A full day workshop that will allow participants to develop more of an understanding of the impacts of colonialism and oppressive practice and law in Canada. These practices are ingrained within the education curriculum and impacts both Indigenous and Settler folk,  the workshop offers participants to take a journey of compassionate experience through the day with interactive exercises building on common experiences of understanding.  The Kairos Blanket Exercise is an interactive exercise that allows participants to experience colonial history through Indigenous understandings.  Jann Derrick’s interactive Box- Circle exercise helps participants to experience two different world views. The exercise helps participants understand how those differences may impact how modern society understands different societal norms.  The workshop also integrates Tunchai Redvers TedX  presentation to understand how colonialism impacts our youth.

The day will finish with working with our medicines (water and Cedar) on themes of kindness, protection and self-care.

Jackie Tenute is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Saugeen Ojibwe Nation and is currently working out of the traditional unceded and un-surrendered territory of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. I am an Ojibwe/Potawatami Anishinaabe Kwe, Thunderbird and Otter Clan. I am an intergenerational residential school/enfranchisement survivor. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, pipe carrier and drum keeper. I feel that my role as "helper" or counselor is to listen, empower and support you in a way that is respectful and reflective of Indigenous culture. When we honor and respect ourselves, others, and the world we live in, we create balance or “mino-biimaadiziwin” – the good way of life. 

Jackie holds two master’s degrees, one in individual and couple counseling and the second in social work. (Saint Paul University and Wilfred Laurier University).  Jackie provides clients with a comfortable and supportive environment where they may work together on understanding how many real-life experiences may contribute to symptoms of depression, anxiety, and  stress. She is still learning both her Ojibwe language and traditional Anishinaabe healing practices.