Intuitive Interspecies Communication:
Skills for a Sustainable World
Thursday, October 29
7:30 - 9:15 p.m.
Health Sciences Building E-wing, Room 1150
Join us for a second year of story, song and a report on findings from our first year of study.
Hear about successes, new workshops, future plans and opportunities to collaborate on this
intercultural, intergenerational and inter-sectoral research.
Panel Participants:
Joseph Naytowhow, Artist and Traditional
Knowledge Keeper
Mary J. Getten, Professional Animal Communicator
M.J. Barrett, School of Environment and
Sustainability, U of S
Holly Graham, College of Nursing, Registered
Doctoral Psychologist (provisional), U of S
Following the guidance of our Indigenous advisory team and ceremony, our intercultural research
group is challenging a primary root cause of human-generated environmental destruction: the
perceived separation between humans and the natural world, as structurally reproduced. Our
research aims to develop a shared intercultural ethical space where intuitive/spiritual communication between humans and animals can be taken seriously in fields such as education, wildlife
management, animal-assisted therapies and animal care. In addition to the panel participants, the
research team includes Marie Lovrod (U of S), Indigenous advisors Stewart Prosper and Yvonne
Chamakese, and undergraduate and graduate students.
This research will be of interest to educators, Indigenous leaders, counsellors, health practitioners,
youth, wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, natural resource co-management boards and anyone
who works with animals or students of any age.
Kitatamiskatinawaw - Welcome to Treaty Six Territory and Nations
Event support provided by:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and University of Saskatchewan:
School of Environment and Sustainability; Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness;
Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity; Community Engagement and Outreach;
Colleges of Medicine (Aboriginal Health), Arts and Science, and Nursing.