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Decolonizing Wellness Approaches by Being Mindful
Mar 6, 2023 05:30 PM
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06:30 PM
Registration Deadline: Mar 6, 2023 06:00 PM
Join Carol Ducharme, the Indigenous Learning Strategist at the University of Toronto in Academic Success at First Nations House into an investigation of how we can bring concepts of decolonizing and indigenization to our wellness spaces and facilitation.
Carol Ducharme (she/her), is Saulteaux with ties and membership with Keeseekoose First Nation (Saskatchewan, Treaty 4). She has had a rewarding long- term career as a Dental Hygienist, and educator in the dental programs. Carol has been working in the Indigenous Education field within post-secondary systems for the last 7 years. She held memberships on various Indigenous Education Advisory Boards and Committees working on initiatives in curriculum development, programming, cultural training, and in collaboration for strategies in addressing the TRC Calls to Action in education. Carol is interested in healthcare equity and holds current membership with the Community Panel Advisory (CAP) at Lake Ridge Health in Ajax/Pickering. Carol recently completed a Masters of Education, holds a Bachelor of Education in Adult Aboriginal Education, Diploma in Dental Hygiene, and a Certificate in Health and Nutrition.