Dr. Raph Bodor is a wîcihtâsow (helper in the context of ceremony) and a Faculty of Social Work retired Professor from the University of Calgary, who has a twenty-five year working relationship with the nêhiyaw (Cree) community that is based in ceremony and language. Through ceremony, Ralph and Leona developed the various services IRM offers.
wîcihtâsow ekwa oskâpêwis
ohpikinâwasowingrowing a child
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Western theory and practice are over-represented in child welfare services for Indigenous peoples, not the other way around. Contributors to this collection invert the long-held, colonial relationship between Indigenous peoples and systems of child welfare in Canada.
Recommended by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation “Educational Programs” in their ReconciliACTION Plans, ohpikinâwasowin/Growing a Child is suggested as a primary resource for the “Calls to Action Sample Plans” for Child Welfare.
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Our Beautiful Team
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Aubrey Watson
muskwa ka wî tah pî tak askiybear who sits with the Earth -
Carol Turner
wîcihtâsow ekwa mihko pihêsiw iskwewally -
Krysta Fitzgerald
wîcihtâsowally -
Dr. Leona Makokis
nêhiyaw nôcikwesiwelder -
Lonny Potts
Oskiye-takwasinniy / Tatanka toe-gee-uhBluestone / Leading Buffalo Man -
Dr. Ralph Bodor
wîcihtâsow ekwa oskâpêwisally -
Rick Makokis
ayiwastinew napewpeaceful man