Dr. Julie Chamberlain (left) and Dr. Christine Mayor present their report: "How Community Safety Hosts Practice Wâhkôhtowin" at the Millennium Library.
The Free Press: Indigenous-led safety program hailed as model for Winnipeg spaces
The city’s manager of library services hopes a new report that highlights the success of an Indigenous-led alternative to conventional security services will convince decision-makers to expand the program.
At a news conference Monday at the Millennium Library, Karin Borland spoke as researchers from the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg presented their findings on how community safety hosts practice Wâhkôhtowin — a Cree and Métis worldview rooted in kinship and interconnectedness — to create safety through relationship building.
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Dr. Christine Mayor, assistant professor, UM Faculty of Social Work, Inner City Social Work Program and Dr. Julie Chamberlain, associate professor, Urban and Inner-City Studies, University of Winnipeg, present their report “How community safety hosts practice Wâhkôhtowin.” For more information on this report, please contact them directly at: christine.mayor@umanitoba.ca and j.chamberlain@uwinnipeg.ca