Workshop Development
Cassyex Consulting can produce customized workshops focused on policy analysis, addressing anti-Indigenous racism with policy development, meaningfully involving Indigenous people in policy decision-making, etc. I work in partnership with consultants who are both passionate and knowledgeable in Indigenous cultural safety (ISC).
Indigenous Health Policy Introduction
This virtually facilitated and interactive workshop, developed and delivered by Michelle Buchholz and Alycia Fridkin, provides participants with foundational knowledge and skills for analyzing public policy issues related to Indigenous health. Participants will be introduced to key concepts in public policy and health policy analysis with an emphasis on critical and Indigenous approaches. Participants will leave with tools to begin critically examining Indigenous health policy issues.
This workshop was developed to be presented along with the “Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Policy Decision-Making” workshop described below.
Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Policy Decision-Making
Participants will reflect on lived experiences related to the way Indigenous peoples are often involved, or not involved, in health policy settings. A framework for meaningfully involving Indigenous people in health policy will be shared as a potential tool to help think through what more meaningful involvement could look like. The framework is called the RIPPLES Framework.
Participants will work together to analyze how Indigenous peoples are, and could be, more meaningfully involved in initiatives related to their work or interests. Participants will leave with some ideas on next steps that could be taken to foster more meaningful and influential involvement of Indigenous people in their work.
Indigenous Policy Introduction Workshops
Let’s Have Meaningful Conversation
Indigenous focused policies must include Indigenous people in a meaningful way. We must also have a good understanding of the history of colonial policies and how they have impacted Indigenous communities.
How Can Policy Analysis Be Different?
Incorporating Indigenous pedagogy and Indigenous methodologies, such as Visual Policy Analysis are a step towards making policy more Indigenous.
Meet the Facilitators
Michelle Buchholz
For my full bio please see the “About” page.
Alycia Fridkin
Alycia Fridkin is Jewish Queer White Setter with Eastern European roots who lives on the unceded homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She has spent many years working in public health settings with an emphasis on Indigenous health policy and research, and is currently working as an Urban Health Planner with the City of Vancouver. Her current work is focused on addressing the overdose crisis in Vancouver and working in partnership with communities, organizations, and people with lived experience of substance use. She has a PhD from the University of British Columbia, focused on meaningfully involving Indigenous people in health policy, and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Toronto.
Contact us.
If you are interested in connecting with us about holding a virtual workshop, please send an email to the following email address. We look forward to connecting with you!
michelle@cassyexconsulting.com
Unceded Coast Salish Territories
Vancouver, BC