RCH Coordinator: Lamar Eason 902-521-3449 [email protected]

SSRSB Student Support Workers:

Shelly Whynot Home School: Dr. J.C. Wickwire Other Schools worked in: SQMS, LRHS and FHCS 902-350-2880 [email protected]

Mary Scott: Home School: Bridgewater Elementary Other Schools worked in: BJHS, Pentz, NQCS 902-521-9339 [email protected]

Sheila Porter Home School: Chester District Elementary Other Schools worked in: CAMS 902-521-3314 [email protected]

Cathy LeBlanc Park View Education Centre (Home School), Bayview, 902-521-9812 [email protected]

**SCHOOLS NOT LISTED CAN/DO RECEIVE SUPPORT IN PROGRAMING

CENTRE’S & MUSEUMS:

Africville Museum Halifax, , 902.455.6558 902.455.6461 [email protected]

Bear River First Nation Heritage & Cultural Centre Bear River, Nova Scotia B0S 1BO 902-467-0301

Black Cultural Centre 10 Cherry Brook Rd, Cherry Brook NS B2Z 1A6 902-434-6223

Black Loyalist Heritage Museum Contact: Arlene Butler, Programming & Outreach Coordinator 119 Old Birchtown Road; Site 10, Mod 3, Comp 14; Shelburne, NS B0T 1W0 (t) 902-875-1310 (f) 902-875-1352 www.blackloyalist.com or [email protected]

Glooscap Heritage Centre & Mi'kmaq Museum 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook, NS B6L1W3 Heather Stevens and Garrett Gloade are the contacts 902-843-3493 www.glooscapheritagecentre.com

Kejimkujik National Park Mi’kmaq History, artifacts, petroglyphs, canoes 902-682-2772 (visitor center) 902-682-2770 (administration)

NS Museum of Natural History Exhibits and programs just for schools Roger Lewis is the contact; Curator of Mi’kmaq Holdings 902-424 7353

Queens County Museum 902-354-4058

AFRICAN CANADIAN CONTACTS:

African Canadian Services Division Halifax, NS 902-424-3151

Toria and Kwamena Aidoo African drumming and Dance [email protected] 902-876-1272

Paul Ashe African Canadian Services [email protected] 902-424-2962

Henry Bishop African Drumming (902) 449-0107 http://www.henrybishop.ca/

Steve Carrington, Cultural Proficiency and African Canadian support African Canadian Services Division [email protected]

Irving Carvery 902-464-2000 [email protected]

Brenda Clark Black Educators Association (t) 902-424-7063

Andrew Dahms, Interactive Percussion Education; Drumming [email protected] 1-902-818-8892

Gordon Earle African Canadian History, Previous NS politician [email protected]

Shauntay Grant Spoken Word, Poetry [email protected]

Thomas Henderson African Studies Curriculum; African Canadian Services Division [email protected] Halifax, NS

Patrick Jarvis African Drumming 902-837-7178 [email protected] Weymouth NS

Tina Joudrey Black History (t) 1(902)354-2391

Maritime Centre for African Dance Inc. [email protected] twitter: @mcafricancamps.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mcadinc (t) 902-580-6653

Will Njoku African Canadian Youth Motivational Speaker & Basketball Camps [email protected] (t) 1(866)344-4681 (m) 1(506)227-7881 www.will2win.ca Juanita Peters Africville [email protected] 902-448-3794

Wanda Robson (Sister of Viola Desmond) Contact is Joe Robson (t) 902-794-7505

Selin Serefoglu Executive Assistant for Andre Levingston, Halifax Rainmen 1888 Brunswick Street Suite 611, Halifax NS, B3J 3J8 (t) (902)444-7246 (f) 1(866)424-4267 [email protected]

Shari Shortliffe African Canadian and Black Loyalist History Black Loyalist Heritage Society 98 Birchtown Road; Site 10, Mod 3, Comp 14; Shelburne, NS B0T 1W0 (t) 902-875-1310 (f) 902-875-1352 [email protected] www.blackloyalist.com

Craig Marshall Smith African Canadian History, RCMP and author of two books [email protected]

Dennis Wright (AKA Hellafactz) African Nova Scotia Musician (902) 876-7606 [email protected] [email protected]

MI’KMAQ CONTACTS:

Michael R. Denny (Cape Breton) Mi’kmaq Drum Keeper: Stoney Bears Drummers 379-2453

Ian Doucette Mi'kmaq Curriculum Consultant: Mi'kmaq Services w/ DoE [email protected]

Jude Gerrard, Mi'kmaq Services Consultant, DOE 902-717-0028

Lawrence Herney (Pictou Landing FN) Mi’kmaq Ceremonial Smudging/Pipe Keeper 752-7093 [email protected]

Shalan Joudry, Puppetry, enviormental presentations, & FN theatre. [email protected] or [email protected]

Wanda Joudry-Finigan (Bear River FN), Mi'kmaq language/drumming/cultural presentations 902-467-0356 [email protected] Bonnie Labrador (Acadia FN): Mi’kmaq Cultural Items/Artifacts [email protected]

Melissa Labrador (Acadia FN) Contemporary Mi'kmaq artist, Jewellery Maker, Cultural adviser, spirituality and smudging, Drumming, language, Canoe building Traditional medicines [email protected]

Richard MacKinnon Mi’kmaq artifacts (canoes, antlers, eel traps, leatherwork, etc) 902-354-2802

Peter McEwan Mi’kmaq Knives/Earrings/Wood Boxes/Leather/Bead & Quill Work 902-467-3475

Robert McEwan Mi’kmaq Leather Work 902-249-0377 [email protected]

Holly Meuse (Bear River FN): Mi’kmaq Art (t) 902-467-0207 (c) 902-247-2171 [email protected] Native Council of Nova Scotia Liverpool/Greenfield 902-354-2751

Elder Daniel Paul Mi’kmaq History, social justice and anti-discrimination advocate [email protected]

Glooscap Heritage Centre & Mi'kmaq Museum Millbrook 902-843-3493 www.glooscapheritagecentre.com

Wilma Simon (Cape Breton) Mi’kmaq Traditional Dancing 379-2857

Elder Peggie Wentzell (Native Council of NS): Mi'kmaq Drumming, Singing and Ceremonies [email protected] 902-543-1721

Tanya Warrington Mi’kmaq Jewelry/Quill & Bead Work/Antler Craft 902-467-0168 [email protected]

Elder Nancy Whynot (Native Council of NS): Mi’kmaq Storytelling and dreams catchers [email protected] (t) 902-543-7262 [email protected]

Woksape & Co. Mi’kmaq dance, regalia and performance [email protected] 902-897-4696

OTHER CONTACTS:

Rola AbiHanna Student Equity Consultant Department of Education Halifax, NS (902) 424-5435 Alicia Bigwood Teaching Immigrants Enlish (TIA) Servicing Lunenburg County (902)298-9512 [email protected]

Richard Derible Consultant on restorative approaches Justice [email protected] (902) 722-1028 (902) 476-7691

Art Fisher Family Service of Western Nova Scotia Youth Outreach, Family Support, supporting across cultures, abilities, diversities, genders and sexualities 902-543-7444 www.fswns.org

Edna LeVine Atlantic Jewish Council 902-422-7491 [email protected]

Adam Myatt Youth Project: Community Educator 2281 Brunswick Street Halifax, NS B3K2Y9 (902)429-5429 [email protected]

Tina Mirchandani YREACH Program: Outreach Settlement Staff Bridgewater, NS (902)543-9622 x30 [email protected]

Linda Nicholl Presentations on Diversity and Human Rights Human Rights Commission: Race Relations, Equity & Inclusion (t)902-424-4139 (c)902-240-5943 [email protected]

Ron Patterson Laing House, Laing Community Development Coordinator Peer support organization for youth living with mental illness [email protected]

Nolan Pike Educator & LGBTQ Consultant [email protected] www.equityeducate.com (t) 902-488-8106

Philip Riteman Holocaust: Auschwitz survivor, book for speaking engagements 7 eagle drive Bedford 902-835-7218

Kate Shewan The Youth Project: Executive Director Providing support/services to youth on sexual orientation/gender identity (902) 429-5429 [email protected]

Chris Woods Drumming 902-228-2468

The Youth Project (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Providing support/services to youth around sexual orientation/gender identity (902) 429-5429 or (902) 423-7735 Email: [email protected] Website: www.youthproject.ns.ca