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Starting a Conversation with Denica Bleau: Indigenous Land-based Program Framework for Criminalization and Institutionalization

February 5 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Woman with long, curly blonde hair looking off to the right, in front of a brick wall.

Denica Bleau. Photo credit: Yarrow Froehler

Abstract

Imprisonment within Canada has been used as early as 1849 to exercise control over Indigenous populations and extinguish Indigenous rights, resulting in trauma and detrimentally affecting the mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and economic health of Indigenous peoples and Nations.

Denica has been working with Splatsin, an Indigenous community within the Secwepemc Nation, to develop an Indigenous Land-based Program Framework, for individuals who have been criminalized and/or institutionalized (prison) and are returning to community. Through Story, Denica will reflect about her approach to research, community partnership, and being led by an Indigenous Land-based Story Methodology.

Bio

Denica Bleau is a Métis counsellor, advocate, and artist, originally from Treaty 4. Denica has worked/volunteered within the Indigenous communities of Turtle Island, Pictish and Gaelic Celt (Celtic), and Incan Territories, in the realms of counselling within prison and following release. Denica’s research is focused on Indigenous Land-based healing from the effects of criminalized and institutionalized trauma. Denica was awarded an ICER Student CER award in 2024.

To receive the Zoom information for this event, email: icer.ok@ubc.ca.

Details

Date:
February 5
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue

1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada
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Additional Info

Room Number
Arts 368
Registration/RSVP Required
Yes (see event description)
Event Type
Presentation, Talk/Lecture
Topic
Arts and Humanities, Culture and Diversity, Environment and Sustainability, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Health, Indigenous, Policy and Social Change, Research and Innovation
Audiences
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates