Please come to a one-woman show and workshop.
“Unpacking the Backpack” was written, and performed for the conference “Cultural and Mental Health Practice: Honoring Our Differences” in 2006 and has been performed across the country ever since. It is an educational and experiential monologue that speaks to the heart and creates a new understanding of the historical impact upon the mental health of Aboriginal people in Canada today. This one-woman show will take you on an empathic journey through the story telling tradition of Aboriginal people. This unique learning experience has been described as “moving, eloquent, and courageous”
Charlene Hellson is a member of the Siksika Nation, part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. She leads several lives as grandmother, performer, writer, and comes from Calgary, Alberta where she worked for many years in Indigenous Health for Alberta Health Services and established a reputation as a community artist and advocate for mental health. Charlene truly believes in the healing potency of the arts. Charlene now lives in Vancouver and is the Mental Wellness Resource Coordinator, for the Aboriginal Wellness Program for Vancouver Coastal Health.
Wed, Mar 21
1:30-4 pm
Abby U-house, F 124 (location TBC)
For more information, contact Melissa Walter at Melissa.Walter@ufv.ca
03/22/2018