Nancy Stevens

Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous Health | First Nations | Mental Health | Social Work | Community | Wellness | Ethics | Health | Indigenous mental health and wellness, Indigenous women and families, helping practice and social work in Indigenous communities, sexual violence, intimate partner domestic violence, social impacts of colonization.

Nancy Stevens completed her PhD in Indigenous Studies at Trent University, her MEd in Adult Education – Indigenous Specialization at OISE/University of Toronto, and her BA in Social Development Studies – Social Work stream through the University of Waterloo. Nancy spent most of her career as a counsellor and program coordinator with Indigenous mental health and women’s services in Ontario and the Yukon Territory. Concurrently, she taught as a part-time post-secondary instructor in Indigenous social work and human service programs. As a woman of Kaien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and European descent, and as an adoptee, Nancy has a deep interest in the intersections of identity, trauma, and healing. She did not grow up connected to her ancestral culture, but through her role as a helper and through her education, she has been heavily influenced by Anishinaabe teachings and practices.