Urban Indigenous Wellness

Presented by: Shandi Thachuk & Brad Fisher

Speaker Bio

Shandi Thachuk is of Iroquois and Ukrainian descent. She has worked in the Indigenous community for the past 6 years, on a remote British Columbia Reserve and then as the Program Coordinator for the Aboriginal Friendship Centre. In her current role, she works closely with community Elders to design and implement culturally based programming and partners with many other organizations in the Calgary area to broaden the reach of AFCC. Shandi’s goal is to educate non-Indigenous peoples and provide cultural roots to the Urban Indigenous populations of Calgary and area.