Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements: Accountability as Relationships
Event Information
Engaging Indigenous individuals experiencing homelessness
Indigenous homelessness is rooted in colonial policies and practices that have displaced Indigenous Peoples from their lands, cultures, and communities, which have generated legacies that continue to produce systemic inequities.
Non-Indigenous homeless-serving agencies have an important responsibility to ensure their work does not perpetuate these harms and to contribute to approaches that respond to the unique causes and experiences of Indigenous homelessness.
This 3-day training is developed for service providers and professionals working with the homeless sector in Durham Region.
Day 1: History of colonization, trauma informed care and approaches.
Day 2: Indigenous identities, cultures, worldviews, identity erasure through colonial data collection systems, barriers and challenges for Indigenous individuals. Treaty rights and obligations.
Day 3: Relationship building, key strategies for engagement, action planning and moving forward.
Limited space, participants must commit to attending all three days.
Lunch provided by Iawekon Catering – Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Location: Oshawa Convention Centre
To register, or learn more, please contact Audra at: ataillefer@durhamchc.ca
Speaker Information:
Yakowennahni:ron Maracle
Yakowennahni:ron is Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. She is from the Wolf Clan family and deeply rooted in culture and community and comes with a strong background in community development, training and relationship building. As mother and person from the Wolf Clan, she often supports the community men’s group, provides peer support, and upholds Clan responsibilities when counselling and guiding community members.
Yakowennahni:ron has a strong background in Indigenous culture, language, and worldviews. She carries considerable knowledge of and experience working in and with Indigenous communities. She has built a successful business as the owner and operator of Rez Girl Creations. Rez Girl Creations delivers high-impact interactive workshops for community, organizations, and the board of education using Kanienkehaka pedagogy.
Dr. Emma Battell Lowman
Dr. Battell Lowman is an expert in training and facilitation, team building and team ‘first aid,’ and the use of non-violent communication in affective engagements. She has worked with teams and departments in the National Health Service (NHS, UK), community health charities, and labour unions. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Warwick (UK) and an MA in History from the University of Victoria.
Dr. Adam Barker
Dr. Barker is an international expert on settler colonialism and decolonization. He is published in numerous academic journals. Dr. Barker has presented his research in the USA, France, and the UK, Canada, and other countries. Through his work, he demonstrates how individuals can undo settler colonialism within their communities.
His most recent book, Making and Break Settler Space (UBC Press, 2021), presents a unified historical geography of settler colonialism in North America and critical appraisal of the successes and failures of non-Indigenous people in decolonization. He holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Leicester (UK) and an MA in Indigenous Governance from the University of Victoria.
