Beadwork can positively impact Indigenous peoples’ mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing from the impacts of intergenerational traumas, due to negative systemic impacts. Beadwork can be utilized and practiced to find healing on both an individual and communal level because it helps to strengthen Indigenous peoples’ identities through the use of storytelling, mastery, learned leadership and finding a strong sense of belonging, which ultimately adds to the collective health of the community. Participants will learn about the holistic healing advantages of beading, from my own experiential healing journey as an Ininiw Iskwew (Cree Woman) practicing the craft, as well as my experiences teaching it to groups of all ages, which developed my model and research study of the holistic healing benefits of beadwork.
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Date: Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 (PST)
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 am
Where: Free online via Zoom!
About the Presenters:
Tammy Wolfe is a proud member of Norway House Cree Nation, committed to advocating on Indigenous social justice issues because of her lived experiences. Most recently she attained a Master’s of Arts in Indigenous Governance degree, successfully defended her thesis, “Unheard Voices: Healing Stories of Reclamation and Rebuilding for Families of MMIWG2S who have not been involved in the National Inquiry”. This work is close to her heart as she honored her mother as well as all others impacted by the ongoing problem of MMIWG2S. She is a PhD Candidate at the University of Manitoba, studying beadwork and healing with the MMIWG2S community. She currently works as a lecturer at the University of Winnipeg, while running an award-winning consulting business.
Resources
- Tammy Wolfe’s Website – Link here
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