Indigenous Initiatives & The School of Social Work Speaker Series
Event Date:
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 7:00pm EST
Event Location:
Lakehead University Orillia Campus and via Zoom
Event Contact Name:
Mercedes Jacko
Event Contact Phone:
705-330-4010 Ext. 2018
Event Contact E-mail:
Lakehead University's Indigenous Initiatives & The School of Social Work Speaker Series
PART 1 – Panel Discussion: Indigenous Peoples & Anti-Colonial Practice in the Helping Professions
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EST
Panelist:
- Candace Hawke, Executive Director - Biminaawzogwin Regional Aboriginal Women’s Circle
- Dale Plett, Manager of Programs and Human Resources - Barrie Native Friendship Centre
- Germaine Elliot, Executive Director - Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin
- Sally Rivers, Director of Services - Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services
In-Person Location: Lakehead University Orillia Campus
500 University Ave., Orillia, Ontario (Building: Simcoe Hall; Room: OA1022)
Virtual Registration Link: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7CbhGXzMTeaAEkAhEOSTqA
If you have any questions, please contact: Mercedes Jacko, Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator T: 705-330-4010 ext. 2018 | E: orillia.i@lakeheadu.ca
EVERYONE WELCOME
Jonathan was born at Moose Factory General Hospital and was raised in Kashechewan all his life. His wife Linda begat 4 children and have 18 wonderful grandchildren. Both his wife Linda have raised their children in Kashechewan and now their children are raising their children. Jonathan is a former Chief of Kashechewan First Nation in which he served 2 terms/6 years. He is also the former Grand Chief of Mushkegowuk Council of 6 years. His passion is to be out on the land and doing things in the bush like cutting wood. He's an avid hunter and plays the guitar and sing. Jonathan is passionate about the Treaty and the history of the oral stories that he heard from the Elders. Jonathan is also the great-great grandfather of Andrew Wesley who was signatory to Treaty Number 9 which was signed at the Old Post in Albany in August 1905. But the most important thing of all of Jonathan is he's a diehard Toronto Maple Leaf fan! How does that grab you? 
Sara works with First Nations and is one of the few practicing lawyers that works as much within Indigenous legal systems as within Aboriginal law and Canada.
Marie Elena (Tracey) O’Donnell is member of Red Rock Indian Band. She has practiced law in Ontario for over 27 years. Her practice is focused entirely on providing legal services to First Nations, their members, and their organizations – both on- and off-reserve. Tracey supported the Anishinabek First Nations in the negotiation and ratification of the Anishinabek Nation Education Agreement – the largest self-government in Canada due to the number of First Nations that signed the agreement and the first self-government agreement in Ontario. Tracey is currently working with the Anishinabek First Nations on the implementation of the Anishinabek Nation Child Well-Being Law and the establishment of the Anishinabek Child Well-Being System established by the First Nations under their inherent jurisdiction. She is also part of the Anishinabek negotiations team supporting the tripartite self-government agreement among the Anishinabek First Nations, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario. Tracey has worked with First Nations across Canada to support community and capacity development. She argued on behalf of the Native Women’s Association of Canada and LEAF in the first Indian residential school case that reached the Supreme Court of Canada - Blackwater v. Plint. Tracey was an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario, formerly the Law Society of Upper Canada, from 2003 to 2007 – the first aboriginal woman elected since the Law Society was founded in 1797. Tracey has volunteered on a variety of community-based committees and Boards of Directors. Tracey earned her Honours B.A. in Political Science from Laurentian University in Sudbury, and her L.L.B./J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto. Tracey is the proud mother of three children, aged 15, 18, and 22.