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Nicole Ineese-Nash

Nicole Ineese-Nash

Assistant Professor, School of Child and Youth Care and School of Early Childhood Studies
EducationMA Early Childhood Studies, PhD Social Justice Education (Doctoral Candidate)
OfficeKHS363R
Phone416-838-7802
Areas of ExpertiseIndigenous children, youth, and communities; Land-based educational research; Early childhood education and care; Indigenous research methods; Critical Disability Studies; Indigenous youth mental health.
https://nicoleineesenash.com (external link) 

Nicole Ineese-Nash (she/her) is an Oji-Cree educator, researcher, and community helper whose work focuses on Indigenous community development, mental health and wellbeing, education, and land-based practices. She is a member of Constance Lake First Nation in Treaty 9 territory and resides and works in Tkaronto. Nicole is an assistant professor in the schools of Early Childhood Studies and Child and Youth Care at Toronto Metropolitan University, as well as the academic coordinator of the Indigenous Child and Youth Engagement Certificate at the Chang School of Continuing Education. Nicole founded and serves as the executive director of a national non-profit organization called a Finding Our Power Together (external link, opens in new window) , which provides mental health resources to Indigenous communities across Canada. Nicole’s educational background is in Early childhood Studies and Social Justice Education, specializing in Indigenous Health, Disability, and Education. Nicole has worked directly with Indigenous youth, children, and communities for over a decade and seeks research and teaching opportunities that promote Indigenous self-determination and resurgence.

 Teaching responsibilities 

  • CLD 450: Indigenous Early Learning
  • CS 8940: Indigenous Early Learning
  • CYC 905: Indigenous Approaches to Child and Youth Care
  • CYC 803: Advocacy in Child and Youth Care
  • CYC 517: CYC Practice in Developmental Services

Teaching interests

  • Indigenous Childhoods
  • Indigenous research methods
  • Land-based pedagogies
  • Indigenous studies
  • Indigenous mental health
  • Indigenous disability

Research interests 

  • Indigenous children & youth
  • Indigenous research methods
  • Land-based research
  • Participatory Action Research
  • Educational design research
  • Settler-Colonial Social Policy 

Research projects 

Chapters:

  • Ineese-Nash, N. (2020). Mino-Bimaadiziwin Wiidookodaadiwag (Helping each other through the good life): Implications for research and practice with Indigenous communities. In K. Gharabaghi & G. Charles (Eds.), Child and youth care across sectors: Canadian perspective (Vol. 2., pp. 24-38). Candian Scholars Press.

Journal articles:

  • Ineese-Nash, N., Stein, M., & Patel, K. (2022). A Braided Approach to Supporting Indigenous Youth Mental Health. International Journal of Indigenous Peoples Health.
  • Ineese-Nash, N. (2021). Ontologies of Welcoming: Anishinaabe Narratives of Relationality and Practices for Educators. Bank St. Occasional Paper Series, 2021(45), 4.
  • Ineese-Nash, N. (2020). Finding our power together: Working with Indigenous youth and children during COVID-19. Child & Youth Services, 41(3), 274-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935x.2020.1835161 
  • Ineese-Nash, N. (2019). Is resistance enough? Reflections of identity, politics, and relations in the “in-between” spaces of Indigeneity and settlerhood. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 16(1), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180119878239 
  • Ineese-Nash, N. (2020). Disability as a colonial construct: The missing discourse of culture in conceptualizations of disabled Indigenous children. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 9(3), 28-51. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v9i3.645 
  • Underwood, K., Ineese-Nash, N., & Hache, A. (2019). Colonialism in early education, care, and intervention: A knowledge synthesis. Journal of childhood Studies, 44(4), 21-35. https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs444201919209 (external link, opens in new window) 
  • Ineese-Nash, N., Bomberry, Y., Underwood, K., & Hache, A. (2017). Raising a child within early childhood dis-ability support systems Shakonehya:ra's ne shakoyen'okon:'a G’chi-gshkewesiwad binoonhyag ᑲᒥᓂᑯᓯᒼ ᑭᑫᑕᓱᐧᐃᓇ ᐊᐧᐊᔕᔥ ᑲᒥᓂᑯᓯᒼ ᑲᐧᐃᔕᑭᑫᑕᑲ: Ga-Miinigoowozid Gikendaagoosowin Awaazigish, Ga-Miinigoowozid Ga-Izhichigetan. Indigenous Policy Journal, 28(3).
  • Ineese-Nash, N. (2018). Gizhaawaso: Culture as a protective factor for Indigenous children with disabilities. eceLINK Peer Reviewed Collection, 2(1).

 

  • Board of Governors Leadership Award and Medal, 2017
  • Gold Medal, Faculty of Community Services, 2017