Friday, October 11, 2024

  • 10/11/2024 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
    This presentation will provide an Indigenous perspective on the concepts of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). Within the dialogue about societal and systemic concepts, basic considerations will be provided to guide a clinician or organization’s work with Indigenous people, specifically focusing on American Indian/Alaska Native populations and communities. In order to partner effectively at the individual through community levels, professionals and organizations must engage in a manner that is critical, reflective, responsive, and humble. The first steps in the process are to develop self-awareness and assess the level of commitment to develop partnerships that are mutually beneficial, anti-oppressive, and supportive of healthy futures for Indigenous peoples.