Cheryl Matthew
Cheryl is Secwepemc from British Columbia. She is a Research Associate for Indigenization at the Faculty of Environment at Simon Fraser University. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Western Washington University and the Senior Researcher, Consultation and Engagement Manager with Little Shuswap Lake Band (Sqwalax). She is the Author of "Reconciliation Over Coffee: Thirty Things to Know About Indigenous Reconciliation" a practical guide, course and introduction to recolonization and decolonization. She was the A/Manager of CFS Jurisdiction with ISC for BC, and BC Manager of the ISETP with Service Canada. She has been doing consulting work in BC since 1999. Previously she joined the Justice Institute of BC in 2012 as the Associate Director, Indigenization in the Office of the Vice President.
She is always busy with the family, school, work, yoga, getting outside, and Jogging. Cheryl’s extended family Jerry Jack the Hereditary Chief of the Mowachaht gifted her with the name Nee-Pa-Too-Tl, which means pillar of the family or strength of the family (the centre beam in a long house).
She is passionate about ensuring the involvement of Aboriginal people in decision-making, policy and research in Canada. In 2007 she was appointed by the Office of the Federal Interlocutor of ISC (INAC) to develop an Aboriginal Policy Research Network. Prior to that she was the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Native Policy and Research in Vancouver, BC. She has 25 years of experience working in the Aboriginal community in both on and off reserve contexts with organizations such as the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, Urban Native Youth Association, BC Assembly of First Nations, and the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. She started a consulting company in 1999 for research, policy analysis, facilitation and project management.
She has a PhD in Anthropology from Carleton University. Her PhD research is a video ethnography focused on the Indigenous experience in cities and the role of cultural renewal and decolonization on well-being of Indigenous people in Ottawa. She has a BA in Anthropology and Sociology from Simon Fraser University and an MA in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University.
She has served on many Boards of Directors including President of Urban Native Youth Association, a Founding Member of the Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council, President of the First Nations Student Association of Thompson Rivers University, Aboriginal Education Project of the BC Human Rights Commission, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office.
Supervisors: Dr. Donna Patrick, Carleton University and Dr. Allan Ryan, Carleton University
Phone: 604-528-5648
Address: www.cherylmatthew.com
cheryl.matthew@carleton.ca
She is always busy with the family, school, work, yoga, getting outside, and Jogging. Cheryl’s extended family Jerry Jack the Hereditary Chief of the Mowachaht gifted her with the name Nee-Pa-Too-Tl, which means pillar of the family or strength of the family (the centre beam in a long house).
She is passionate about ensuring the involvement of Aboriginal people in decision-making, policy and research in Canada. In 2007 she was appointed by the Office of the Federal Interlocutor of ISC (INAC) to develop an Aboriginal Policy Research Network. Prior to that she was the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Native Policy and Research in Vancouver, BC. She has 25 years of experience working in the Aboriginal community in both on and off reserve contexts with organizations such as the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, Urban Native Youth Association, BC Assembly of First Nations, and the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council. She started a consulting company in 1999 for research, policy analysis, facilitation and project management.
She has a PhD in Anthropology from Carleton University. Her PhD research is a video ethnography focused on the Indigenous experience in cities and the role of cultural renewal and decolonization on well-being of Indigenous people in Ottawa. She has a BA in Anthropology and Sociology from Simon Fraser University and an MA in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University.
She has served on many Boards of Directors including President of Urban Native Youth Association, a Founding Member of the Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council, President of the First Nations Student Association of Thompson Rivers University, Aboriginal Education Project of the BC Human Rights Commission, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office.
Supervisors: Dr. Donna Patrick, Carleton University and Dr. Allan Ryan, Carleton University
Phone: 604-528-5648
Address: www.cherylmatthew.com
cheryl.matthew@carleton.ca
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processes in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community. It also explores the barriers and enablers of Aboriginal
youth participation. The research uncovered a myriad of challenges to Aboriginal youth participation including poverty,
discrimination, and tokenization. Though faced with these challenges the youth remain optimistic and hopeful for the
future. The paper concludes with an exploration of protective factors and recommendations on how communities can
best engage youth in a meaningful way that goes beyond tokenism to legitimacy and equality.
Cet article explore les perceptions de jeunes Autochtones en milieu urbain relativement à l’engagement et à la
participation aux processus décisionnels dans les communautés autochtones et non autochtones. L’auteure explore
aussi les obstacles et les éléments qui favorisent la participation des jeunes Autochtones. La recherche a révélé
plusieurs difficultés faisant obstacle à la participation des jeunes Autochtones, notamment la pauvreté, la
discrimination et les mesures purement symboliques. Malgré ces difficultés, les jeunes demeurent optimistes et
pleins d’espoir pour l’avenir. La communication conclut par une exploration des facteurs de protection et des
recommandations quant aux meilleurs moyens pour les communautés de mobiliser les jeunes de manière satisfaisante,
allant au-delà des gestes symboliques vers la légitimité et l’égalité.
Talks by Cheryl Matthew
Thesis Chapters by Cheryl Matthew
Video Ethnography by Cheryl Matthew
https://youtu.be/ylOzrF551C8
processes in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community. It also explores the barriers and enablers of Aboriginal
youth participation. The research uncovered a myriad of challenges to Aboriginal youth participation including poverty,
discrimination, and tokenization. Though faced with these challenges the youth remain optimistic and hopeful for the
future. The paper concludes with an exploration of protective factors and recommendations on how communities can
best engage youth in a meaningful way that goes beyond tokenism to legitimacy and equality.
Cet article explore les perceptions de jeunes Autochtones en milieu urbain relativement à l’engagement et à la
participation aux processus décisionnels dans les communautés autochtones et non autochtones. L’auteure explore
aussi les obstacles et les éléments qui favorisent la participation des jeunes Autochtones. La recherche a révélé
plusieurs difficultés faisant obstacle à la participation des jeunes Autochtones, notamment la pauvreté, la
discrimination et les mesures purement symboliques. Malgré ces difficultés, les jeunes demeurent optimistes et
pleins d’espoir pour l’avenir. La communication conclut par une exploration des facteurs de protection et des
recommandations quant aux meilleurs moyens pour les communautés de mobiliser les jeunes de manière satisfaisante,
allant au-delà des gestes symboliques vers la légitimité et l’égalité.
https://youtu.be/ylOzrF551C8