Organizational Development Services/Seven Circles Consulting

Organizational Development Services/Seven Circles Consulting Consulting in areas of organizational and operational planning, organizational development and management, monitoring, evaluation, and staff training. and M.A.

ODS Principal Michael Hayes grew up in and around London, Ontario and attended The University of Western Ontario (now Western University). He has worked in and for First Nations all over Canada for over 25 years doing community research, program development, and evaluation in areas of mental health and addictions. Michael holds a B.A. in Medical Sociology, with certification in program and policy

evaluation. For many years he taught in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario and currently teaches in the Traditional Aboriginal Healing Methods program at the Anishinabek Educational Institute. Additional certifications and experience include crisis and trauma counselling and su***de prevention in First Nations communities. Michael's most recent interests include, among other things, the role of traditional spirituality in the continued progress toward healing and self-determination in First Nations, and the development and delivery of culturally competent health and human services.

In case you have not yet had a chance to take a look...
07/18/2017

In case you have not yet had a chance to take a look...

"...the history of peoples' contributions to Canada." Final report here: http://buff.ly/2s6lL6F

04/29/2017

As an Indigenous filmmaker, I witnessed—and felt keenly, myself—the unique, hard-to-explain heartbreak caused by the '60s Scoop

02/14/2017

Federal government found to have breached its “duty of care” by failing to protect cultural identity of indigenous children removed from their homes.

I think this issue has been settled, but if you haven't followed it, here is a good discussion of what matters...and wha...
01/23/2017

I think this issue has been settled, but if you haven't followed it, here is a good discussion of what matters...and what does not.

I've known a dozen non-Natives who've earned a place in our community

12/06/2016

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) provides independent analysis to Canadian Parliament on the state of the nation's finances, the government's ...

08/23/2016

The federal government has fought the lawsuit every step of the way, but the claim the scoop cost the children their Aboriginal identity may finally be tested in court

07/28/2016

Alberta's child and youth advocate says things are "clearly not working" for Indigenous children in government care. Del Graff has released a new report calling for action.

"Powerful institutions ought to reflect the societies they serve." -Naomi Metallic
07/27/2016

"Powerful institutions ought to reflect the societies they serve." -Naomi Metallic

A study showing a dearth of minority judges in Canada has advocates suggesting the country must seize a unique opportunity to increase racial diversity in a "judiciary of whiteness."

Very nice piece...
06/28/2016

Very nice piece...

When Marjorie White left her reserve on Vancouver Island in the mid-50s to pursue a nursing career in Vancouver, she never imagined what kind of footprint she’d make in the years that followed. . . .

We need real solutions to the root problems of child welfare...
06/23/2016

We need real solutions to the root problems of child welfare...

Aboriginal kids 168 per cent more likely than whites to be taken from homes and placed into care.

05/13/2016

That indigenous peoples were founders of the nation must be recognized in a formal, legal way

12/08/2015

This event was organized at the recommendation of the University of Winnipeg's Indigenous Advisory Circle as a means of honouring the families of our stolen sisters and the survivors of violence. Hosted by Diane Roussin, Chair, Indigenous Advisory Circle this event brought together family members, c…

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