CULTURAL SOLUTIONS 101 WITH DR. REG CROWSHOE NOVEMBER 8 – 10, 2023

NOVEMBER 8 – 10, 2023, Cultural Solutions 101 with Dr. Reg Crowshoe
How do I understand the calls of action of the Truth and Recommendation Commission (TRC) or the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)? How can I apply these directions in my life and work with Indigenous people? How do I act as an ally? What does that look like? How do I offer programs that are meaningful to Indigenous Communities?

If you are thinking about these things, we invite you to join us on a learning journey:
This training is intended to provide professionals interested in expanding their knowledge on working with Indigenous peoples through an educational and experiential opportunity. Over three days (21 instructional hours), participants will gain a deeper understanding and personal experience of Indigenous history and perspectives through various traditional teachings and protocols and how these relate to delivering human services to Indigenous service users.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Reg Crowshoe is a Spiritual/Cultural Advisor.
As former Chief of the Piikani Nation, and Ceremonial Grandparent, Dry. Reg Crowshoe is also known as Awokaseena, meaning Deer Chief in the Blackfoot language. This was also his grandfather’s name. As an Elder and a Bundle Keeper, his father Joe Crowshoe’s teachings were instrumental to Piikani cultural preservation. His mother’s side was from the Nez Perce Nation in Idaho. The Piikani people took in his ancestors when they came to Canada, to escape being forced onto a reservation in the southwestern United States. Reg finds strength in the ceremonies and teachings of his parents and grandparents. They passed on transferred rights, or traditional authorities, that he is responsible for today as a ceremonial Grandparent. He runs ceremonies of the Thunder Pipe, the Sun Dance, and the Brave Dog Society, as a part of his traditional lineage and Blackfoot identity. For “white man’s knowledge” he was brought to the St. Cypriot Anglican Residential School on the Peigan Reserve. Before he went to school, he spoke the Blackfoot language, and believed in his grandparents’ ways. When he went to residential school, he was lost – the system did not reflect his belief system in any way. Reg does give credit to the value of the education he received through the residential schools, including the ability to read and write. Reg later attended the University of Calgary, receiving an honorary degree. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and worked on several reserves in Saskatchewan before returning to work with the Peigan Band departments, and with the Province of Alberta in developing the HeadSmashed-In Buffalo Jump heritage site. He has also developed cultural courses with the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge, and has co-authored numerous works, including Akak-stiman and Science in the Native Community.