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Episode 37: The Realities of Autism in First Nations Communities in Canada with Grant Bruno, Ph.D.
Episode 37
Published 3 years, 6 months ago
Description
In this episode, Ben chats with Dr. Grant Bruno. Grant is Nehiyaw (Plains Cree) from Maskwacis, Alberta, a Ph.D. student in Medical Science in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, and a father to autistic children. His Ph.D. research explores autism in First Nations communities through a Nehiyaw lens.
In Cree, the word used to describe autism is pîtoteyihtam — he/she/they think differently.
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Show Notes:
- Hobbema Residential School: https://collections.irshdc.ubc.ca/index.php/Detail/entities/1080
- University of Alberta - Native Studies Program: https://www.ualberta.ca/native-studies/index.html
- Lonnie Zwiagenbaum: https://www.ualberta.ca/medicine/about/people/details.html?n=lonnie-zwaigenbaum; https://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/autismresearchcentre/our-team/lonnie-zwaigenbaum
- David Nicholas: https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/david-nicholas
- Nehiyaw Language: https://cfrac.com/projects-initiatives/nehiyaw-language-lessons
- Tla’amin First Nation: https://www.tlaaminnation.com
- Israel Powell: https://powellriver.ca/pages/backgroundinfo