The BounceBack invites you to a 30-minute presentation on BounceBack, a free Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) skill-building program designed to help individuals 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate anxiety or depression, stress or worry. Whether your symptoms have been brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic or other life stressors, BounceBack can help!

This session will provide a quick refresher to the BounceBack program as well as insight into:

• New client resources (for new parents, youth 15-18, caregivers, and individuals experiencing chronic pain and illness)
• Real life examples of BounceBack participants during COVID-19
• Eligibility criteria and how to refer
• Top frequently asked questions from frontline staff

The presentation will be hosted on the following dates:  

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 at 11:00 am 

Please contact Sheryl O'Reilly at counsellor.issc@lakeheadu.ca for zoom Link. 

Gindaasdaa (Reading Together)

Lakehead University Indigenous Initiatives & Georgian College Indigenous Services invite you to stay warm this winter with a good book.  

Book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wal Kimmerer. The first 10 people to sign-up will receive a free copy of the book. 

Dates: Every Friday, January 22, 2021 to April 23, 2021

If interested, please contact Jasmine Panacheese, Coordinator, Indigenous Initiatives, Orillia Campus at orillia.ii@lakeheadu.ca.

What Treaties & Right Relations offer Canadians with Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux

Audience: Open to Public

Friday, November 6th, 2020

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 

Closing Prayer - Elder Gerry Martin

As we conclude Treaty Week we look at the benefits that can accrue to Canadians through supporting a resolution process and building Right Relations with Indigenous peoples. History and research have confirmed the price of ignoring Indigenous and treaty rights across Canada, and we know the cost of doing nothing, resolving nothing, is far too high in human, social and economic terms for everyone.

Treaties Recognition Week ~ Opening Ceremony

with Guest Speaker Ryan McMahon

Audience: Open to Public 

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

11:00 am - 12:30 pm 

Opening - Elder Gerry Martin 

Welcome remarks - President Moira McPherson

Chief Ted Williams, Chippewas of Rama First Nation 

Chief Peter Collins, Fort William First Nation

Guest Speaker Ryan McMahon 

Ryan McMahon is an Anishinaabe creative that jokes, talks, yells and writes for a living. His stand-up comedy, podcast and media work has made him one of the most sought-after Indigenous creatives in North America.

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A76JInRERsKpYAGyWSFktA

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

#TreatyON

 

Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes 

Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes, is a member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. Beatrice is a traditional women’s dancer who makes her own regalia. She is a grandmother pipe carrier, a sacred circle facilitator, songwriter, singer and drummer. She does teachings on the Medicine Wheel, the Sacred Medicines, and the Seven Sacred Grandfathers and the hand drum. 

To connect with Elder Beatrice Trance-Hynes contact adm.issc@lakeheadu.ca for zoom link.

Everyone is welcome to join in the Pine Needle Basket Workshop with Helen Pelletier as part of our Online Indigenous Resource Centre. Connect with us on Facebook for more information and updates.

Join us for Part 1 to learn how to :

• identify a Red Pine
• prepare pine needles 
• begin the base of a pine needle basket 

Join us for Part 2 to learn how to: 

• continue from the base to complete the walls of a pine needle basket
• complete a lid if you choose 

BUSINESS AND RECONCILIATION: EDUCATE, REFLECT, ACT

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Faculty Lounge FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 5, 2020 & Lakehead University WEEK When we think about “creativity,” we may imagine artists/scientists conjuring up fantastic ideas that come from the depths of their inventive minds. Collectively, we connect our ideas, knowledge, and curiosity to create our realities. Using our creative mind, we focus on what exists, and strive to look at reality from different perspectives. Together we imagine, innovate, and discover ways through our research to improve our lives, and better our world.  Our Creative Mind Lakehead University Our Creative Mind Indigenous Peoples have had a long history of thriving and diverse economies throughout Turtle Island. Today, Indigenous Peoples contribute over $30 billion annually to Canada’s GDP and by 2024 this is expected to rise to $100 billion. Business reconciliation means actively promoting equal economic opportunity for all Canadians, as outlined in the TRC Call to Action 92. (ccab, 2019, https://www.ccab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Businessreconciliation-i... nal_AA.pdf)

A panel discussion focusing on Indigenous Business and the role that business can play in building capacity within the Indigenous business sector and the role that business relationships can have in the reconciliation process. Panelists have a range of business experiences including: technical consulting, Indigenous entrepreneurship and Indigenous business advising and development. The Panel is as a co-event between the Faculty of Business Administration, Work-Integrated Learning at Lakehead and Aboriginal Initiatives.

• Lunch will be served. •

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