Rhonda (right) and Helen (left) are excited to be presenters and champion ADRIO for the mediation work being done! ADRIO's AGM, June 2023, Toronto, Ontario
Community Connections
Reading on the Chi-Cheemaun ferry crossing: Tobermory to Manitoulin Island, ON
Elder Shirley I. Williams-Pheasant (seated) and Dr. Rhonda L. Paulsen
‘Spirit of the Island: Manitoulin’s People ~ Stories of Indigenous-Settler Historical Dynamics'
Recipient of the ‘Symons Trust Award’ for Research and Writing
‘Spirit of the Island: Manitoulin’s People ~ Stories of Indigenous – Settler Historical Dynamics’
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Photo: (L) Dr. Tom Symons; (R) Dr. Rhonda L. Paulsen
“Social and Cultural Influences on Learning in the University Setting” Dr. Rhonda L. Paulsen
Keynote presentation at the 5th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations, Honolulu, Hawaii
published in Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations, Robert Wesley Heber ed., Centre for International Academic Exchange, First Nations University of Canada, 2009
Wikwemikong Pow Wow, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada: A time of celebration and resurgence!
(photo taken with community permission by request, R. O. Paulsen)
Students and Elders from Wikwemikong share their personal stories in 'Spirit of the Island: Manitoulin's People ~ Stories of Indigenous-Settler Historical Dynamics' book (under 'Resources').
Helen Lightstone’s guest speaking for the Nivaaran-Mediators of Supreme Court of India: 19th Training Lecture Series on “Photography and Conflict Resolution - What do they have in common?”
Belize: Regina Thompson and Helen Lightstone with Riverdale Mediation.
As part of the “Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean,” funded by the Government of Canada, together we offered 40 hours of Community Mediation training to 35 police officers.