Field placement Symposium 2025

Fri. Sep. 19, 2025

On September 12th, the 14th annual MDP Field Placement Symposium took place. Dr. Patricia Fitzpatrick, Acting MDP Chair, Dr. Pavlina Radia, Provost and Vice-President, Academic and Dr. Kyle Devine, Dean of Graduate Studies opened the event and welcomed students, faculty, staff and community host partners.

Eleven MDP students shared their field placement experiences, ranging from disaster management in Dominica, Indigenous economic and infrastructure development to Indigenous languages work in Manitoba. The complete list of presentations are below:

 My Summer with Prairies to Woodlands Indigenous Language Revitalization Circle - Jackie Dormer

Advancing Indigenous Economic Development & Leadership: A Journey with ICC - Daniel Yeboah

Bridging Worlds in Practice: Decolonial Approaches to Community Engagement at Elmwood Community Resource Centre (ECRC) - Gurpreet Singh Kalsi

Indigenous Resilience in Dominica - Leslie Kirkness

Restorative Paths: The Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Youth Justice Program for Healing and Reintegration - Nowsheen Kamal 

Strong Hearts, Stronger Communities: My Journey with Zoongizi Ode - Ijeoma Okwor

From Audio to Anishinaabe Recipes: A Language Learner’s Story - Rayna Daniels

ᑐᖕᖓᓂᕗᑦ Our Safe Space: Housing Policy for Inuit Women and Children in Transition - Chelsea Bannatyne

Applied Learning and Development with Grey & Ivy - Brent Wennekes

Turning Canada's Immigration Data (Numbers) into a Call to Action: Raising Awareness for Policy Change - Fiona Slota 

We See: Waapihk Indigenous Education for Community - Britney Champagne

For more information on the placements see here.