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INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING PROJECT

FALL 2022 TO SPRING 2023

EXPLORE THUNDER BAY

MEET OUR PARTNERS

Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO)

Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) which means Northern Chiefs in Oji-Cree, is a non-political chiefs council that provides community awareness to advise and assist its community members. KO serves its member first nations Deer Lake, Fort Severn, Keewaywin, McDowell Lake, North Spirit Lake, and Poplar Hill. Through close awareness to community needs, KO is able to provide services in health, education, economic development, employment assistance, legal, public works, finance and administration, and computer communications (K-Net Services). KO is an essential resource to thousands of people and their impact is undeniably positive.

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Regional Multicultural Youth Centre (RMYC)

The Multicultural Youth Centre (MYC) was established in 1992 to serve as the Regional Multicultural Youth Council’s head office. The Multicultural Youth Centre provides a variety of services and resource materials for children and youth. It serves as a drop-in for youths who want information, friendship, advice, counselling or just a safe place to hang out. 

 

MEET US

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Brendan Currie-O’Brien

My name is Brendan Currie-O’Brien and I’m a queer media production and design student at Carleton University. I am a photographer, filmmaker, painter, and writer. I’ve done graphic design, web design, and created works in virtual reality. What drives me the most is being able to tell important, relevant, and personal stories that bring more understanding to our world. I am driven to witness events and talk to people no one else cares to, wants to, or thinks of, to uncover and share new perspectives on misunderstood and unnoticed corners of our world. As I approach the end of my degree as an undergraduate, I am eager to use the skill set I have developed in and outside the classroom to engage with and share important, relevant, and personal stories.

METHODOLOGIES

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COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH

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OUR EXPERIENCE

REFERENCES

  1. “Community-Based Research.” Indigenous Portal, 12 Dec. 2019, https://indigenous.ubc.ca/indigenous-engagement/featured-initiatives/featured-research/community-based-research/. 

  2. McMahon, Ryan. “Thunder Bay.” CANADALAND, 30 July 2021, https://www.canadaland.com/shows/thunder-bay/.

  3. Bartlett, C., Marshall, M., Marshall, A. (2012). Two-eyed seeing and other lessons learned within a co-learning journey of bringing together indigenous and mainstream knowledges and ways of knowing. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2, 331–340.

  4. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future. Winnipeg: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015. PDF

  5. Talaga, Tanya. "Seven Fallen Feathers." House of Anansi Press, 2017, Toronto, Canada.

  6. Matheson, Kimberly. "Tools and Two-eyed seeing." Indigenous Community Wellness, 2022, Carleton University. Microsoft Powerpoint presentation.

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