Aboriginal Healing and Culture in Prisons 1of2

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Gerry Oleman was a keynote speaker at the Inaugural Collaborative Canadian Prison-Academic-Community Health and Education Conference, December 4-5, 2008, Sty-Wet-Tan, UBC First Nations Longhouse. "Coming Together to Share, Listen, and Learn"
Department of Family Practice
Division of Prison Health and Education
Faculty of Medicine

Saahillthit (Gerry) Oleman is a Community Support Worker who has worked with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society since 1998. He is from Seaton Lake and of the Stl,atl,imx Nation. He has been involved as a change agent for First Nations since 1976. His experiences include counseling for community addictions programs, providing leadership politically and administratively for his community and Nation, and worked as an independent consultant. Gerry is skilled in one-on-one, couples, and family counseling and training. Gerry is currently working for the Indian Residential School Survivors Society whose mandate is to bring "hope, help, and healing " to the residential school survivors and their families. Gerry is the Lodge Keeper for British Columbia Institute of Technology. Gerry has built lodges and hosted lodge ceremonies all over Canada.

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