Michael Loft is a member and life-long resident of the Mohawk community at Kahnawake. His research focuses on the healing of First Nations people. He also has a particular interest in the needs of the much-neglected descendants of Indian residential schools in Canada. Dr. Nicole Ives is an Assistant Professor at McGill University School of Social Work. Her areas of research include refugee and immigrant issues, Indigenous social work education and Indigenous social and educational policies.