Restoring Indigenous re-Search Methodologies Research Event
Join us for Research Week at the in-person Restoring Indigenous re-Search Methodologies event hosted by the First Nations University of Canada, Office of the Vice President, Research, Faculty of Education, and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
Don’t miss keynote speaker Dr. Kathy Absolon, an Anishinaabe kwe and respected knowledge carrier from Flying Post First Nation. The discussion will be moderated by Kathleen O'Reilly and will feature two esteemed speakers, Heather Carter and Darian Agecoutay offering their rich exchange of perspectives.
The event is a hybrid event, with the in person room accommodating up to 50 individuals. Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis in person.
📅 Tuesday, November 5
⏰ 6:00-8:00PM
📍 ED 228
📍 Online: https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlduiuqDItH9xvBxIGungWiexHAACYqp9
📢 Special Speakers:
- Keynote: Dr. Kathy Absolon
- Heather Carter
- Darian Agecoutay
What to expect:
A welcoming space to connect, enjoy snacks, and an informative discussion!
About Dr. Kathy Absolon:
Kathy Absolon (Minogiizhigokwe – Shining Day Woman) is Anishinaabe kwe who is a community helper, knowledge seeker, knowledge carrier, educator, re-searcher and writer. Kathy is a member of Flying Post First Nation Treaty 9. At the age of 62, Kathy carries truth stories about both a rich cultural history and Canada’s colonial history. Her lifetime of work in decolonial stories and Indigenous education has been informed by her land-based philosophy. Currently, Kathy is a Professor in the Indigenous Field of Study, Masters of Social Work Program in the Faculty of Social Work and the Director of the Centre for Indigegogy at Wilfrid Laurier University. She spent the first 20 years of her life living in the bush in a place called Cranberry Lake. The land, she says, is a library of knowledge and taught her so much about life and she continues to reflect and draw on her land-based teachings. Her passion for wellness among her peoples and the restoration of Indigenous knowledge in Creation has been one of the driving forces in her life work as an Indigenous wholistic practitioner in child welfare, Native mental health, youth justice, education, and community work. Over the last 35 years, her academic and cultural work has been in restoring, reclaiming, re-righting Indigenous history, knowledge, cultural worldviews and making the invisible visible - decolonization. She promotes this through Indigenous research methodologies and published “Kaandossiwin, How we come to know” (2011) and in her recently published 2nd edition (Fernwood Publishing) of Kaandossiwin How We Come to Know (2022). Indigenous re-Search. Currently, Kathy is co-editing another book related to Decolonizing Journeys, forthcoming in 2025. She has authored book chapters, journal articles, multi-media projects and other works in wholistic practice, social inclusion, reconciliation, community healing and wellness and Indigenous knowledge.