This workshop is in partnership with
Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Social Work
Professional Development
Friday, 12th December 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Presented by Tracey Whiteye, MSW, RSW
Description
This presentation offers an Indigenous perspective on the
interconnectedness of youth mental health and youth suicide. We will
collaboratively explore some of the key factors and gaps in health
outcomes. Additionally, we will emphasize the significance of
wholistic Indigenous healing practices.
Presenter Bio
Wabusk
Skweow
Kahetapit
Neegn
Nipeek
Ohscheh
, which translates
to "Polar Bear Woman/White Bear Woman Who is Looking Ahead
from the Water," is a
Lenaapeew
/Anishinaabe woman
from the Bear Clan. She is a member of the
Elunaapeewii
Lahkeewiit
First Nations,
Delaware Nation of the Thames, or
Moraviantown
. She is a proud
mother of two sons and a grandmother to five grandchildren.
With over 24 years
of collective experience, she works to uplift traditional
cultural teachings, ceremonies, and practices as a Wholistic
Indigenous practitioner, educator, wisdom-seeker,
advocator
and helper. She
utilizes
decolonizing
Indigenous practices to support the resurgence of Indigenous
ways of seeing, feeling, knowing, and being. Her approach is
rooted in ancestral wisdom, emphasizing intergenerational
knowledge, storytelling,
personal experiences
, and land-based education.
Pricing
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OASW Members: $200 + HST (OASW
member ID # required)
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Non-Members: $300 + HST
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