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Join us on Thursday, March 26 at 6PM to hear from Tracy Whiteye! Tracy is an Oshkaabewis kwe with over 20 years’ experience, dedicated to Indigenous Wholistic ways of being and the resurgence of Indigenous knowledge, teachings, and language. A Lenaapeew, Ojibway, Odawa, and Algonquin, Tracy’s journey of healing and cultural reclamation inspires others to live “Mino Bimaadiziwin”—the good life.
With deep roots in her community and a passion for mentorship, Tracy brings wisdom from her work across Turtle Island in Indigenous healing, social justice, and wellness. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired!
Session Information
🗓️ March 26
🕕 6-8PM
💻 Virtual via Zoom
🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/NJFnd
About the Speaker
Born and raised in her home community of the Elunaapeewii Lahkeewiit First Nations, known also as Delaware Nation of the Thames or Moraviantown near the Thames River in Chatham-Kent Ontario, where her father is from; Psakalunjeewi, who is Lenaapeew, Turtle Clan. A Nokomis or Noohum, of 5 grandchildren and a mother oftwo amazing sons; Waapsiit Maxkwoxkweew Shayeewii-Lohkweewung Mbiing which translates “The one who is White Bear woman looking ahead into the Water” isLenaapeew/ Anishinaabe kwe, Makwa Dodem.
She is an Oshkaabewis kwe with over 20 years’ experience who practices Indigenous Wholistic ways of seeing, ways of feelings, ways of knowing and ways of being, who incorporates decolonizing Indigenous practices supporting the resurgence of Indigenous knowledge, teachings, and language. In her Matrilineal ways of being, she is adescendant of the Ojibway, Odawa, and Algonquin Nations through her intergenerational sacred waters of her mother, grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and beyond. Her mom’s interconnection is of the territory of the Georgian shore of Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation and grandmother’s interconnection of White Fish Ojibwe (Anishinaabe)Territory near Sudbury, Ontario near a small town called Naughton, Ontario.
With over 25 years of sobriety, her personal healing journey, despite the efforts of the education system, healthcare system, and other colonial structures attempt to diminish and displace her cultural identity, language, and Indigenous perspectives, her “Life is a Ceremony, Ceremony is about Life” involves addressing the impacts of the Residential School system as her late mother attended residential school at the Mohawk Institution, known as the“Mush Hole”. And, she as a Day School survivor. she continues to thrive, heal, and live in which she refers to as living that “Mino Bimaadiziwin”.
Through experiential and participatory Indigenous traditional learning, she has had the honor and privilege of traveling, supporting as a mentor with Knowledge Keepers, Indigenous Medicine Plant Keepers and Ceremony keepers across diverse Indigenous communities within Turtle Island, In which she also gained seasoned Indigenous healing practices within the social justice system, Child-Wellbeing system, Friendship Centers in Ontario and Quebec, and other Mental Health & Addictions Services. She was part of a team of Researchers within the City of London Ontario’s Cultural Services and London City Police from a Two-Eye Seeing Approach.
Today, in her Indigenous wholistic practice called, PSAKWALUNJEEWI-WSHIIXAY (SQUIRRELS NEST) in Elunaapeewii Lahkeewiit First Nations, she continues her sobriety Redpath journey as a wholistic practitioner, educator and knowledge keeper within some of the Ontariocolleges, Mental Health Indigenous Healing spaces in the hospitals, Indigenous youth healing centers, Ontario Friendship Centres, and other Indigenous health and wellness services.