Indigenous knowledge keeper, Ann Marie Proulx-White will be presenting a lecture entitled Healing with Cedar, which will share traditional knowledge and application of the use of cedar as an agent of healing from an Ojibwe perspective. Cedar is one of 4 traditional sacred healing medicines used in ceremonial and healing practices, and the lecture will seek to provide practical ways to use cedar in everyday life for self-care and improved health.

Ann Marie Proulx-White is from Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Oneida, Ontario - Oneida, Wisconsin. Ann Marie has a strong traditional upbringing and has been active in ceremonial and cultural practices, Elders gatherings and pow wows. Her dream is to have an Indigenous culturally based treatment centre promoting land-based healing within her own traditional territory.

The Jingle Dress is a prayer or meditative dance to heal afflicted people. During this workshop, Ann Marie Proulx White will be discussing her life journey in becoming an Old-style Jingle Dress Dancer. Ann Marie will provide information about the historical, traditional, and ceremonial significance of this sacred dance. Through this workshop, Ann Marie will share her knowledge and insights about the teachings of how to make the jingle dress, songs that are played and the performing of the dance. An exceptional opportunity to learn from a Knowledge Keeper who will captivate you with her story and passion.

In partnership with the Aboriginal Education Centre, CTL is pleased to bring you Joe Pitawanakwat the Founder & Director of Creators Garden.

Understanding Awaadiziwin (knowledge/culture) and its role in achieving Bimaadiziwin (life).

In this workshop, we will learn about story-telling plant medicine knowledge and its role in the management of the Chronic Disease Epidemic and associated morbidities. We will learn about disease pathology and why Culture is the only appropriate intervention. We will acknowledge various cultural components as unique human gifts necessary for life: Plant medicines, fasting, cold-immersion, heat-immersion, exercise/movement, diet/nutrition.

We will focus, of course, on the (provided) plant medicines and their mechanisms. With us all at a solid understanding of this knowledge (awaadiziwin) and how it is required to achieve life itself (bimaadiziwin) the conversation then, necessarily focuses on the unique human ability to engage in reciprocal relationships with medicines themselves, and our roles and responsibilities to Aki, the land.

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The cultural continuum and cultural competence in healthcare
• Cultural competence from the patient's perspective and how to incorporate it into the healthcare setting

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• Traditional medicine and health, including emotional and spiritual wellness
• The role of the family and the community
• Healthcare challenges for First Nation, Inuit and Métis people and families
• Indigenous knowledge and health care
• The effects of colonization and funding reform on traditional practices
• The global impact of legal cases on traditional medicine practices
• Traditional knowledge and research

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• Challenges and issues with community health services
• The mandates of the Aboriginal Health Access Centres and Community Health Centres
• First Nations, Inuit and Métis health services and community health roles

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The impact of colonial and post-colonial events on the health of First nations, Inuit and Métis People
• The determinants of health and how they relate to First Nations, Inuit and Métis People

This is the first part of the series and first time it is being offered. It was postponed from an earlier date.

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The cultural continuum and cultural competence in healthcare
• Cultural competence from the patient's perspective and how to incorporate it into the healthcare setting

This is the second part of the series and the second time it is being offered.

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• Traditional medicine and health, including emotional and spiritual wellness
• The role of the family and the community
• Healthcare challenges for First Nation, Inuit and Métis people and families
• Indigenous knowledge and health care
• The effects of colonization and funding reform on traditional practices
• The global impact of legal cases on traditional medicine practices
• Traditional knowledge and research

This is the third part of the series and the second time it is being offered.

By the time you complete this two-day workshop, you will be able to understand:

• Challenges and issues with community health services
• The mandates of the Aboriginal Health Access Centres and Community Health Centres
• First Nations, Inuit and Métis health services and community health roles

This is the fourth part of the series and the second time it is being offered.

Understanding Awaadiziwin (knowledge/culture) and its role in achieving Bimaadiziwin (life).

Story-telling plant medicine knowledge and its role in the management of the Chronic Disease Epidemic and associated morbidities. We learn how disease pathology and why Culture is the only appropriate intervention. We will acknowledge various cultural components as unique humans gifts necessary for life: Plant medicines, fasting, cold-immersion, heat-immersion, exercise/movement, diet/nutrition.

We will focus, of course on the (provided) plant medicines and understanding its mechanism. With us all at a solid understanding of this knowledge (awaadiziwin) and how it is required to achieve life itself (bimaadiziwin) the conversation then, necessarily focuses on the unique human ability to engage in reciprocal relationships with medicines themselves, and our roles and responsibilities to Aki, the land.