Biography
Catherine Richardson/Kineweskwêw, Ph.D. is Métis with Gwich’in, Cree, and English ancestry. Her mother is from Fort Chipewyan Alberta and she has maternal connections to Red River.
Cathy is the former Director of First Peoples Studies at Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. She has a half-time appointment in Creative Art Therapies and holds a Concordia Research Chair in Indigenous Healing Knowledges. Cathy is a counsellor in private practice and a co-founder of the Centre for Response-Based Practice. She provides clinical supervision to human service workers, particularly those engaged with Indigenous communities.
Cathy has been working in Indigenous communities for over 30 years. She is the mother of three children and has published seven books, the most recent ones entitled “Stitching Our Stories Together: Indigenous Journeys into Social Work.” She is the recipient of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association Award (2024); Concordia’s President’s Award for Media Outreach (2023); and Concordia Dean’s Award for Excellence in Community Outreach and Public Engagement (2022). She was a two-time delegate at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2008/2009.
