CURRICULUM VITAE

Zongwe Binesikwe Crystal A. Hardy

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 2018-2022

• Master of Public Health, Nursing Specialization, Lakehead University, 2010

• Nurse Practitioner Certificate (retired), Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program, 2010

• Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Lakehead University, 2005, First Class Standing

• Indigenous Reporters Program, Journalists for Human Rights, 2021

Awards, Bursaries, Distinctions and Fellowships

• Participant, Write Over Here Residency Online, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

• JHR Emerging Indigenous Reporter Bursary, Journalists for Human Rights

• JHR-TVO Covid-19 Story Bursary, Journalists for Human Rights & TVO

• Mary N. Francis Fellowship, Queen’s University

• The Phyllis Whitaker Award, Queen’s University

• Robert Sutherland Fellowship, Queen’s University

• Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient, Lakehead University

Employment & Experience

• Nurse Practitioner, Matawa Health Cooperative, Thunder Bay, ON

• Lecturer, Lakehead University, School of Nursing, Thunder Bay, ON

• Consultant, Matawa First Nations Management, Nursing Transfer

• Regional Aboriginal Cancer Lead, Cancer Care Ontario, Thunder Bay, ON

• Manager, Anishnawbe Mushkiki Health Services, Thunder Bay, ON

• Nurse Practitioner, Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Access Centre, ON

• Nurse Practitioner, Dilico Family Health Team, Fort William First Nation

• Registered Nurse, TBRHSC, Paediatric Acute Care

• Mentor, STEPS Public Art Create Space Residency

• Assessor, Literary Creations Projections Northern Panel, Ontario Arts Council

• Canadian Press Mentorship, Journalists for Human Rights

• Indigenous Reporters Online Program, Journalists for Human Rights

• JHR-TVO Covid-19 Story Production, TVO

• Programmer & Host, Zee’s Place, CILU 102.7 FM Thunder Bay, ON

• Producer & Host, Under the Same Stars Podcast

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Publications & Bylines

• Hardy, C. (2021). How First Nations are using radio in the fight against COVID-19, TVO.

• Hardy, C. (2021). “We need this:” Getting COVID-19 vaccine to remote and urban Indigenous populations, Canadian Press.

• Hardy, C. (2021). Decolonizing nursing care in Canada. Horizons BIPOCC Issue, 1, 9-11.

• Hardy, C. Zongwe Binesikwe (2020). Daanis. In Lighting the North: Anthology of Feminism. GBR Publishing.

• Hardy. C. Zongwe Binesikwe (2020). Daughters of Four Generations. In She’s No Longer Silent. GBR Publishing.

• Hardy. C. Zongwe Binesikwe (2021). Spirit Adventurer: Reclamation of an Anishinaabe Storyteller. In She Moves Mountains. GCW Publishing.

• Hardy, C. (TBD 2021). Indigenous LGBTQ and Two Spirit Health. In Caring for 2SLGBTQ People. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto.

Past Community Involvement

• Guest Workshop Presenter, Storytelling as Medicine, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Border Crossings Project

• Workshop Presenter, Cultural Considerations Training Session, Hospice Northwest

• Panellist, Blue Sky Community Healing Centre, Panel Discussion: Indigenous Spirituality of Being Two-Spirit

• Workshop Presenter, Intro to Podcasting, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Border Crossings Project

• Panellist, STEPS Public Art Create Space, Panel Discussion: Collective Use and Access for Future Spaces

• Guest Lecturer, Storytelling for Social Change, University of Winnipeg, Conflict Resolution, Social Change, and the Arts

• Guest Lecturer, Feminism, Activism & Creativity, University of Winnipeg, Women and Peacemaking

• Workshop Presenter, Painting as Ceremony, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Border Crossings Project

• Director, LU Radio Board of Directors, Thunder Bay, ON

• Board Vice-Chair, Elevate NWO Board of Directors, Thunder Bay, ON

• Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Indigenous Health, Lakehead University, School of Nursing

• Guest Presenter, Decolonization and Environmental Justice, Ocean Bridge Youth Program, Ocean Wise, Vancouver, BC

• Presenter, Cultural Humility, Indigenous Health Conference

• Director, Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation Board of Directors

• Spokesperson, Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation Rising Eagle Bursary Fund

• Presenter, Indigenous Health Modules, Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses

• Presenter, Wee Che He Wayo Gamik Family Treatment Centre Youth Conference