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Dr . JoLee Blackbear
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Dr . JoLee Blackbear is Anishinabe ( Ojibwe ) from both Michigan and Ontario . She is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Regina . She brings a BA in Social Science from Michigan
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Dr . Mia Perry
State University ( MSU ) ( 1992 ), a MSc in Human Development , Counselling and Family Studies from the University of Rhode Island ( 1997 ), and a PhD in Higher , Adult , and Lifelong Learning ( 2004 ) from MSU . JoLee is on the editorial board for the Indigenous Policy Journal and has recently published work in “ Bleed Me a River : A Domestic Violence Anthology ” ( 2011 ). JoLee is a critical ethnographer whose research interests include the intergenerational effects of historical ( post-colonial ) trauma and traditional healing methods with First Nations Communities . Currently , she is looking at the retraumatization effects of the Residential School Reconciliation Process on survivors and has recently received a New Investigator Grant from the Indigenous People ’ s Health Research Centre for her project : Many Voices , One Journey : Survivors ’ Experiences of the Residential School Reconciliation Process . JoLee ’ s research interests also include Indigenous research methodologies , and empowering Aboriginal youth to be part of the solution ( ongoing research with partners in northwestern Ontario ). JoLee resides in Regina with her partner Derrick Sasakamoose from Ahtahkakoop First Nation , Northern , Saskatchewan .
Dr . Mia Perry is an Assistant Professor in Arts Ed ( drama and theatre education ). Mia works in the intersections of drama and theatre , education , and philosophy . She was a theatre and drama scholar , practitioner , and educator for over 15 years . Formerly , she studied and practiced at the Samuel Beckett Centre , University Trinity College in Dublin ; The Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in Moscow ; the Central School of Speech and Drama in London , England ; and the University of British Columbia . Mia worked and taught in schools and community contexts in Canada , Ireland , and Russia and her research and scholarship are presented and published internationally in numerous academic and trade journals and conferences . Mia ’ s current interests involve contemporary cultural practices in education , ( specifically hip hop ), and methodologies of embodiment in performance and education research . Mia recently moved to Regina with her husband , Pete , and her two children , Aaron and Eddie .
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