Chelsie Wampler

Biography

I am a Metis woman and I am currently residing in  ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) colonially known as Treaty 6 Territory, which is my place of birth. My paternal grandfather was from the Fort Vermillion Metis Settlement and my paternal grandmother was Dane-za from Beaver First Nation. My maternal family are settlers from the Ukraine. I received my diploma through Grant MacEwan University in 2007, and I have been a Registered Social Worker with the license to perform psychosocial intervention through the Alberta College of Social Workers since 2009. I began my social work career working in child welfare system before moving to field of healthcare in both mental health and addictions, as well as complex case management. I completed my BSW through Thompson Rivers University in 2022. I am currently in my final year of the MSW student in the Clinical Social Work with Individuals and Families Thesis stream through the University of Calgary. In 2022 I began my research journey, specifically with Indigenous Research Methodologies when I completed a 420-hour practicum on the Indigenous Health Nursing Research team of BC. I was also awarded a UREAP research project grant, where I completed an exploratory pilot study that looked at the working relationship between Indigenous doulas and social workers. This research has led into my thesis research which aims to explore how social workers can help positively impact Indigenous women throughout their perinatal journey. I have worked within various communities and have been apart of many projects specifically within Indigenous Research Methods. I am extremely passionate about the well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children and their families, and eradicating Indigenous specific racism.