Joseph Atoyebi & Ying Kong (University College of the North) This presentation will draw from selected works by University College of the North (UCN) Indigenous student writers published in the special issue to explore some of their coping mechanisms to …
Dr. Joanna Black (University of Manitoba); Dr. Pam Patterson, Daniel Payne (OCAD University) We invite attendees to join this discussion panel of artists, educators, curriculum specialists, and researchers in art and design education to speak to our activities as artists, …
Caroline Turner, Paige Wall, Michelle Hoeber This panel will discuss some of the benefits and challenges associated with setting up clinics and providing services virtually. Discussion will include how to facilitate in-person care when required and the future of virtual …
Débora Boratto (UFMG Brazil), Dr. Alex Wilson (University of Saskatchewan), Asfia Kamal (University College of the North) The WHO considers shelter as an essential determinate of health. Even so, many Indigenous communities in Canada suffer from housing insecurity. This paper …
Celine Cousteau; Los Angeles, USA Join Director of Tribes on the Edge, Céline Cousteau for a discussion and Q and A , as she explores the timely topics of land threats, health crises, and human rights issues of Indigenous Peoples …
Diane Redsky – Executive Director of Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Shavon Dayrock – Community Outreach, Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin; Hollow Water First Nation Doris Difarnecio – Colombian American biracial lesbian sociologist, educator and theatre director woman Surging rates of gender-based violence …
Alex McDougall Laurie Ducharme Byron Beardy Grace McDougall Jim Harrold This session will highlight the unique circumstances of fly-in Indigenous communities during COVID-19 as well as some of the proactive emergency planning and other responses these communities and Arrows Regional …
Dr. Barry Lavallee – Métis, St. Laurent, Manitoba; CEO of Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. Dr. Ojistoh Horn – Mohawk, Kahnawake Dr. Nel Wieman – Anishinaabe, Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba; Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority; …
Minket Lepcha Join an interactive storytelling session led by Minket Lepcha as she shares community stories of River Teesta and Mountain Khanchendzonga. She takes the listeners through these mountains and rivers and helps connect with the forest inside the listener’s …
Vasna Ramasar (Global Tapestry Alternatives) In this session, we will share experiences and collectively explore how communities in different parts of the world have built resilience in the face of the multiple impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (on health, food …