“YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT ONLY LIVE, BUT THRIVE!”
Lived Experience Leaders have been leading the charge in the fight against human trafficking across the globe.
In conversation with host Dr. Karlee Sapoznik Evans, Elder Mae Louise Campbell and Elder Laurie Mackenzie of Clan Mothers Healing Village in Manitoba join 'Inside Human Trafficking in Canada' to discuss Canada’s history of human trafficking, and how it has manifested in the lives of children, youth, and young adults through Indigenous, matrilineal perspectives.
For over 87 years, Elder Mae Louise Campbell has dedicated her life to the service of others. She was the Keeper of Grandmother Moon Lodge, a healing lodge in Manitoba that served thousands of Indigenous women and girls nationally, as well as the Elder in Residence at Red River College. She now works with Mount Carmel Clinic and sits on Winnipeg’s Indigenous Advisory Circle. She is the co-founder of Clan Mothers Healing Village, a safe space that provides support to victims of multi-generational trauma, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking, including leadership opportunities to help women reintegrate back into their communities and society with a refined and growing skill set.
Great White Owl Woman (Elder Laurie Mackenzie) was a member of the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s National Task Force on Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Canada. She is a survivor of sex trafficking and a graduate of the Ndinawe Child and Youth Care Certificate Program at Red River College in Manitoba. As she emphasizes: “All stages of change, shapes, and sizes of people belong. The Indigenous model of understanding is premised on inclusivity and togetherness. This means embracing diversity, respecting intersectionality, and honouring the vast variability in life experience of persons with lived experiences.”
To learn more about Clan Mothers Healing Village, visit: clanmothers.ca
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Special thanks to our audio producers: Daniel Chavez from Sisepuede Productions (https://www.sisepuedeproductions.ca/) and Darshan Dorka from Nexstanza; as well as Prophix Software (https://www.prophix.com/) for providing financial support to YTGA.