We will create a principle-based place for individuals to continue conversations that will become a foundation for moving forward in parallel.
After this session, you will have a deeper understanding of the principles to take forward with you and implement the framework’s principles in your work.
The Principles of the Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework are
– Ceremony
– Creation
– Natural Law/Relationships
– Knowledge
– Transfer
– Language
– Wellbeing and Kindness
– Land and Environment
– Traditional Parenting/Kinship
– Role of the Child
– Programs and Structures
– Allyship
– Drum and Song
The sessions have limited spaces; please register early to save your spot! We will have a waitlist for a possible spring session.
Facilitators: Rhonda Barraclough & Beverly Keeshig-Soonias
Rhonda Barraclough has worked in the human service field for over 30 years, with 17 of those as the Executive Director of the ALIGN Association of Community Services. She is a social worker and has worked as a Child Care Counselor, a Child Protection worker, a Supervisor and a Manager for both British Columbia and Alberta governments. She has also worked in the non-profit sector as an employee and a consultant.
Rhonda grew up in Alberta and has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Calgary, a Post-Bachelor Diploma from Simon Fraser University and a Masters of Adult Education in Social Policy from the University of Alberta.
Rhonda strongly advocates for vulnerable people and those who work with them. Rhonda lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Beverly Keeshig-Soonias is an Indigenous registered psychologist in Alberta. She has a Law Degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters Degree in Family Therapy from Loma Linda University. She integrates Indigenous principles with kindness and humour when serving Indigenous children, adolescents, and families.
Beverly is currently serving as an Elder with the Indigenous People’s Section of the Canadian Psychological Association.