Elder Barb Brant (Mohawk, Turtle Clan)

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  Along with my Elder-in-training, Jenny Gomez, I supported Policy Horizons Canada and  the Privy Council Office with the development of the  Canada Beyond 150 program , a  policy innovation training program.  Over several months, I shared my experience and  Indigenous Teachings with participants to introduce a divergent way of thinking about  policy. I created safe spaces in which people could work, think through difficult issues,  and let their creativity flow freely.  I also advised Policy Horizons Canada on the project as  it matured, and worked to bridge the gaps between past, present, and future generations  of policy leaders. To learn more Working with Elders: Bringing Traditional Teachings into Policy - Canada Beyond 150 - Magazine

Elder Barb works and learns often with Seer and Elder Ted Silverhand (Tuscarora, Bear Clan) .  You can find out more about Elder Silverhand at his website " The Spiritman " 

Carrying experience and knowledge, including Sacred Traditional Knowledge , as an  Elder of the Turtle Clan (Mohawk Nation, Iroquois Confederacy), an educator, and an  Indigenous woman would allow me to contribute a distinctive and underrepresented  perspective on how ongoing and emerging issues  in Canada. I am sanctioned by The Iroquois Confederacy to serve based on the diverse Traditional  Teachings I received, which include more than 40 years of teachings from Elder Tom  Porter (Bear Clan) who is the Spiritual Leader of the The Iroquois Confederacy, 40 years f rom Chief Earl R. Hill (Wolf Clan), 16 years under the personal tutelage of Grandmother  Elder Sara D. Smith (Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation, Grand River Territory), and more than 10  years of instruction by Elder Ted Silverhand (Bear Clan, Tuscarora). I serve and guide my community as a practicing Mohawk Elder. Over the last six years, I  have also been a frequent Elder-in-Residence at the Kumik Elders Lodge , a service  provi

Barbara Brant Practicing Mohawk Elder, Traditionalist, Ceremonialist SKILLS ● Educate and provide counselling and healing services to individuals and groups across the country ● Unique experience working on education, community development programs, and various initiatives with the Government of Canada ● Superior communications, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills ● Practitioner of the Indigenous Oral Tradition ● Traditional Indigenous Medicine Healing EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS ●    Tyendinaga - Six Nations  Practicing Mohawk Elder  1999 - present ● Serve and guide my community on all matters related to their  wellbeing, health (including mental health), and Spirituality ● Worked with the community during the training stages that predated  1999  Kumik Elders Lodge  Elder-in-Residence (on a rotational schedule)  2014 - present ● Serve as the Elder-in-Residence at the Government of Canada’s Kumik  Elders Lodge, a service provided for the benefit of Indigenous  employees of the Fed