Engaging ideas, transforming minds
Engaging ideas, transforming minds

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Cyndy Baskin, PhD, is of Mi’kmaq and Celtic descent, originally from NB who has been living in Toronto for many years. Her clan is the fish and her spirit name translates as something like “The Woman Who Passes on the Teachings.” She is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario. Her teaching, research and writing interests involve how Aboriginal worldviews can inform education, spirituality, anti-violence towards Indigenous women and girls and decolonizing research methodologies. Cyndy is the Chair of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Aboriginal Education Council and the Academic Coordinator of the Certificate in Aboriginal Knowledges and Experiences through the Chang School of Continuing Education. She is also the author of two novels, a textbook which is now in its second edition and numerous journal articles and book chapters focusing on Indigenous Peoples. Prior to joining Toronto Metropolitan University, Cyndy worked as a social worker for many years within Aboriginal agencies in Toronto and assisted many First Nations communities to set up culture-based programs, the latter of which she continues to do today. She is also a consultant in the area of Aboriginal programming within various components of mainstream social services and educational institutions.

Books

  • August 2016
  • 9781551309422
  • $64.95 Print
  • $59.95 Digital

Strong Helpers' Teachings, Second Edition

The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions
Cyndy Baskin
  • November 2019
  • 9781773381183
  • $74.95 Print
  • $69.95 Digital

Spirituality and Social Justice

Spirit in the Political Quest for a Just World
Norma Jean Profitt, Cyndy Baskin
  • September 2022
  • 9781773383309
  • $64.95 Print

Strong Helpers' Teachings, Third Edition

The Value of Indigenous Knowledges in the Helping Professions
Cyndy Baskin