A gifted story-teller, Jody Jackson-Becerra weaves her magic using Fagogo, a traditional Pacific Island technique of story-telling. With much laughter and imagination, Jody demonstrates how you can connect with; and teach valuable life lessons to children in a format that promotes true human interaction. Jody left her large family and Samoan island life to pursue her dreams in education attaining a Masters in Management Studies (Management and Sustainability). As a community engagement manager at the Auckland University of Technology, Jody believes that education is key to empowering communities; and by engaging and motivating children through storytelling, each child has the opportunity to tell their story, however crazy it might be!
Featured Resources
Big Anxiety Research Centre
2023 | Australia, Canada
How can we frame suicide research and prevention differently? This panel brings together suicide experts and advocates to discuss the sociocultural, political, and environmental dimensions of suicide. The speakers will share key learnings from research and advocacy and reflect on how we can draw from Indigenous knowledge and scholarship to…
Black Dog Institute
2023 | Australia, United States, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand
Six Indigenous global leaders in mental health and wellbeing from four different countries held a free two-hour webinar as part of Black Dog Institute’s Summit on Self-Harm, held in November 2022. As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health…
Victoria O’Keefe
2022 | United States
Victoria O’Keefe is and Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, and is part of their Centre for Indigenous Health. Victoria is Cherokee Nation and Seminole Nation. She is also a psychologist. In this video she discusses the Decolonising Mental Health Systems webinar held in November 2022…
Jeffrey Ansloos
2022 | Canada
Associate Professor Jeffrey Ansloos is from the Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide at the University of Toronto. He is a trained as…
Featured Resources
Big Anxiety Research Centre
2023 | Australia, Canada
How can we frame suicide research and prevention differently? This panel brings together suicide experts and advocates to discuss the sociocultural, political, and environmental dimensions of suicide. The speakers will share key learnings from research and advocacy and reflect on how we can draw from Indigenous knowledge and scholarship to…
Black Dog Institute
2023 | Australia, United States, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand
Six Indigenous global leaders in mental health and wellbeing from four different countries held a free two-hour webinar as part of Black Dog Institute’s Summit on Self-Harm, held in November 2022. As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health…
Victoria O’Keefe
2022 | United States
Victoria O’Keefe is and Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, and is part of their Centre for Indigenous Health. Victoria is Cherokee Nation and Seminole Nation. She is also a psychologist. In this video she discusses the Decolonising Mental Health Systems webinar held in November 2022…
Jeffrey Ansloos
2022 | Canada
Associate Professor Jeffrey Ansloos is from the Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide at the University of Toronto. He is a trained as…
