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] **SCHOOLS NOT LISTED CAN/DO RECEIVE SUPPORT IN PROGRAMING CENTRE’S & MUSEUMS: Africville Museum Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 Africville 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] <[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 .