NCH uses a network of Indigenous lawyers, constitutional experts, specialists and Elders who are well versed in Indigenous inherent rights, laws and land rights. NCH matches such experts to community needs using a well-managed recruitment system. NCH uses experts who want to do good, give back and transfer their expertise for the benefit of Indigenous communities. It often uses retirees or semi-retirees who offer to volunteer their legal knowledge. NCH also facilitates the establishment of a Nationhood Council House within the community. Depending on the nature of the work, such a unit employs between one to three staff members in the given community. NCH approaches Indigenous and mainstream organizations to lend staff to serve as volunteers. It ensures that its volunteers have no private or business interest in the services they render at the community.
Dr. Gabel (Red River Métis) is a recognized expert in community-engaged research who has been working for many years in policy and program initiatives for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. She is an Associate Professor at McMaster University, a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community-Engagement, and Innovation
Dr. Gabel (Red River Métis) is a recognized expert in community-engaged research who has been working for many years in policy and program initiatives for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. She is an Associate Professor at McMaster University, a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community-Engagement, and Innovation and a recent director of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI). She has worked with Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada and internationally, as well as governments and non-government organizations to design and implement health and well-being promoting interventions as a way to address inequities.
Pawa (pawatsqʷačiił) is Ahousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, French and Scottish. She is a graduate student in Indigenous Nationhood at University of Victoria and holds an undergraduate degree in First Nations Studies from Vancouver Island University. She has 21-years of facilitating experience in transformational gatherings in First Nations communi
Pawa (pawatsqʷačiił) is Ahousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, French and Scottish. She is a graduate student in Indigenous Nationhood at University of Victoria and holds an undergraduate degree in First Nations Studies from Vancouver Island University. She has 21-years of facilitating experience in transformational gatherings in First Nations communities and provides meaningful engagement in decolonial systems change initiatives by encouraging connections to traditional waterways, lands, languages, songs, and ceremonies. Pawa hosts safe enough spaces to explore difficult governance questions and her approach is rooted in the belief that nation rebuilding is healing.
Anand is an award-winning scholar in his fourth year at McMaster University, Canada. He is the Editor-in-Chief for his University program - Arts & Science - journal. Over the past few months, Anand has also spent time in New Zealand's Victoria University, studying various topics including Māori history and governance. Anand is looking t
Anand is an award-winning scholar in his fourth year at McMaster University, Canada. He is the Editor-in-Chief for his University program - Arts & Science - journal. Over the past few months, Anand has also spent time in New Zealand's Victoria University, studying various topics including Māori history and governance. Anand is looking to pursue medical science, and his area of interest for NCH is in the social determinants of health of the Indigenous peoples. In 2019, Anand helped organize the Indigenous health workshop at McMaster for communities including the Six Nations. Recently, Anand's research on colonial narratives in museums was published in a scientific journal.
Sarah is completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria, focusing on Indigenous Studies and decolonization. With NCH, Sarah brings her learning from her research and volunteer work with academia, environmental groups, and healthcare organizations. Sarah’s primary goal in her work is to support social justice and priori
Sarah is completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria, focusing on Indigenous Studies and decolonization. With NCH, Sarah brings her learning from her research and volunteer work with academia, environmental groups, and healthcare organizations. Sarah’s primary goal in her work is to support social justice and prioritize Indigenous initiatives. Sarah has been a competitive dancer for 12 years and is now an avid practitioner and instructor of yoga. She currently lives on the lands of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. Through her research work, Sarah continually strives to understand what it means to live mindfully and ethically in a state of relationship as an uninvited settler on Indigenous lands.
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