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This webinar provides a high-level overview on what decolonization means in Indigenous health research, how it can be put into practice, and how it relates, or differs from, Indigenizing frameworks. Dr. Waubanascum shares examples from her own work demonstrating how these approaches can be reclaimed and applied, and touch on ethical considerations when working with Tribes.
Cary Waubanascum Hawpetoss, Wapanohsew, PhD, MSW (Oneida) is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Wakeny^ta (Turtle Clan), and an Assistant Professor and Educator-Scholar in the Department of Indigenous Health at the University of North Dakota’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her 18-year career as a scholar, educator, technical assistance provider, and social work practitioner has focused on Indigenous family well-being among tribes locally and nationally. Her work centers on identifying and challenging ongoing colonialism in social work and child welfare and reclaiming Indigenous lifeways. Dr. Waubanascum earned her MSW from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and her PhD in social work from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities in Mni Sota Makoce.
