This main colloquium is organized by the SFU Department of Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee. We are pleased that the Clinical Science Area of the SFU Department of Psychology will be joining SFU Psychology's IRC as a co-sponsor. We are appreciative of the Clinical Science area's support in helping make the event possible.

This talk features Indigenous scholar Dr. Karlee Fellner. In this talk, Dr. Fellner will discuss iskotew & crow: (re)igniting narratives of Indigenous survivance & trauma wisdom in psychology

This is a free public event; affiliation with SFU or a university is not required. The event will be held over Zoom. Please note that this event will be recorded and uploaded on our YouTube Channel afterwards.

At the main colloquium:

this colloquium presents an Indigenous liberatory framework for psychological theory and practice grounded in land-based original teachings encompassing survivance, trauma wisdom, and the personal-collective maskihkîy (medicine) we all carry. Dr. Fellner will introduce tools for (re)connecting with, (re)opening to, and (re)engaging maskihkîy in healing and balancing for ourselves and those we serve. this approach is a direct challenge to conventional psychological models based in deficit and pathology, and offers a decolonizing approach to wellness based in ancient Indigenous wisdoms rooted in survivance.

About Dr. Karlee Fellner:

Dr. Karlee Fellner, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Werklund School of Education, Specialization: Counselling Psychology

Dr. Karlee Fellner is Cree/Métis from central Alberta, and a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta. She is a grateful visitor on the traditional territories of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai Blackfoot Nations, the T'suu Tina, and the Stoney Nakoda peoples. Dr. Fellner is a prominent scholar activist who has been part of critical initiatives in the field of psychology and beyond, including CPA and PFC’s national task force and Alberta’s (CAP and PAA’s) provincial working group on addressing the TRC in psychology; ASPPB’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force; the EDI review panel for the Canada Research Chair program; and served as the Lead Coordinator for the 2022 National Multicultural Conference & Summit. Dr. Fellner’s areas of interest include Indigenous approaches to therapy and trauma work; Indigenous research, curriculum and pedagogy; culturally appropriate counselling; complex trauma; and holistic and traditional approaches to wellness. Dr. Fellner upholds Indigenous community priorities in all aspects of her work, engaging in community-driven transformative research and development. She co-developed the MEd programs Poo’miikapii: Niitsitapi Approaches to Wellness and Niitsitapiisinni: Real Peoples’ Way of Life with Aawaahskataiksi (Elders and Knowledge Holders deemed Eminent Scholars by community) in Kainaiwa, which have awarded over 100 graduate certificates and degrees to community members. Dr. Fellner is also part of the instructional team for Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy, a wholly Indigenous approach to psychotherapy. She is also an acrylic and mixed media artist, who draws upon art practice as healing and wellness. Dr. Fellner strives to nurture diversity and epistemological pluralism in her work in hopes that students will feel supported bringing their diverse ways of knowing, being, and doing into their scholarship and practice.

Registration

Registration is required to attend. After registration, Zoom details will be emailed to registrants shortly before the event. Auto-captioning will also be available via Zoom.

Please note, there is a registration cap for the event, so we ask that you keep your registration status up-to-date, cancelling your registration for the event as soon as possible if you find that you will not be able to attend.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at rachel_fouladi@sfu.ca and psyccomm@sfu.ca.

To learn more about the Department of Psychology's Indigenous Reconciliation Committee, please visit: https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/indigenous-reconciliation.html

If you would like to donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, visit: https://www.irsss.ca/

If you would like to donate to support the maskihky wellness community, organized by Dr. Fellner, donations can be made to: https://www.maskihkiy.com/about-3

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We respectfully acknowledge that SFU Burnaby is located on the unceded Traditional Coast Salish Lands of the səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.