Webinars

This national webinar series provides an opportunity to share knowledge, experiences, and perspectives in support of collective efforts to strengthen Indigenous cultural safety across sectors.

We encourage you to participate in the webinar with other individuals and groups in your region to inspire shared learning in the context of your program area and community. If you are planning to attend as a member of a group, please register individually and use one group member’s access code to connect to the webinar.

National Indigenous Cultural Safety Webinars Videos

• Webinar #17: Weaving Indigenous Wisdom Traditions: Two Spirit Grandparents Speak
  Presented by:  Laureen (Blu) Waters Istchii Nikamoon,  Albert McLeod &  William (Bill) White
• Webinar #16: Weaving Indigenous Wisdom Traditions: The Grandmothers Speak
  Presented by:  Maria Campbell, Banakonda Kennedy-Kish & Gwendolyn Point
• Webinar #15: Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer cultural safety: Considerations for relational practice and policy
  Presented by: Dr. James Makokis and Dr. Karina Walters
• Webinar #14: The Case for Quality: Lessons, Legacies and Landmines
  Presented by: Dr. Cheryl Ward and Jeanette Edwards
• Webinar #13: Status Quo: How health system design prevents the impactful transformation of Indigenous patient care
  Presented by: Dr. Alika Lafontaine
• Webinar #12: Spirit Bear’s Guide to Reconciliation
  Presented by: Dr. Cindy Blackstock
• Webinar #11: Transforming Organizations: The Crucible of Change
  Presented by: Dr. Cheryl Ward
• Webinar #10: Racism Hurts: Exploring the Health Impacts of Anti-Indigenous Racism
  Presented by: Professor Yin Paradies and Cheryl Currie 
• Webinar #9: Cultural Safety in the Classroom: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Education Settings
  Presented by: Sheila Cote-Meek and Leigh Patel
  
• Webinar #8: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care: Strategies for Implementing System-level Change
  Presented by: Brad Anderson and Dr. Victoria Smye
• Webinar #7: Indigenous Health Equity: Examining Racism as an Indigenous Social Determinant of Health
  Presented by: Dr. Marcia Anderson and Dr. Elizabeth McGibbon
• Webinar #6: Critical Race Theory and its Implication for Indigenous Cultural Safety
  Presented by: Dr. Verna St. Denis
• Webinar #5: Deconstructing' Racism: Strategies for Individual and Organizational Change
  Presented by: Dennis McDermott and David Sjoberg
• Webinar #4: Racism, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Cultural Safety
  Presented by: Shelagh Rogers interview with Senator Murray Sinclair
• Webinar #3: The “Raced” Body: Reflecting on Clinical Encounters
  Presented by: Dr. Barry Lavallee and Dr. Chris Mushquash
• Webinar #2: Racism and Privilege in the Everyday
  Presented by: Dr. Charlotte Loppie and Dr. Adam Barker
• Webinar #1: Setting the Context for Indigenous Cultural Safety: Facing Racism in Health
  Presented by: Cheryl Ward and Janet Smylie
  

The webinar series is guided by the ICS Learning Series Collaborative Circle and assisted by the Webinar Production Team, which includes the following people:

ICS Learning Series Collaborative Circle

• Dr. Billie Allan
• Cheryl Ward
• Diane Smylie
• Dr. Janet Smylie
• Kahontakwas Diane Longboat
• Lynda Gray
• Lise Haddock

Webinar Production Team

• Carrington Christmas
• Diane Smylie
• Kahontakwas Diane Longboat
• Randi Jacob

Those who have contributed to previous webinars on the ICS Learning Series include: