Kyle Shaughnessy 

Educational Consultant: Staff Training
He/Him

On my mother’s side I’m Tłı̨chǫ Dene, Ukrainian, and French. Our family names are Camsell, Lafferty, and Koyczan, we’re originally from Behchokǫ̀. On my father’s side I‘m Irish. I was born in Yellowknife, NWT and raised in Nunavut and rural BC. I’ve lived on unceded Coast Salish lands for most of my life and my connection to the north is integral to my work and identity. I’m also queer, trans, and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer. My roots and sense of belonging in liberatory queer spaces runs deep and shapes how I relate and carry myself in the world. 

Ask Me About

• Staff training & professional development (such as Indigenous Learning Pathways) 
• Land based knowledge and learning 
• Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer (2SIQ) topics  

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I am a registered social worker (BSW, MSW) and have primarily worked within 2SLGBTQ+ and Indigenous communities throughout my career as a community developer, organizer, advocate, clinical educator, curriculum designer, and consultant. I’ve been teaching and publishing on topics related to decolonizing gender diversity since 2016. 

In 2021 I completed my MSW thesis on cultural ethics practiced in teaching by Two-Spirit educators. Currently I’m completing a PhD in the Interdisciplinary Studies program at UBC, focusing on radical intersections between Dene land-based knowledge and queer ethics of community care. 

I Love

• Nerding out and writing/talking about queer, trans 2SIQ, land-based stuff 
• Making quirky types of jam 
• Time on the land and near the ocean