Nora Findlay

Very fortunate to be part of the audience foe tonight’s taping of @CBCTheHouse @OfficialRPL theatre. Can only use superlatives to describe the conversation with guest author Michelle Good - an incredibly articulate and powerful voice for #truthtelling @Creeborn

Great turn-out for #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay celebrations in downtown #YQR this morning.

Last week’s #Pride parade in #YQR had the largest turn-out ever! Great work by organizers and sponsors! Looking forward to next year!#buildingcommunity

Great day for the opening of The Den with @Mamaweyatitan Congratulations to #BucketsandBorders and their sponsors for creating an incredible space! Working to build #community #ballforall

Attended @fnunivpowwow yesterday and was in awe of the Grand Entry! Met up with some friends and colleagues and did a bit of shopping at the Trade Fair. #MMIWG2S #EveryChildMatters

Attended tonight’s premiere of The Cage @Mamaweyatitan centre. Exceptionally-crafted documentary which highlights the outstanding vision & commitment of the Buckets & Borders team. #basketball builds #inclusion & creates #community #ballforall

Join us on March 31 as legal scholar Prof. @jjllewellyn presents an online discussion about reimagining justice and public safety. All are welcome to attend this free @UofRArts event! To register▶️ bit.ly/3tvYbzR

Excellent keynote presentation by @TanyaTalaga @UofRegina Spring Equinox Event yesterday entitled “All Our Relations - Finding the Path Forward.” Her compelling film “Spirit to Soar” (2021) is a must-see.

Powerful message delivered by Chief Cadmus Delorme @cadmusd @royalsaskmuseum tonight @SGItweets Solstice Speaker Series. “The truth must come first.”#reconciliation #rightsholders #leadership

A quick turn in the weather over these next couple days, could mean some are left without adequate plans for sheltering in #yqr. This and further resources found online @CityofRegina: regina.ca/home-property/…

@Educhatter Not certain if this data collection is of interest but @JKevinCameron and @NACTATR were/are conducting a survey of VTRA (violence threat/risk assessment) cases in schools and communities (pre-pandemic and now) from a national (Canadian) perspective.

Over to @tombennett71 We may need a Student Behaviour Tsar over here to scare up some school data. Wondering if @DominicCardy might be of assistance.

Student Behaviour Watch: Student Misbehaviour and Threats of Violence Rising in wake of Pandemic school closures, American @educationweek survey reveals. Begs the Question: Where is the comparable Canadian data? Over to @vaillancourt_dr @CaulfieldTim edweek.org/leadership/thr…

Day 4 of Follow the Call of the #Drum workshop. After warming the drums in the sun we rubbed bear grease onto the hides to protect them from drying out & sang the #bear song. Nokum Betty showed me the spirits in my drum - the #eagle, hawk & Northern Lights. They are rejoicing!

Day 2 of the #drum-making workshop. Stringing the hide on the frame is challenging because the sinew dries quickly in the sun. Elder Betty demonstrates the technique and shows how to pull the hide tightly. The drums are left to dry in the sun. #learning #ceremony

Making the drumstick is next. Sewing the leather is difficult - it is a challenge to make the stitches even. Traditionally, some needles were made from moose bone and sinew was used for thread. A full day of #learning

Day 1 of the drum-making workshop through All Nations Hope Network led by Elder Betty McKenna. We are using elk hides & cutting the hides first and then soaking them. #listening and #learning

Heartiest congratulations, Jessica, on this national recognition of your Master’s thesis! Well done!

Attended the Pipe Ceremony and Feast today at Noon in Wascana Park near the SK Legislature to stand alongside those who are grieving. #215Indigenouschildren #everychildmatters #Reconciliation #CallsToAction

Starting Day One of online Level 2 VTRA training with @JKevinCameron from @NACTATR. 80 participants from VTRA Protocols in SK & AB! “The better the data the better the assessment. The better the assessment the better the intervention!” #trauma-informed #threat #assessment model

Starting Day One of Level 1 VTRA online training with Bonnie Randall of @NACTATR and 57 participants from the Regina Human Services Partnership VTRA Protocol. #multidisciplinaryteams #datacollection #violence #threatassessment #riskassessment @JKevinCameron