Leona Huntinghawk is originally from Rolling River First Nation in Manitoba. She is an adoptee of the Sixties Scoop and was raised in Neepawa, Manitoba. Leona holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from the University of Manitoba. She is working toward a PhD in Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, where her research is focused on Indigenous fathers and child welfare. Leona is the internal reviewer at Peguis Child & Family Services in Manitoba, which was the first Indigenous child welfare agency in the province to enact their own child welfare legislation, the Honouring Our Children, Families and Nation Act, in 2022. Leona is conducting a full-scale agency review at the request of the board of directors. Leona has worked in child protection for over 24 years and provides consulting services to CFS agencies. She has taught students in the Social Services Worker program at Assiniboine College and in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba.
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