Congratulations to our Conference Travel Award Recipients
Ashley Julian-Rikihana
PhD in Educational Studies
Mi'kmaq
Acadia University
To attend and present the project titled: Understanding together, healing together: Mi’kmaq language revitalization as a tool for community mental health and well-being
Angelina Heer
Masters of Education Counselling
Cree
University of New Brunswick
To attend and present the project titled: Exploring the physical realm of the medicine wheel and its relationship to the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian prisons
Dr. Erik Mandawe
Post-Graduate Medicine, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Bush Cree
Dalhousie University
To attend and present the project titled: Indigenous community perspectives on orofacial cleft management in Mi’kma’ki; a qualitative study
Molly Peters
Masters of Sustainability Studies
Mi'kmaq
Trent University
To attend and present the project titled: Ceremonies of life: Gender equity and wellness through togetherness, the meaning of consent sovereignty in Paqtnkek
2020 Winter
Renee Bujold
Masters of Health Promotion
Mi'kmaq
Dalhousie University
To attend the 2020 Science Atlantic Nutrition and Foods Conference (Charlottetown, PEI; March 2020) and present the project titled: Exploring youth's perspective of Indigenous food sovereignty during a traditional food project
Jocelyn Paul
Masters of Psychiatry Research
Mi'kmaq
Dalhousie University
To attend the McMaster University Indigenous Community Health and Research Conference (Hamilton, ON; February 2020) and present the project titled: Social stressors, community belonging, and culture-related protective factors among youth and adults in First Nations communities: Links with psychological stress
2019
Gail Baikie
PhD in Social Work
Inuit
Memorial University
To attend the 21st Inuit Studies Conference (Montreal, QC; October 2019) and present the project titled: Indigenous social work: (De)colonizing praxis in-between worldviews
Leah Carrier
PhD in Nursing
Niitsítapi (Blackfoot)
Dalhousie University
To attend the 2nd World Indigenous Cancer Conference (Calgary, AB; September 2019) and present the project titled: The experiences of Indigenous youth in the cancer care system: A scoping review
Katharine Gloade
PhD in Health
Mi'kmaq
Dalhousie University
To participate in Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model Training (Banff, AB; September 2019)
John Sylliboy
PhD in Integrated Studies in Education
Mi'kmaq
McGill University
To attend the Native American and Indigenous Students Association Conference 2019 (Aotearoa, New Zealand; June 2019) and present the project titled: Using L'nuwey (Mi’kmaw) worldview to conceptualize two-spirit identity
Tara White
PhD in Health
Mi'kmaq
Dalhousie University
To attend the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference 2019 (Niagara Falls, ON; May/June 2019) and present the project titled: Occupational therapy roles in the Indigenous context: An integrative review