Teacher Guide for April Raintree and In Search of April Raintree: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Stories of Indigenous Survivance, Family Separation, and the Child Welfare System

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Christine M’Lot (she/her/hers) is an Anishinaabe educator and curriculum developer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently teaches high school at the University of Winnipeg Collegiate and is the associate publisher at Por­tage & Main Press. To learn more about her past and current education projects, visit her website at Christinemlot.com.

Karlee D. Fellner, Ph.D. is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Dr. Fellner’s areas of research and clinical expertise include Indigenous approaches to therapy and trauma work; holistic and traditional approaches to wellness; Indigenous research, curriculum, and pedagogy; culturally appropriate counselling; genocide-informed practice; and complex and Intergenerational trauma. She is currently an associate professor of Counselling Psychology and Indigenous Education at the University of Calgary. Dr. Fellner is the founder and CEO of maskihkiy wellness (www.maskihkiy.com) and a practicing psychologist registered in Alberta. She is deeply involved in Indigenous leadership in mental health policy and practice.