seminar programme - International Centre for the Prevention of Crime

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPRACTICAL INFORMATION 4ABOUT THE SEMINAR 6SEMINAR PROGRAMME 13PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION 15SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES 20INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 3

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONLocationHotel Omni Mont-Royal1050 Sherbrooke Street WestMontréal, QC H3A 2R6(514) 284-1110http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/MontRoyal.aspxThe 3-day Seminar will be held on the 2nd Floor of the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal (March 27-March 29).The Omni Mont-Royal offer valet parking at a rate of $16.75 for 12 hours and $25.96 for 24 hours. Youcan park by yourself at a variable rate for 12 hours and $16.75 for 24 hours.AccomodationThe International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) has negotiated rates for seminar delegatesat the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal. To view rates and book your accommodation, please visit ICPC website:http://www.crime‐prevention‐intl.org/Catering and dietary requirementsMorning break, lunch and afternoon break will be served each day.Please indicate to the Seminar coordinator before the event if you have any special dietaryrequirements.Cocktail ReceptionThe cocktail reception is open to all conferences delegates and will be held on Sunday, 27 March 2010on the 2nd Floor. The cocktail will start immediately after the keynote speaker’s presentation atapproximately 6.30 pm.Name tagsAll registered conference delegates will be issued with a name tag upon registration at the conference.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 4

Seminar evaluation formIncluded in your conference papers you will find a conference evaluation form. To assist ICPC in theplanning of the future conferences, please complete the form and return it at the registration deskprior to your departure from the event.More informationFor more information on the International Indigenous Community Safety Seminar, please contact:Vivien Carli, Analyst and Project officerInternational Centre for the Prevention of CrimePhone: +1. 514.288.6731Email: vcarli@crime-prevention-intl.orgINTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 5

ABOUT THE SEMINARThe Seminar will be organized into Panel and Roundtable DiscussionsPanel DiscussionsSession I : Children and young peopleSession II : Urban Indigenous PopulationsSession III : Evaluation frameworksSession IV & V: Holistic approaches to safety (2 sessions)Film and Discussion : Third World CanadaSession VI : Wrap – Up and ReviewRoundtable DiscussionsFollowing each session, participants will take part in roundtable discussions in order to reflect on thepresentations and/or engage in activities to help participants think about the following points:Are there similarities in these models and methodologies that reflect emerging orexisting trends and developments in your community/institution? What can we learnfrom the presentations and the processes involved – the challenges and opportunities?What can we take back from the presentations?Can these models and methodologies be a good basis for collaboration acrosscommunities, cities, regions or between countries?Reflecting on the past 5-10 years, what makes a model or project work (ex.Participatory involvement, sustained funding, cross-over of disciplines, multi-sectorpartnerships, cross-government involvement)?INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 6

Description of the SeminarICPC has an extensive history of work relating to community safety and Indigenous communities. Thishas included international comparative analysis of policies and practice 1 , organization of workshops onIndigenous themes 2 , the establishment of a Virtual Network of stakeholders, and the production of onlineBulletins of initiatives and practice. For example, ICPC organized two international workshops inthe context of the Aboriginal Research and Policy Conference in Ottawa March 9-12 th in 2009. Over thepast 10 years, the organization has established contacts with many partners across Canada, inAustralia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Peru and the United States, including Indigenous andnon-indigenous groups and organizations and policy makers, researchers and practitioners working onprevention initiatives with and for Indigenous communities.Given this experience, ICPC is organizing an international seminar to consider recent progress,obstacles and current and emerging approaches relating to community safety among Indigenouspopulations. 3 Key indigenous and non-Indigenous stakeholders from seven countries (Australia,Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, Norway, Peru and the United States) are taking part in the seminar, thatincludes representatives of government and non-government organizations, practitioners, researchers,policy makers, health and police services and local authorities. The seminar provides a space toexchange and reflect on developments over the past 5 to 10 years and to identify some of the keyissues, trends and developments to inform future policy and practice. The seminar thus brings togetherCanadian and international partners for a series of focused discussions and debate.Importance and Objectives of the SeminarThe seminar is a unique opportunity to develop knowledge across cultures and countries on existingtrends and interventions, and which brings together research, policy and practice. It includes goodprevention practice and participatory interventions that have shown positive results in improvingsafety in Indigenous communities – both in terms of communities of people and of place.1Crime Prevention and Indigenous Communities: Current International Strategies and Programmes (ICPC, 2003), CommunitySafety Partnerships by and with Indigenous Peoples (ICPC, 2006), Community Safety and Indigenous Peoples: SharingKnowledge, Insights and Action (ICPC, 2009).2ICPC’s 6 th Colloquium in Canberra, Australia, the 2009 Aboriginal Policy and Research Conference in Ottawa, Canada, ICPC’s15 th Anniversary Colloquium in Montreal, Canada - Workshop 11.3With the financial support of the National Crime Prevention Centre, Public Safety Canada and Justice CanadaINTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 7

The seminar is intended to:1. Provide an opportunity and a space for the expertise-sharing and encourage exchange ofdiverse knowledge and tools.2. Highlight and identify innovative practice models and methodologies from differentsettings, regions and countries, and identify models of intervention, information activitiesthat reduce and/or prevent incarceration and victimization of Indigenous peoples.3. Increase the capacity of key stakeholders to better inform the current state and futureplanning of knowledge on indigenous well-being and community safety.4. Highlight challenges and trends and identify options to address the issues that Indigenouspeople face to help inform future strategies.5. Identify opportunities across and between countries and fields of knowledge forIndigenous and non-Indigenous institutions and groups to work in partnership andpositive collaboration to address the issues.6. Draw attention to the marginalization and victimization of Indigenous peoples and theimpact of safety issues on Indigenous communities across the world, including children,youth and women, and their intersection with cultural practices, health and livelihoods.7. Produce the proceedings of the seminar that reflect the inputs and outcomes of theseminar to aid future strategies.Target ParticipantsThe seminar involves a group of invited participants who are key actors in the field in their countries.They include Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners, researchers, policy makers andrepresentatives of non-government organizations, as well as those from urban local authorities. All areactively involved in initiatives with Indigenous populations, and working on issues relating tocommunity safety. They could work in the field of community development, support services, youthservices, policing, housing and health, etc.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 8

Programme ContentSESSION I: Children and young peopleIndigenous populations are relatively young compared to non-indigenous populations. Indigenousyouth are often subjected to discrimination by the wider community and denied equal opportunities inemployment and education, and maybe have been forced into child care. They face significant anddisproportionate levels of risks in areas such as youth justice, health and poverty. At the same time,young people are actively engaging in urban areas to make their communities safer places.The session on children and young people will explore the following questions:Given the high proportion of children and young people among Indigenous populations (inrural and urban areas), how are their voices being heard, and positive energy be harnessed?What is being done to respond to the needs of growing numbers of children and youth?What are the main issues regarding child care, and its relation to victimization and offendingamong indigenous youth, and poor well-being (health) outcomes of young indigenousindividuals?What can we learn about the prevention of youth gang involvement or exit strategies foryouth already involved in gangs?What is being done to increase the safety of girls and young women in Indigenouscommunities?What is the role of education in the prevention of future disadvantage of indigenous youth?What is being done to reform the way how on-reserve children are being educated?What kinds of prevention approaches and projects are being developed by young people?→ How can positive youth development be promoted and what initiatives can strengthenand improve the range of protective factors among Indigenous youth?INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 9

SEMINAR PROGRAMMEDAY 1 Sunday, March 27, 2011Time Conference Session Location16:30 Registration opens 2 nd Floor17:00 - 17:30 Welcome address – Paula Miraglia, Director General, International Centre for thePrevention of Crime and Mary-Anne Kirvan, Senior Counsel, National Crime PreventionCentre17:30 - 17:45 Opening Prayer – Alex (Sonny) Diabo, Elder, KahnawakeÉté17:45 - 18:30 Keynote address – Katharine Irngaut, Acting Director for Sisters in Spirit, NativeWomen's Association of CanadaBreaking the Silence: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canada18:30 - 20:00 Cocktail reception AutomneDAY 2 Monday, March 28, 201109:00 - 11:00 Session I - Youth and Children09:00 - 09:20 McClellan Hall, Founder and Executive Director, National Indian Youth LeadershipProject, United States of AmericaProject Venture09:20- 09:40 Chris Heide and a youth, Coordinator of Making Connections for Youth,Pangnirtung, Nunavut, CanadaYouth intervention and diversion outreach program09:40 - 10:00 Jackie Anderson, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Manitoba, CanadaÉtéThe Most at Risk - Innovative Programming for Aboriginal Children and Youth whomare victims of Sexual Exploitation10:00 - 10:20 Ted Nelson, Vice-President, National Indian Child Welfare Association(NICWA) Board of Directors,Indigenous Child Safety in the U.S. : A Tribal Perspective10:20 - 10:40 Elizabeth De Beurs, Principal (Tuakau Primary School), New ZealandSafe Schools/Safe Communities10:40 - 11:00 Morning Break FoyerÉté11:00 - 12:00 Roundtable discussionsAutomneHiver12:00 - 13:00 Lunch13:00 - 14:20 Session II - Urban Indigenous populations13:00 - 13:20 Jeff Cyr, Executive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres, CanadaCanada’s Urban Indigenous Communities13:20 - 13:40 Nakuset, Executive Director, Native Women's Shelter, and Co-Chair Montreal UrbanAboriginal Strategy Network, CanadaThe Resilience of Urban AboriginalsÉté13:40 - 14:00 Miriam Jorgensen, Research Director for the Harvard Project on American IndianEconomic Development, U.S.The U.S. Urban Indigenous Population: Characteristics, Concerns, and GovernanceArrangements14:00 - 14:20 Julie-Ann Tomiak, Senior Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations, CanadaEnhancing Community Safety and Security for Urban First Nation Citizens14:20 - 15:20 Roundtable discussions ÉtéINTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 13

AutomneHiver15:20 -15:40 Afternoon Break Foyer15:40 - 17:00 Session III - Evaluation frameworksAndrea Johnston, CEO of Johnston Research Inc., Toronto, CanadaConducting meaningful evaluation; the Tending the Fire Evaluation FrameworkÉté17:00 - 17:30 Reflections and Closing Address ÉtéDAY 3 Tuesday, March 29, 2011Time Conference Session Location09:00 - 10:35 Session IV - Holistic approaches to safety09:00 - 09:2009:20 - 09:40Sharon Payne, Assistant Manager, Law and Justice Section, Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Commission, AustraliaPlace-based justice initiatives in AustraliaDr Marilyn Brewin, Research Programme Leader, Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, MaoriCentre of Research Excellence, University of Auckland, New Zealand"By Maori for Maori" a whanau approachÉté09:40 - 10:00 Sandra Tucker, Manager, Abuse Prevention Policy and Programs, Pauktuutit InuitWomen of CanadaSomebody’s Daughter Model and the Inuit Shelter Training model10:00 -10:20 Agnes Leina, Program Manager of the Coalition on Violence Against Women(COVAW), KenyaViolence against Maasai women and girls10:20 -10:35 Question period10:35 - 10:55 Morning Break Foyer10:55 - 12:30 FILM - Third World CanadaAndree Cazabon, Filmmaker, Cazabon ProductionsThird World Canada Film presentation and DiscussionÉté12:30 - 13:30 Lunch13:30 - 15:10 Session V - Holistic approaches to safety13:30 - 13:50 Rodrigo Elizarrarás, MexicoDomestic, political and communitarian violence, and indigenous communities inMexico13:50 - 14:10 Laura Beacroft , Research Manager , Australian Institute of Criminology, AustraliaRecent Research to Support Improved Community Safety for Indigenous People inAustralia14:10 - 14:30 Britt Elin Hætta Isaksen, Police Chief Inspector, Norway Police Directorate, NorwayRiding the Sami language roller coasterÉté14:30 - 14:50 Chief Stan Grier, Chief of Police, Tsuu T'ina Nation Police Service, CanadaCommunity Policing in Canada’s First Nations Communities from “Self-AdministeredFirst Nations Policing Services” – An Overview14:50 - 15:10 Alicia Abanto, Program Manager, Pueblos Indígenas de la Defensoría del Pueblo,PeruIndigenous peoples in Peru: Situation of their right to health, education, participation,land and natural resources15:10-16:10 Roundtable DiscussionÉtéAutomneHiver16:10 - 17:00 Session VII - Wrap – Up and Review17:00 - 17:20 Wrap-Up – Vivien Carli, Analyst and Project Officer, International Centre for thePrevention of CrimeClosing address – Paula Miraglia, Director General, International Centre for theÉtéPrevention of Crime17:20 - 17:30 Closing prayer – Alex (Sonny) Diabo, Elder, Kahnawake ÉtéINTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 14

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONBreaking the Silence: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls in CanadaKatharine Irngaut, Acting Director for Sisters In Spirit (SIS), Native Women’s Association ofCanadaMissing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls is a national concern. The disproportionate numberof those lost are having a ripple effect within families, communities, and the country. "Breaking theSilence" speaks to honour the lives lost, but to also address the experiences of violence andvulnerability felt by Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.Project VentureMcClellan Hall, Founder and Executive Director, National Indian Youth Leadership Project, New Mexico,U.S.Project Venture is an outdoors experiential youth development program designed for high-riskAmerican Indian youth. Project Venture aims to prevent substance use and related problems throughclassroom-based problem-solving and skill-building activities, outdoor adventure-based experientialactivities, adventure camps and treks, and community-oriented service learning. It has beenimplemented in over 20 states, and currently in Canada. The program relies on American Indiantraditional values to help youth develop positive self-concept, effective social skills, a communityservice ethic, internal locus of control, and increased decision making and problem solving skills.Youth intervention and diversion outreach programChris Heide, Coordinator of Making Connections for Youth, Pangnirtung, Nunavut, CanadaPangnirtung is a small village located a few degrees south of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island in theCanadian Territory of Nunavut. Pangnirtung: Making Connections for Youth, has launched theinnovative Youth Intervention and Diversion Outreach (YIDO) project under the Municipal Governmentand with a host of Federal and Territorial partner agencies. The target population includes 310 Inuitat-risk children and youth.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 15

The Most at Risk - Innovative Programming for Aboriginal Children and Youth whom arevictims of Sexual ExploitationJackie Anderson, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Manitoba, CanadaThis presentation will illustrate the benefits of innovative culturally appropriate children in careprograms that focus on individual capacity building, while healing and nurturing the deep wounds leftby sexual exploitation. The presenter will share the importance of a traditional holistic Value BasedModel the programs uses.Indigenous Child Safety in the U.S. : A Tribal PerspectiveTed Nelson, Vice-President, National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) Board ofDirectors, U.S.This presentation provides a brief overview of the American Indian/Alaska Native population in the U.S.and federal Indian policy. Mr. Nelson will also share specific information on the manifestations ofcolonialism, the Indian Child Welfare Act, restorative justice, and the child safety system of his tribe,the Seminole Tribe of Florida. He will close with providing resources for learning more about thesetopics.Canada's Urban Indigenous CommunitiesJeff Cyr, Executive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres, CanadaThe National Association of Friendship Centres is a nation-wide network of 117 Aboriginal run andmanaged urban community based service delivery organizations whose mandate is to meet theongoing daily life needs of the Canadian urban Aboriginal population. The Canadian urban Aboriginalpopulation is composed of a combination of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples. The urbanpopulation is young with over 40% of this population being under age 25. The presentation will focuson the good work being done by the Friendship Centre.The Resilience of Urban AboriginalsNakuset, Executive Director, Native Women's Shelter, Montreal, CanadaThe presentation will include the many obstacles that urban Aboriginals face, some of it includesdomestic abuse, assault, intergenerational trauma, addiction, homelessness, racism, inequality,discrimination and various other health issues. It will outline how the urban aboriginal community tookthe initiative to unite, identify the myriad of issues and create sustainable solutions.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 16

The U.S. Urban Indigenous Population: Characteristics, Concerns, and GovernanceArrangementsMiriam Jorgensen, Research Director for the Harvard Project on American Indian EconomicDevelopment, U.S.Half of the U.S. Indigenous population resides in cities. New national data allow the best look yet atthe population’s socio-economic characteristics, and a new peak organization gives stronger voice tourban Indians’ concerns. Nonetheless these urban populations still lack true “governing institutions.”Enhancing Community Safety and Security for Urban First Nation CitizensJulie Tomiak, Senior Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations, CanadaThe focus of this presentation is on the challenges in enhancing community safety and security for FirstNation citizens who reside in urban areas. The presentation focuses on the idea that a contextualrather than a punitive approach is required to effectively support community safety throughaddressing the basic needs of urban First Nation citizens, strengthening First Nations rights, andinvesting in First Nation governments.Place-based justice initiatives in AustraliaSharon Payne, Assistant Manager, Law and Justice Section, Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderCommission, AustraliaFrom inner city to remote communities the Indigenous population of Australia is very diverse, so onesize-fits-alldoes not work. This presentation explores some of the most successful initiatives,examining what works and why they work."By Maori for Maori" a whanau approachMarilyn Tangi Ina McPherson (Marilyn Brewin), Research Programme Leader, Ngā Pae o teMāramatanga, New ZealandThis presentation will focus on the presenter’s role as Chair of the Safe Communities Foundation NZ, asan evaluator of NZ Communiy Injury Prevention Projects and the Evaluator of the Kia Piki Te Ora o teTaitamariki Maori Youth Suicide Strategy. It will outline ways to work effectively with a wide range ofstakeholders and the successes and challenges of using a “participatory” approach to addressindigenous community safety.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 17

Somebody’s Daughter Model and the Inuit Shelter Training modelSandra Tucker, Manager of Abuse Prevention Policy and Programs, Pauktuutit Inuit Women ofCanadaThe presentation will focus on the on the development and implementation of Inuit specific projects toaddress violence and abuse prevention. Sandra will be using the Somebody’s Daughter Model and theInuit Shelter Training model as a means to demonstrate the integration of culture and psychoeducation and community mobilization to bring about change.Violence against Maasai women and girls in KenyaAgnes Leina, Program Manager of the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), KenyaThe presentation will focus on the issue of violence against Maasai women and girls in Kenya. Thepresentation will review the Maasai culture and the role of the women, forms of violence againstwomen in Maasai communities, how they handle it, and the role of the Government in preventing andameliorating the situation. The presentation will offer recommendations.Domestic, political and communitarian violence, and indigenous communities in MexicoRodrigo Elizarraraz AlvarezThe presentation will outline the three most common types of violence within indigenous ruralcommunities in Mexico: domestic violence, communitarian violence, and drug-trafficking relatedviolence. It will explore the evolution of the indigenous political situation after the EZLN, in order toexplain the current situation of indigenous communities in Mexico. It will expose some successfulprojects that are helping to prevent violence and crime in some of these communities.Recent Research to Support Improved Community Safety for Indigenous People in AustraliaLaura Beacroft, Research Manager at the Australian Institute of CriminologyAll Australian governments have committed to improving community safety especially for Indigenouspeoples. To support this work the Australian Institute of Criminology has done various researchrelevant to improving community safety, and an overview of this will be provided. Importantly, thisincludes a study on homicides, performance evaluations of key services such as night patrols andsurveying Indigenous people on their perceptions of community safety. This research provides insightinto what needs to be done.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 18

Riding the Sami language roller coasterBritt Elin Hætta Isaksen, Police Chief Inspector with the Norwegian Police Directorate, NorwayBeing viewed as a safety risk, as a Sami person, is not a pleasant experience, but I have thought aboutit and have actually come to the conclusion that when I speak Sami in my work, it is not associatedwith a risk for anyone. My Norwegian speaking colleagues just have to accept this. I will always saywhat I need to if there is something I believe my colleagues need to know immediately. There aremany things I will do differently when we are called out to Sami environments. I will make it clear tomy colleague that I most likely will speak Sami. I will translate when appropriate or immediately. I willdo everything to make my colleague feel secure in the situation, even if he or she does not understandwhat is being said.Indigenous peoples in Peru: Situation of their right to health, education, participation, land andnatural resources.Alicia Maribel Abanto Cabanillas, Program Leader of Pueblos Indígenas de la Defensoría delPueblo, PeruThe presentation will focus on the situation of Indigenous peoples in Peru, within the context of legalissues. Indigenous persons in Peru face tremendous challenges in relation to gaining access to health,education, participation, land and natural resources. There have been several successes, yet the journeycontinues.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 19

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESRodrigo Elizarraraz AlvarezRodrigo Elizarraraz Alvarez has a degree in Political Science and Mathematiques from ITAM (Mexico,DF). He has a Master’s in Political Science from the New School for Social Research in New York. Hehas worked as a consultant and researcher for the government of Mexico. His research areas arepolitical representation of ethnic minorities, application of social policies for vulnerable persons, socialmobilization, and violence prevention policies in marginalized regions.Jackie Anderson,Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Manitoba, CanadaJackie Anderson is a Metis Woman from Winnipeg, Manitoba. For the last 14 years she has workedwith the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, in the Ojibway language means “We all work Together to helpone another”. She does program development for the children in care programs, in particular she hasdeveloped two safe homes for sexually exploited youth, Honoring the Spirits of Our Little Sisters andHOME- Hands of Mother Earth. She is the current Co-Chair for the Sexually Exploited YouthCommunity Coalition, participates on Senator Romeo Dallaire’s Roundtable meetings on theCommercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth.Laura BeacroftResearch Manager at the Australian Institute of CriminologyLaura Beacroft is a Research Manager at the Australian Institute ofCriminology. She manages the Crime and Populations team, which conductspractical research to assist vulnerable populations including victims oftrafficking in persons crimes and Indigenous people. Ms Beacroft is a lawyerwith experience in areas linked to crime reduction and prevention, havingworked at the frontline in the justice system, as a corporate regulator, infamily violence and homelessness prevention, and with communitiesincluding Indigenous, migrant communities and victims of violence.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 20

Alicia Maribel Abanto CabanillasProgram Leader of Pueblos Indígenas de la Defensoría del Pueblo, PeruAlicia Maribel Abanto Cabanillas is the Program Leader of Pueblos Indígenas de la Defensoría delPueblo in Peru. She studied Law at the National University and has a graduate degree in environmentallaw. She has experience working in human rights government oversight and supervision, and has heldnumerous positions concerning indigenous peoples’ rights. Alicia has presented at severalinternational events.Andrée CazabonCazabon ProductionsGemini nominee and inspirational speaker, Andrée Cazabon, recentlycompleted her fifth film, 3 rd World Canada on the conditions for childrenliving on remote First Nations reserve. Andree is an active volunteer onyouth-at-risk and youth in foster care projects. Championed by theSenators Foundation and the Max Keeping Foundation, she has helpedraised over $360,000 for Scholarships for youth in care.Jeff CyrExecutive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres, CanadaFor more than a decade, Mr. Cyr focused his career providing strategicplanning and operational leadership within Aboriginal organizations suchas the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the Manitoba Métis Federation.Within the Government of Canada, he has extensive experience workingwithin the Privy Council Office, Natural Resource Canada and the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police. He was recently appointed Executive Directorof the National Association of Friendship Centres. He is proud of hisMétis heritage and identifies as an urban Aboriginal person. He has aMaster of Arts in Political Studies/International Relations from theUniversity of Manitoba.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 21

Stan C. GrierChief of Police, Tsuu T'ina Nation Police Service, Alberta, CanadaStan has been on the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA)Executive since June 2006, and effective June 2008 he was electedPresident of the FNCPA. Stan is currently a Director on the CanadianAssociation of Chiefs of Police Association (CACP), a Committee Memberon the National Joint Committee of Senior Criminal Justice Officials (NJC),and is a member of the Indian Country Law Enforcement Section (ICLES) ofthe International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).McClellan HallFounder and Executive Director, National Indian Youth Leadership Project, New Mexico, U.S.McClellan Hall is of Native American ancestry, and is the founder andexecutive director of the National Indian Youth Leadership Project. NIYLPhas implemented a very successful outdoors experiential youthdevelopment project-Project Venture, which has been implemented inover 20 states, and is currently being implemented in Canada.Chris HeideCoordinator of Making Connections for Youth, Pangnirtung, Nunavut, CanadaChris Heide is the Coordinator of Making Connections for Youth with theHamlet of Pangnirtung. He lived in this Nunavut community in the 1980s,returned to live there in 2007 and began as Coordinator that fall. Chrishas devoted much of his working life to the concerns of youth includingyears of exploring the use of drama in community development workingwith an incredible variety of community groups. In 2005 he was honouredwith the Gordon Foundation’s Award for Children and Youth in 2008chosen National Ambassador for Safety Community Service for a theatreproject on teen suicide.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 22

Katharine IrngautActing Director for Sisters In Spirit (SIS), Native Women’s Association of CanadaKatharine Irngaut is presently Acting Director for Sisters In Spirit (SIS),a department of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC).While her career started in Inuit film and television production, shebecame very involved in the movement to end violence againstAboriginal women and girls in Canada. She is now dedicated toworking with families, communities, police, and service providers tohonour those lives that have been touched by tragedy.Britt Elin Hætta IsaksenPolice Chief Inspector with the Norwegian Police Directorate, NorwayBritt Elin Hætta Isaksen is a Police Chief Inspector with the Norwegian Police Directorate and aMaster’s student. She is 46 years old and currently lives in Tana, in the northern part of Norway. She isSami and her first language is Sami.Andrea L.K. JohnstonCEO of Johnston Research Inc., Toronto, CanadaAndrea Johnston is the CEO of Johnston Research Inc. She is a member ofthe Chippewas of Nawash First Nation and University of Toronto Graduatewith a B.A. in Sociology. She has an extensive background in evaluation ofprogramming directed at, designed, and delivered by Aboriginal peoples.She has worked as a summative and formative program evaluator andresearcher for over 14 years in the fields of Aboriginal health,children’s/youth education, social welfare, and labour market programs.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 23

Miriam JorgensenResearch Director for the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, U.S.Miriam Jorgensen (Ph.D., Harvard University) is Research Director for theHarvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and for itssister program, the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona.She is a co-author of The State of the Native Nations: Conditions under U.S.Policies of Self-Determination (Oxford University Press, 2008) and editorand co-author of Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance andDevelopment (University of Arizona Press, 2007).Agnes LeinaProgram Manager of the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), KenyaAgnes Leina is the Program Manager of the Coalition on Violence AgainstWomen (COVAW) in Kenya. She received a certificate in InternationalDevelopment from the University of Birmingham- Selly Oak colleges in theU.K., and has a Masters Degree in Rural Sociology and CommunityDevelopment from the University of Nairobi, in Kenya. She has worked inthe northern part of Kenya with rural Samburu and Maasai women with awide experience in community development and capacity building ofcommunities to end and prevent violence against women.Marilyn Tangi Ina McPhersonResearch Programme Leader, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New ZealandDr McPherson (who is also known as Dr Brewin) completed her Bachelor of Arts with a double major inGeography at the University of Auckland in 1976. In 2003, she completed her PhD within theDepartment of Community Health and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Auckland. AsResearch Programme Leader, Marilyn manages the Centre’s research funding rounds, both contestableand non contestable, and provides leadership and guidance to mid-career and senior Maoriresearchers.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 24

Italo García MurayariAIDESEP, PeruItalo García Murayari is from the Vista Alegre community in Rio Ucayali, theUcayali Region in Peru. He lives in San Juan, near the town of Pucallpa(Shipibo community). He began his work in activism with the Federation ofIndigenous communities of Ucayali. His main work with the Federation wasmaintaining a network across all 250 Shipibo communities located in theregion. He was involved in a local radio station, providing information onevents concerning indigenous communities. Since 2009, he has beeninvolved in the national organization AIDESEP and often travels to theinterior of the Amazon to provide workshops on capacity-building.NakusetExecutive Director, Native Women's Shelter, Montreal, CanadaNakuset is from the Cree Nation of Lac La Ronge, in Saskatchewan. Shewas adopted by a Jewish family as a child. This experience as a nativeadoptee has given her the insight and she currently sits on a committeewith Batshaw Youth and Family Services to help support Aboriginal childrenin care. She has been working at the Native Women's Shelter since 1999,beginning as a Front line worker and worked her way up to ExecutiveDirector. She is currently the co-president of the Montreal UrbanAboriginal Community Strategy. She is the proud mother of two youngboys, Kistin and Mahkisis.Ted NelsonVice-President, National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) Board of Directors, U.S.Ted Nelson is a Seminole tribal member living in Hollywood, Florida. He is a tribally appointed childwelfare advocate for the Seminole Tribe. Ted received his bachelor’s degree from the Union Institute inFlorida and went on to receive his master’s degree in social work from Barry University in Florida. Tedis a PhD candidate in the Barry University social work program. He has significant experience with thedevelopment of foster care systems and intertribal and tribal government-to-governmentnegotiations. As a board member of the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) since 2005,Ted has contributed in a variety of ways to the Portland, Oregon-based association, adding uniquely toits growth, development, and mission. He currently serves on NICWA’s Program and Public PolicyCommittees.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 25

Sharon PayneAssistant Manager, Law and Justice Section, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission,AustraliaSharon Payne is an Aboriginal woman who has 25 years of experience injustice issues including as the government officer for the RoyalCommission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and as the CEO of threeAboriginal Legal Services. Recent projects have included thedevelopment of an Aboriginal Justice Agreement in the ACT and earlyintervention programs for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander youth.Sharon has also produced a number of publications including anIndigenous Cultural Guide for Family Law Practitioners, assisted in settingup Circle Sentencing Courts in NSW, ACT and the NT.Julie TomiakSenior Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations, CanadaJulie Tomiak has worked as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Assembly ofFirst Nations since 2009. She is a Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) at CarletonUniversity. Her research looks at urban Indigenous governance andstruggles for self-determination in Ottawa and Winnipeg. Julie is ofAlgonquin, French and German descent.Sandra TuckerManager of Abuse Prevention Policy and Programs, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of CanadaSandra Tucker is the Manager of Abuse Prevention Policy and Programs at Pauktuutit Inuit Women ofCanada, the national representative organization for Inuit women in Canada. She holds a Mastersdegree in Counseling with a specialization in trauma and critical incident response counseling. For thelast twenty five years she has worked in direct front line services in the area of violence and abuseprevention. Sandra has significant experience working with Aboriginal groups (First Nations, Métis andInuit) as well as all age groups.INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SAFETY SEMINAR 26

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