Watch the video recording below:
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Jessica Wood\, known as Si Si tyaawks (Woman who creates change)\, from the Gitxsan and Tsimshian Fi rst Nations with roots among the Tahltan and Nisga’a Nations\, engaged in d ialogue for a 5-part series called Matriarch Illuminations in November and December 2020. Jessica Wood is the current Policy Pr actitioner Fellow at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia and she will host fellow Matriarchs from acr oss Turtle Island.
Students\, staff\, faculty and community members w ere invited to pour themselves a cup of tea and sit around the virtual tabl e to listen.
Format: A 45 min discussion\, 15 min Q& A from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm on various evenings on Zoom
Audience : All are welcome. Questions will be prioritized from Indigenous\, Black and People of Colour attendees.
Guest Speaker: Brenda Butterworth-Carr\, Tr'injà shär njit dintlät\, Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Police Services\, Policing and Security Branch
Stud ent Host: Nadine Van Dalen\, UBC Master of Public Policy and Globa l Affairs
Theme: “Safety and Matriarchy”
Guest Bio< /span>: Brenda Butterworth-Carr\; Tr'injà shär njit dintlät is the Assistant Depu ty Minister and Director of Police Services and has been leading the Polici ng and Security Branch in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor Gener al since March of 2019.
In the past year as the Director of Police Se rvices\, Brenda has provided central oversight of policing\, law enforcemen t and the security industry in B.C. Working collaboratively with branch exe cutives\, Brenda and her team develop and administer public safety initiati ves dedicated to the protection of British Columbians. Recent special proje cts have included the Witness Security Program\, anti-money laundering\, co untering radicalization to violence initiatives and the Special Committee o n Reforming the Police Act. As well as\, providing oversight for the law en forcement aspects of the opioid emergency and COVID-19 responses.
Bre nda began her career with the RCMP in 1987 as a Native Special Constable an d continued her 23 years of service in various roles with the RCMP in B.C. and Yukon Territory. Prior to joining the ministry\, she was the Commanding Officer of the British Columbia RCMP\, the largest RCMP Division in Canada . She has also held key senior executive leadership positions\, which inclu ded: BC RCMP’s Officer in Charge of Criminal Operations and Core Policing\, the Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP and the National Criminal Operations’ Director General for Aboriginal Policing and Crime Prevention S ervices.
As a First Nations woman\, Brenda has had many firsts and he r diverse career has provided her with extensive experience and a solid und erstanding of policing service agreements\; operations\; management of crit ical incidents and crisis negotiation\; crime prevention\, community and In digenous policing\; and executive leadership. She is passionate about opera tions\, employee safety\, and ensuring that all employees have the proper r esources to carry out their duties in a professional manner.
Brenda m
aintains many active positions on provincial\, federal and international co
mmittees and associations. Her awards and honours include the Senate 150
Brenda is from the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’i n Han Nation\, Yukon Territory. Her three sons\, and Boston Terrier x Pug\, Doug\, are her ultimate inspiration for dedicating and committing herself to continuously learn and grow as a leader.
Learn more about t he Matriarch Illuminations series here.
For te chnical assistance\, please email tina.alexander(at)ubc.ca
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