Dr. Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is President of the New Enlightenment Project: A Canadian Humanist Initiative. During his career he has been Director of Life Skills for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College; Director of Health and Social Development for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations; Director of Mental Health for Northern Saskatchewan; Coordinator of Training and Program Development for Child and Family Services, Lac La Ronge Indian Band; and president of the Kikinahk Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. His book, The Evolved Self: Mapping an understanding of who we are, was published by the University of Ottawa Press.
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