Decolonizing Social Work: Dr. Michael Yellow Bird скачать в хорошем качестве

Decolonizing Social Work: Dr. Michael Yellow Bird

Decolonizing Social Work A Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Michael Yellow Bird Dean, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba In this presentation, Dr. Yellow Bird will share a history decolonizing social work that dates back to 1979 when he was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He will discuss his academic work, writings, and efforts to decolonize social work practice and education over the last 45 years as an Indigenous social work scholar, leader, and administrator. Michael Yellow Bird, MSW, PhD, is an enrolled member of the MHA Nation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) in North Dakota, USA. His research focuses on the effects of colonization and methods of decolonization, ancestral health, intermittent fasting, Indigenous mindfulness, neurodecolonization, mindful decolonization, and the cultural significance of Rez dogs. He is the founder, director, and principal investigator of The Centre for Mindful Decolonization and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba. He serves as a consultant, trainer, and senior advisor to several BIPOC mindfulness groups and organizations who are seeking to incorporate mindfulness practices, philosophies, and activities to Indigenize and decolonize western mindfulness approaches in order to address systemic racism and engage in structural change. The Brown Bag Lecture Series is produced by the Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace & Justice in collaboration with the University of Manitoba Peace and Conflict Studies Graduate Programs. For more information about the Mauro Institute, visit https://umanitoba.ca/mauro_institute