Cultural Adaptation in the LTOA program: perspectives from CMMNS in Nova Scotia
Welcome to the Listening to One Another podcast series. The Listening to One Another to Grow Strong program (LTOA) launched its podcast series originating from conversations with First Nations community partners across Canada. In this first episode, Nicole, Tristan, and Caroline have a conversation with Katelynn Macleod-Luymes, Katie MacEachern, and Elder Mary-Louise Bernard about cultural adaptation in the LTOA program. Katelynn and Katie work for the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq Mental Wellness team (CMMNS) and have worked over the past year to culturally adapt the LTOA program to the Mi’kmaq community. You can check out the amazing work they are doing here for their community: http://cmmns.com/ Mary-Louise works for Cape Breton Highlands National Park as a park interpreter. You can learn more about her work at the park here: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/autochtone-indigenous Mary Louise is also a writer. To purchase her book, Sismonqnapui’skwe’j (Sweet Water Maiden: the legend of Maple Syrup) which is available in Mi’kmaq, English, French, and Gaelic, please contact Mary Louise by email here: marylb40@hotmail.com For more information about LTOA come and check out our website: https://www.mcgill.ca/mhp/ Follow us on Instagram: @ltoaprogram ; Twitter: @ToGrowStrong and join us on Facebook : @ToGrowStrong Episode director and producer: Caroline Bec Interviewer: Nicole D’souza Narration: Nicole D’souza, Tristan Supino, and Caroline Bec Music: Geoff Wells Thank you to the LTOA team for their support and feedback This podcast originated from the LTOA team based out of McGill University. McGill University (Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal) is situated on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst many First Nations including the Kanien’kehá:ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg. We recognize and respect the Kanien’kehà:ka as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which we work and live today.