BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260522T141020EDT-6906SfV7M8@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260522T181020Z DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 30th from 5:30-7:00 pm\, the Department of Family Medicine and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives will host Inuk El der Reepa Evic-Carleton (Pangnirtung\, Nunavut) for a lighting of the qull iq and discussion led by Inuk Assistant Professor in Family Medicine\, Ric hard Budgell. Together\, they will discuss the meaning of the qulliq\, the ir work in the health field\, and more.\n\nLocation: The Department of Fam ily Medicine (5858 Côte-des-Neiges\, Montreal)\, Third Floor\n\nTransport: 165 Bus or the Côte-des-Neiges metro (blue line)\n\nRefreshments will be provided.\n\nRegister here: https://forms.office.com/r/KeA2zq2Luq\n\nMore about the speakers:\n\nReepa Evic-Carleton was born in Cumberland Sound\, Nunavut\, and then relocated to the community of Pangnirtung\, Nunavut whe n she was 5 years old. In the North\, her work experience included working for 10 years as a Housing Manager in Pangnirtung and one year as Communit y Social Worker in Child Protection.\n\nIn 1989\, she moved to Ontario. In Ottawa\, Ms. Evic-Carleton spent 7 years working as a Family Support Work er at Tungasuvvingat Inuit\, working closely with the shelter CAS Ottawa a nd sitting on the AIDS Committee of Ottawa. Ms. Evic-Carleton also worked at Pauktuutit\, the national association for Inuit women\, coordinating na tional activities around the issues of substance abuse. She then co-founde d the Mamisarvik Healing Centre\, the first Inuit-specific trauma and addi ctions treatment centre in Southern Canada. At Mamisarvik\, she worked as a therapist and then as the Program Coordinator. In 2017\, Reepa joined th e Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children\, Youth\, and Families\, where sh e works as a therapist and facilitates parenting programs and healing circ les for mothers.\n\n \n\nRichard Budgell was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine in 2020. He is a Labrador Inuk and l ectures\, writes and does research on Inuit health. In 2022\, he developed and began teaching the first Inuit-specific health course at McGill.\n\nP rior to joining Family Medicine\, he was a federal government public serva nt in First Nations and Inuit health\, and other Indigenous fields\, for m ore than thirty years. Has was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubil ee Medal in 2002 for exemplary public service in his role in the creation of the Aboriginal Head Start program\, an early childhood development prog ram for First Nations\, Inuit and Métis children and families. He has a Ma ster of Arts degree in Canadian Studies (Aboriginal concentration) from Ca rleton University and began doctoral studies in History at McGill in 2021. He is involved in a variety of research projects\, including Inuit cultur al safety in health care and the Inuit community in southern Quebec.\n\nIn late 2022\, the Office of Indigenous Initiatives welcomed Professor Budge ll to a new role as the Special Advisor on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit. Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit translates as “that which Inuit have always known to be true” and can be interpreted as encompassing the system of beliefs and kno wledge characteristic of Inuit. In his role as Special Advisor\, Professor Budgell will provide advice to the Associate Provost on strengthening and developing relationships with Inuit entities\; enhancing Inuit inclusion and recruitment at McGill\; and promoting Inuit curriculum and teaching.\n DTSTART:20230130T223000Z DTEND:20230131T000000Z SUMMARY:A Visit with Inuk Elder Reepa Evic-Carleton URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/indigenous/channels/event/visit-inuk-elder-reepa- evic-carleton-344755 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR