Join Jenna MacKay in a conversation about how gender-based violence shows up in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and why it is difficult to navigate, ways traumatic stress may be uniquely experienced by 2SLGBTQ+ people, and ways people can support 2SLGBTQ+ survivors.

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About Jenna MacKay

Jenna (she/her) holds a Master of Arts in applied Psychology and a Master of Social Work. She works in private practice as a registered social worker in Belleville, with a focus on trauma and providing 2SLGBTQ+ affirming support. She has over 13 years of diverse research experience in academic, non-profit, hospital and government contexts. Her work has focused on trauma, mental health, gender and sexuality, and service access. Most recently she worked as a Research Associate with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health of University of Toronto on a Public Health Agency of Canada funded project to develop, implement and pilot curriculum to increase the capacity of service providers in Ontario working with 2SLGBTQ+ folks from a trauma-informed lens.

The Consent Peer Education Program is thrilled to bring back Cayla Meredith, founder of the Move to Heal Project and a trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator, for a series of bi-weekly virtual yoga sessions throughout the fall semester! Cayla's classes emphasize trauma awareness, non-coercion, and accessibility in language and action.

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Information sessions are being held every week until November 18. We hope you will join us!

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Each session will cover the following:

• Introduce participants to our Barrett CTI team
• Objectives/purpose of the Barrett CTI
• How to book activities & spaces in the building through our Resource Management System
• Learn about the equipment & technology we have and how to access it

Treaties Recognition Week honours the importance of treaties and increases awareness of the treaty relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities in Ontario. It is a week of activities whose purpose is to help Ontario students and residents understand the significance of treaty rights and treaty relationships. It is important to understand that treaties still have relevance for all people living in Canada today. 

• Listen to Darrel Boissoneau on Pre-Confederation Treaties

Nih-ti-meh-ga-bow (First One Standing), whose English name is Darrell Boisseneau, shares his knowledge of pre-Confederation treaties, in particular, the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850. This video is filmed on the land where the Robinson-Huron Treaty was signed in 1850. This place, in the English language, is called Sault Ste. Marie. In Anishinaabemowin, it is called Bauwaating. This particular treaty was signed pre-Confederation, before Canada was a country. 

Before the treaty discussions began, the Indigenous participants prepared for the event with the traditional customs and protocols of lighting a sacred fire, lighting pipes and singing songs to start the discussions in a good way. Treaties are regarded by Indigenous peoples as living documents, signed in sacred ceremonies by the ancestors, with spiritual significance. They are connected to history by oral tradition passed down by the elders. They are an agreement between two nations. 

The Robinson-Huron Treaty discussions were initiated by Chief Shingwauk of Garden River in response to mining development at Mica Bay on Lake Superior that began without consultation with the original people of the land. When the government did not respond quickly to the request for discussions, Chief Shingwauk travelled with lawyers and other officials and fired a cannon into the Bay. This initiated the treaty negotiations that resulted in the Robinson-Huron Treaty. 

Darrel Boissoneau reminds us that we are all treaty people and that it is important to know what our roles, responsibilities and duties are as treaty people. He also commented on the sounds of the birds and squirrels in the background of the video, reminding us that they carry the spirits of the ancestors. The spirts of the ancestors are intentionally here to acknowledge our presence in keeping the treaties. 

• Listen to further talks about treaties from Indigenous voices
• Watch a plenary panel, bringing together thinkers from across the country, addressing the question of what it means to see "treaties as technologies of justice."
• Visit Humber Libraries Treaties Recognition Week website, with further readings on the Treaty Relationship, the Indigenous Land of Tkaronto, Two Row Wampum and more

Created by Regina Hartwick (Associate Dean, Indigneous Education & Engagement), Nahannee Schuitemaker (Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy Specialist), Lynn Short (Indigenous Curriculum Specialist, Land and Culture-Based Programs) and Aliya Dalfen (Liaison Librarian, Humber Libraries).