Dr. Brenda M. Restoule

Dr. Brenda M. Restoule (Waub Zhe Kwens) is from Dokis First Nation (Ojibwa) and from the  Eagle Clan. She is a registered clinical psychologist. Dr. Restoule is the Chief Executive Officer  of the First Peoples Wellness Circle which is an Indigenous led national organization  dedicated to raising the profile of Indigenous mental wellness using Indigenous knowledge  and evidence. The Primary work of FPWC is implementation of the First Nation Mental Wellness Continuum Framework to which she is a co-chair of the Implementation Team and  developing a network of supports for Mental Wellness Teams across the country. Her work  spans from providing clinical and consulting services to First Nations communities in  Anishinabek territory to consultation with provincial and federal governments on Indigenous  mental wellness to an invited trainer and speaker to authoring book chapters and training  manuals. Some of Dr. Restoule’s past work experience includes the Royal Commission on  Aboriginal Peoples and working with federally incarcerated Indigenous women, children’s  mental health and, urban and First Nation mental wellness programs. She has particular  interest in cultural safety, First Nation community development and capacity building, and  reducing suicide rates in First Nation communities using First Nation knowledge and  practices.