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DESCRIPTION:With guest speaker Dr. Sheri McKinstry\, Assistant Professor\, 
 College of Dentistry\, University of Saskatchewan\n\nJoin us on Zoom\, Sep
 tember 30 at 12pm EDT\n\nDr. McKinstry is Anishinaabekwe from Treaty 1 ter
 ritory\, and proud member of Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba. She has be
 en with her life partner for thirty-two years and is a mother to four grow
 n children.\n\nShe is honoured to live and work on Treaty 6 territory and 
 the Homeland of the Métis where she is an Assistant Professor in the Colle
 ge of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. McKinstry completed
  a Bachelor of Science at the University of Manitoba in 2001\; and went on
  to attain a Bachelor of Science in Dentistry and a Doctor of Dental Medic
 ine in 2005\, also from the University of Manitoba.\n\nUpon graduation fro
 m dental school\, she provided dental care in First Nation communities for
  over a decade until she left to specialize in paediatric dentistry. Durin
 g this time\, Dr. McKinstry started a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies a
 nd obtained a Master of Public Health in 2017\, specifically in Indigenous
  Peoples’ Health from the University of Victoria. Her area of focus was in
  Reconciliation and Cultural Safety in Dentistry. In 2020\, she completed 
 the Master of Dentistry / Paediatric Dentistry Residency program at the Un
 iversity of Manitoba\, where her research focus was on the oral heath expe
 rience of First Nations children. Her goal is to use her knowledge and exp
 ertise to benefit First Nation children and communities while transitionin
 g into an academic and research career.\n\nDr. McKinstry will be starting 
 a Ph.D.-Community and Population Health Science program at the University 
 of Saskatchewan for the Fall 2021 term. She will become a Fellow of the Ro
 yal College of Dentists of Canada following convocation on September 18\, 
 2021.\n\n \n\n\nSeptember 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconcili
 ation\, also known as Orange Shirt Day. It is a day to recognize and comme
 morate the intergenerational harm that residential schools have caused to 
 Indigenous families and communities\, and to honour those who have been af
 fected by this injustice.\n\nFor the National Day for Truth and Reconcilia
 tion\, members of the My Healthy Workplace team pledged to learn more abou
 t residential schools\, and created an Orange Shirt Day Knowledge Self-Ass
 essment to support other ɬÀï·¬ colleagues in learning more about the hist
 ory and impact of residential schools. Feel free to share this self-assess
 ment with colleagues and friends. For a complete list of events taking pla
 ce on September 30th\, please visit ɬÀ﷬’s Indigenous Initiatives’ Natio
 nal Day for Truth and Reconciliation page for more information.\n
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SUMMARY:National day for Truth and Reconciliation: Recognizing the experien
 ces of Indigenous victims and survivors of the residential school system
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