 12:00 - 13:00
PRESENTATION: In this session, Melissa Brown, Anishinaabe/Dine Midwife will share how to work towards providing culturally safe care for Indigenous families. She will review how to best center Indigenous families as active participants in their own care. Service providers will be introduced to the concepts of cultural safety, and understand the impact of developing an ongoing practice of self-reflection, learning, healing and being aware of their own power and privilege.
SPEAKER: Melissa Brown is an Anishinaabe/Dene Registered Midwife from Sagkeeng First Nation and the Navajo Nation. She is Co-founder of Zaagi’idiwin, an Indigenous led organization that strives to center Indigenous people as the experts of Maternal Child Health in their communities. She has trained over 300 Full Spectrum Indigenous Doulas across Canada and the United States in the past two years, providing mentorship and support as they care for families.
Melissa graduated from the University College of the North Kanaciotinawawasowin Bachelor of Midwifery program and worked in the inner city of Winnipeg. She is a member of KagikeDanikobidan, the advisory committee on Aboriginal women’s issues to the College of Midwives of Manitoba. She has also served as the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives Co-chair and member of the core leadership for the past 7 years.
Melissa is a small part of a grassroots movement of Indigenous Midwives, Doulas, Aunties and Birth workers across turtle island that are reconnecting with their language, medicines, and ceremonies to support families during pregnancy, birth and parenting. She is committed to continuing to build safe spaces for families to learn about healthy sexuality, reproductive health and traditional birth knowledge as a way of restoring health and wellbeing to Indigenous communities.
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Supporting 2SLGBTQ+ Youth During a Pandemic
2021-06-10 12:00 - 13:00
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on 2SLGBTQ+ youth, we will outline barriers and offer suggestions to increase accessibility.
We will provide strategies that can help providers engage, create, and maintain healthy and supportive relationships, that
increase resilience and decrease isolation for youth. We will provide inclusive language suggestions, especially around bodies and pregnancy.

Speaker – DENE GUILLAS
Dene (he/him) proudly identifies as an Indigenous, transgender man who has always lived and worked on Treaty One Territory, the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dene, Dakota and Métis Nations.
He has been lucky enough to be involved in the training and education field for over 15 years. Whether it was in a classroom environment, community centre, conference, or small gatherings, he has always tried to make sure learning is inclusive to everyone.
His love of helping others has led him to Rainbow Resource Centre in 2019, where he works as the School Equity & Inclusion Coordinator. This has allowed his passion of interacting and speaking to others to turn into a way to give back to the community. Helping to raise awareness for our youth has given him a purpose that is extremely close to his heart.
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Pandemic Fatigue: Practical tools and considerations for those who support children and youth
2021-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
This presentation will be limited to 50 participants
Pandemic Fatigue: Practical tools and considerations for those who support children and youth
Times of crisis can have long term effects on an individual’s mental and emotional well-being. We know that with the right support, adversity can build resiliency and contribute towards robust and successful individuals. This workshop will offer practical skills for caregivers, parents and those who support youth. It will offer insight, tools and solution focused approaches that aim to alleviate stress, address anxieties and help to navigate difficult feelings and conversations. It will also offer caregivers and parents some insight into the importance of attachment, connections and how to navigate the world and relationships in which those important things have suddenly become compromised. And it will offer practical suggestions for activities, options, hopefulness, expectations – what can be awesome and what can be good enough.
Presenter: Cheryl Cohan BA, MMFT, RMFT.
Cheryl is a therapist, anthropologist, program facilitator. Cheryl specializes in individual, couple and family therapy, systems theories, trauma informed care, attachment, recovery, wellness and spiritual care. She is also director of a horticultural therapy center that specializes in rural retreats and nature focused programming.
LOCATION: Online
A Zoom link will be provided once you have registered.
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APIN Virtual Lunch and Learn - Perinatal Mental Health: A Special Focus on Young Motherhood and Child Development
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
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PRESENTATION: This presentation aims to discuss the intersection between young motherhood, perinatal (pregnancy and postpartum) mental health, and child development through a strengths-based lens. Evidence-based information on how to identify perinatal mental health concerns and how to best support children of young mothers is introduced. Psychological services available to young mothers and their children living in Manitoba are reviewed.

SPEAKER: Karmen McDivitt, M.A. Ph.D. Candidate – Karmen is a pre-doctoral resident at the Clinical Health Psychology residency program within the Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and University of Manitoba. In addition to her clinical training, Karmen is completing her PhD research at the University of Manitoba in the Baby Language Lab. Her research interests include infant language development, young motherhood (including adolescent and emerging adulthood developmental stages), perinatal mental health (with a special focus on perinatal anxiety), and knowledge translation. Karmen grew up in Kelowna, where she completed her undergraduate honours degree in psychology at the University of British Columbia- Okanagan, before starting her graduate training in Winnipeg. Karmen has received research grants through the University of Manitoba and Province of Manitoba. She has been awarded the Emerging Leader Award from the University of Manitoba and the Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Master’s Thesis by the Canadian Psychological Association.

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APIN Virtual Presentation - Tipi Teachings
2021-04-13 10:00 - 11:45
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PRESENTATION:
Traditional indigenous child rearing philosophies adopt a wholistic (mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual) approach to child rearing while being inclusive of the family unit and the community. Prior to contact of European settlers, many tribes of the Great Plains (Prairies) used the Tipi for housing of the family and community. Tipi’s need 13 poles to make the circle of the Tipi and two additional poles for smoke flaps; each pole in the Tipi there are Traditional beliefs about child rearing. These Traditional Teachings work together collectively, equally by leaning on one another to hold up the Tipi, reflecting the strength of Indigenous peoples.

SPEAKER:
Ko'ona Saber(Cochrane) is an Anishinaabe-kwe member of the BizhiwDoodem (Lynx Clan) from Peguis First Nation, where her father Walter George Cochrane was integral in the reclamation of indigenous cultural practices prior to her birth in 1970. Ko’ona has been sharing her indigenous teachings for over twenty years, through traditional family parenting education and hand drumming. She had resided in the North End of Winnipeg for thirteen years, where she worked strengthening and supporting indigenous families and children. In 2017 life changed dramatically for Ko’ona, June 21 her father’s birthday, she married Ivon Saber multi-talented land developer. They now spend their time between properties on the shores of east Lake Winnipeg near Hollow Water First Nation and winters in YaqanNukiy Territory of southern British Columbia.

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