1. The Power of Hope & Understanding
Shared Legacies and Pathways Forward for Indigenous and Newcomer Communities
Alberta’s Integration Summit, November 1, 2017
Constable Cindy Provost
Indigenous Strategic Engagement Officer
Calgary Police Service
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2. Objectives
To interpret layers of involuntarily trauma induced experiences “carried” by many Indigenous clients
To create culturally appropriate ways to engage meaningfully with Indigenous communities
To create avenues for meaningful interactions between service providers and Indigenous clients

3. Photo courtesy of ©glenbow museum

4. Wearing headdress of the Sun Dance (Natoas) bundle
Mrs. Man Who Smokes, aged 77
Sikohkiaakii
Black Bear Woman
Peigan, January 1957
Wearing headdress of the Sun Dance
(Natoas) bundle
©Courtesy of Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Cindy’s Great Great Grandmother (maternal)

5. Pte. Napoleon PROVOST Princess Pat’s WWI Historical Facts:
Residential schools remained open until 1996
1st one opened in 1831
Indians were first allowed to vote in Federal elections in 1960
Vote in Provincial elections, Alberta in 1965 Vote in Quebec in 1968
© Provost family album
Cindy’s Great Grandfather (maternal) – why do we have time to listen to soldiers stories and feel compassion for their PTSD symptoms?

6. Sgt. Pete PROVOST Princess Pat’s WWI Historical Facts:
Indians lost their Treaty rights (involuntary enfranchised) for some for the following reasons:
Going to war
Religious clergy study
Education/ university
Women who married non-Indian men
Hiring a lawyer
You could enfranchise yourself
© Provost family album
Cindy’s Great Uncle

7. Trauma’s Involuntary: Involuntary:
Legacy of colonization, assimilation, ethnocide
Ethnocide: the deliberate and systematic destruction of the culture of an ethnic group
Intergenerational impacts
Involuntary:
Feels like guilty knowledge…family skeletons, your skeletons
Lack of trust, self-esteem, identity…

8. A totality of circumstances
Is Indigenous Social History a factor when considering screening and case management in your work?
Is this parallel with your experience?
What is the threshold of consideration that is adequate in planning healing/ recovery for Indigenous clients?

9. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Excerpts from the Calls to Action
Professional Development and Training for Public Servants: # 57: We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to provide education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal-Crown relations. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.

10. To begin:
Meaningful exchange of information “all my Relations” demonstrates the interconnectedness; feelings of admiration towards loved ones
The reason why varied answers to what is your name, who are your parents, what is your address, as expressions of interconnectedness
Patience to get through layers of trauma/ family guilt
Patience to afford time to self reflect
Patience in working together in creating a healing/ recovery plan that is the result of shared Wisdom: what is true, right and lasting for your Indigenous client AND YOU…

11. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Excerpts from the Calls to Action
Newcomers to Canada: # 93. W call upon the federal government, in collaboration with the national Aboriginal organizations, to revise the information kit for newcomers to Canada and its citizenship test to reflect a more inclusive history of the diverse Aboriginal peoples of Canada, including information about the Treaties and the history of residential schools. # 94: We call upon the Government of Canada to replace the Oath of Citizenship with the following: I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada including Treaties with Indigenous Peoples, and fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen.

12. “We are all made up of stories…”
To me this means:
Holistic, all parts of me
Observational skills, my ability to interpret my environment
Experiential learning, my ability to interact and learn from my environment
This includes All People
Our Elders tell us “…we have to know where we came from to know where we are going…”
The flow of learning becomes The flow toward healing
Indigenous Education Initiative
Vimeo

13. Opportunities for success!
To strengthen your strength-based trauma informed practices to help Indigenous clients work with you
To strengthen your strength-based trauma informed practices to better understand healing and recovery plans available that are culturally sensitive and appropriate to help Indigenous clients work with you

14. Constable Cindy Provost # 3222 Calgary Police Service Cindy
Constable Cindy Provost # 3222 Calgary Police Service