Indigenous Climate Hub

Enhancing Platform Impact: The Power of In-Person Connection and Diversification
2021-05-18 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto)
Enhancing Platform Impact: The Power of In-Person Connection and Diversification

About this event

In the era of fast-paced digital engagement, we shouldn’t forget the power of in-person connection. Join us as we examine how ‘in-person’ components play a central (but often under-recognized) role in complementing digital efforts and how this relates to efforts to meaningfully include and benefit under-represented and other ‘non-traditional’ communities into Platforms and their networks.
Target Audience:
Climate adaptation platform providers in Canada and abroad; individuals/organizations who seek out adaptation information/platforms as part of their work cycle; early-stage platform providers seeking to grow their platform.
Event Host:
Government of Canada (ECCC and NRCan)
Registration Link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/enhancing-connections-across-climate-adaptation-platforms-session-3-tickets-148971075497.

(NOTE: Event poster and event information from Eventbrite page).

2021 Global Water Futures Annual Open Science Meeting (May 17-19, 2021)
2021-05-17 - 2021-05-19
Global Water Futures (GWF) Annual Open Science Meeting 2021

The 2021 Global Water Futures (GWF) Annual Open Science Meeting (GWF2021) will bring together the GWF community (researchers, affiliates, partners, collaborators, and stakeholders) in a virtual setting to share our latest scientific achievements and success stories, provide updates on end user solutions, and support the actions needed to secure Canada’s water future.
For information on speakers and general themes, visit main event page: https://www.gwf2021.com/.

General Information:
The Global Water Futures Annual Open Science Meeting 2021 (GWF2021) will take place virtually from 17-19 May, 2021. Registration is free and open to anyone in the Global Water Futures community, including external partners and stakeholders.
Registration is required in order to participate in any sessions or events. Registered participants will receive a password to access the virtual platform and will then be able to select specific sessions and events to attend. We encourage early registration in order to receive the most up-to-date program information and to ensure your spot in sessions.

Registration Link:
https://www.gwf2021.com/registration.

(NOTE: Event information from GWF 2021 event website.)

Indigenous-led Natural Climate Solutions: Confederated Tribes of Colville
2021-05-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto)
Cody Desautel will share experiences from Indigenous-led natural climate solutions within the Confederated Tribe of Colville in the U.S.

About this event

WHEN: May 13, 2021, from 1-3 pm EDT
WHAT: Join us for the third webinar in our Natural Climate Solutions series, in which we will draw on the resource management approach of the Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation in the United States, and explore what could be possible in Canada if current barriers are removed and community aspirations of stewardship and prosperity are realized.
Cody Desautel (Natural Resources Director) will share experiences from Indigenous-led natural climate solutions within the Confederated Tribes of Colville and how their collective efforts contribute to creating healthy and resilient forests and local economic development. We will hear about the conditions required for the project and the challenges the Tribes have had to overcome.
A panel discussion and Q&A will follow.
WHO:
Cody Desautel, Natural Resources Director, Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation
WITH PANELISTS:
Cornelia Rindt, Director of Projects, NatureBank
Hank Cauley, Nature for Justice
Steven Nitah, Indigenous Leadership Initiative and CRP Leadership Circle
Jason Rasevych, Moderator, Anishnawbe Business Professional Association

BACKGROUND
Indigenous leadership is vital in achieving natural climate solutions at scale.
Globally, reforestation and improved forest management are the largest and most cost-effective land-based climate change mitigation strategies. In the United States, reforesting non-agricultural land and emphasizing carbon sequestration (or carbon dioxide removal) in privately-owned forests could offset approximately 11 percent of the United State’s annual emissions every year for 100 years.
The Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation in Washington are leading the way in implementing natural climate solutions on their territory. The holistic goal of the Colville Tribe is to maintain and build upon its unique culture, traditions, language and history
This webinar will be co-hosted by the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership and the Anishnawbe Business Professional Association.
About the Natural Climate Solutions Series:
This multi-part series will share foundational knowledge and stories about innovative natural climate solutions projects with a focus on Indigenous perspectives. Our goal is to increase capacity among Indigenous Nations and their allies to lead and collaborate on natural climate solutions that benefit communities and the planet.
This series is funded through the Metcalf Foundations Carbon Landscape Program.

Registration Link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous-led-natural-climate-solutions-confederated-tribes-of-colville-tickets-152998963017.

(NOTE: Event poster and event nformation from: Eventbrite event page).

A Diversity of Needs, A Diversity of Platforms: Linking Platforms to Facilitate Users' Adaptation Journeys
2021-05-13 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto)
About this event:

Explore why platform connections are important and how they add-value to a user’s adaptation journey. Reflect on the diversity of platforms and potential connections by conducting a roadmap exercise to identify the necessary components to establish connections.
Target Audience:
Climate adaptation platform providers in Canada and abroad, climate adaptation action enablers, climate communication and education professionals, individuals with interest and experience working with climate vulnerable communities.
Event Host:
Government of Canada (ECCC and NRCan)
Registration Link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/enhancing-connections-across-climate-adaptation-platforms-session-2-tickets-148970752531

(NOTE: Event poster and event information from Eventbrite page)

Webinar - STREAM Users - Featured Case Studies
2021-04-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver)
General STREAM Webinar Series Information

The purpose of this four-part webinar series hosted by Living Lakes Canada is to introduce the STREAM (Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) project to anyone interested in community-based water monitoring.

Guest presenters will include representatives from University of Guelph, WWF-Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and participating water monitoring groups and First Nations. Recordings of the webinars will be made available on our website.

Webinar – STREAM Users – Featured Case Studies

Thursday, April 29 10am-11am PT/11am-12pm MT/1pm-2pm ET

This webinar will provide case study examples of participants in the STREAM project that are utilizing the CABIN methods in a local context on the west and east slopes of the Rocky Mountains.The Elk River Alliance has been using CABIN since 2012 to inform restoration efforts and identify Elk River tributaries impacted by land-use activities, including mining, logging and residential development. In 2020 ERA trialled STREAM protocols to better understand habitat health. ERA is working to collaborate with industry groups to develop data-sharing agreements and centralize monitoring efforts to better understand and sustainably manage the Elk River watershed (Kaileigh McCallum).The Oldman Watershed Council has been a STREAM participant since Year 1 of the project and will share their restoration monitoring efforts in their headwaters on the Eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, where they have been restoring stream banks together with partners and volunteers (Sofie Forsstrom).The Ghost Watershed Alliance Society (GWAS) will share about how they’re using the STREAM project to fulfill the Ghost Watershed State of the Watershed Report recommendations while addressing concerns due to increased land use practices, specifically sedimentation and how the project is assisting GWAS with identifying priority sites for future restoration efforts (Cal Hill).This webinar will also feature how the STREAM project is being applied in a wetland context (Darcie Quamme).

To learn more or to register, visit Webinar Registration page: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oQgsLpjGR1KX1o1b22dMog.

(Information Source: Living Lakes Canada website)

http://livinglakescanada.ca/stream-webinar-series/

Webinar - Introduction to CABIN
2021-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver)
General Description of STREAM Webinar Series

The purpose of this four-part webinar series hosted by Living Lakes Canada is to introduce the STREAM (Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) project to anyone interested in community-based water monitoring.

Guest presenters will include representatives from University of Guelph, WWF-Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and participating water monitoring groups and First Nations. Recordings of the webinars will be made available on our website.

Webinar – Introduction to CABIN

Thursday, April 8 10am-11am PT/11am-12pm MT/1pm-2pm ET

The goal of this webinar is to contextualize the CABIN (Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network) methods and network developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) as the foundation for STREAM. THIS WEBINAR WILL NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR TRAINING but will provide participants with a general overview of biomonitoring, the Reference Condition Approach and the CABIN online tools (Emily McIvor).This webinar will feature how CABIN is being related to sites in B.C., RCA models and how traditional CABIN analysis is used in B.C. (Jolene Raggett).

To learn more or register for the webinar, visit the Webinar Registration page – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rSFjHLwbTjyJu3D7PClCnA.

(Information source: Living Lakes Canada website)

April Speaker Series Event: Overview of GEO Indigenous Alliance for Guardians and Stewardship Programs
2021-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver)
General Speaker Series Event Information:

Following up on our March webinar, the TST are pleased to host a guest presentation from the GEO Indigenous Alliance – a collective of people working globally to create new data and information tools that support Indigenous people. Join us to find out more about the latest data tools designed for and by Indigenous peoples.Date: April 7th, 11:00am – 12:00pm PSTRegistration: Register here for the event. Zoom meeting information will be automatically sent to you after you register.

The GEO Indigenous Alliance seeks to protect and sustain Indigenous Cultural Heritage utilizing and contributing to Global Earth Observation science, data and technology to create a knowledge base that will sustain the Earth we live upon. Panelists will discuss and explore the development and advancement of culturally appropriate and inclusive Earth Observation applications for Indigenous leadership, education, and communities to support Indigenous rights and interests. The panelists’ research and experiences will demonstrate how combining Earth Observations and Indigenous knowledge can yield novel insights into and actions for preserving our environment.

Presenters: James Rattling Leaf, Co-Founder, GEO Indigenous Alliance

Diana Mastracci, Co-Founder, GEO Indigenous Alliance

Titus Letaapo, Co-Founder, GEO Indigenous Alliance

Mario Vargas Shakaim, Co-Founder, GEO Indigenous Alliance

To learn more about GEO Indigenous Alliance, check out their website: https://www.earthobservations.org/indigenoussummit2020.php.

(Information Source: Shared by Indigenous Guardians Toolkit in e-newsletter)

(Image Source: Group on Earth Observations [GEO] event poster)

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf-urqjMiG9EA5cmYbTq8wWKyLZM_zuc0

Webinar - Introduction to STREAM
2021-03-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver)
STREAM Webinar Series

General Information:

The purpose of this four-part webinar series hosted by Living Lakes Canada is to introduce the STREAM (Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) project to anyone interested in community-based water monitoring.

March 25: Introduction to STREAM – REGISTER

April 8: Introduction to CABIN – REGISTER

April 29: STREAM Users – Featured Case Studies – REGISTER

May 27: Indigenous-led STREAM projects – REGISTER

Guest presenters will include representatives from University of Guelph, WWF-Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and participating water monitoring groups and First Nations.

Information on Webinar #1: Introduction to STREAM

Date/Time: Thursday, March 25 10am-11am PT/11am-12pm MT/1pm-2pm ET

Description: The goal of this first webinar is to provide participants with information about the STREAM (Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring) project including how community-based water monitoring (CBWM) is supporting the validation of cutting-edge genomics technology, an intro to DNA metabarcoding 101, and the University of Guelph’s role in the project (Chloe Robinson, University of Guelph).The webinar will explain how the established Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) has provided the foundation for the STREAM project and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s role in the project (Adam Martens, Environment and Climate Change Canada).The webinar will also explore how data deficiencies across Canada are being filled by STREAM, WWF-Canada’s role and the Watershed Reports (Catherine Paquette, WWF-Canada). Finally, an overview of engagement that has occurred in the first two years of the project will be provided, what the future plans are, and LLC’s role and how the project is working towards the efforts of the Community-based Water Monitoring National Roundtable goals to elevate CBWM at the national level (Raegan Mallinson, Living Lakes Canada).

For more information or to register, visit the Webinar Registration page: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_76PC4A61RKOzejvSBTptSA.

(Information source: Living Lakes Canada website)

First Nations Species at Risk Dialogues (Pick your session: March 23 or 25, 2021 | 1pm to 3pm EST)
2021-03-23 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto)
The IISAAK OLAM Foundation & the Assembly of First Nations Invite you to Join: Species at Risk Dialogues – Highlighting First Nations Voices and Approaches

The IISAAK OLAM Foundation and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are inviting all First Nations community members who have experience with monitoring, harvesting, and management of Species at Risk (SAR) to join a discussion about First Nations approaches to protection and conservation.

Two identical sessions will be hosted on Tuesday March 23rd and Thursday, March 25th from 1pm to 3pm EST, facilitated by the IISAAK OLAM Foundation with graphic recording by White Raven Consulting. French translation will be offered in the session on March 23rd.

Harvesters, Elders and knowledge keepers, Indigenous Guardians, community stewards, SAR technicians or ecologists, youth, and any First Nations persons with SAR experience or interest are welcome to join!

The sessions will be an opportunity to learn about and share First Nations-led SAR experiences and approaches, meet other First Nations who are dedicated to SAR monitoring, conservation, recovery, and management, and discuss ways to work together moving forward.

Please register by March 19th.

***Sessions are intended to bring together First Nations people and organizations.***

Information source and event poster (image) from: IISAAK OLAM Foundation event page – https://www.iisaakolam.ca/sar-dialogues.

Webinar: Data Tools and Information Management for Indigenous Guardians
2021-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver)
Registration: Register here for the webinar. Zoom meeting information will be automatically sent to you after you register.What should our Guardians record in the field, and how? How can we efficiently store that information, and find it again later? Is it helping our leaders make and influence high level decisions?Indigenous Guardians create data when they record observations, in the community, or on the land or water. Used well, data can be a powerful force for Indigenous nations. Yet decisions about what data to gather, how to do so, and how to store or manage it, are some of the most common and pressing questions for Guardians!In this webinar participants will hear from three guest speakers, Lara Hoshizaki (Program Manager, Coastal Stewardship Network), James Morgan (Lead Technician and Field Coordinator, Gitanyow Lax’yip Guardian ), and Tanya Ball (Coordinator, Kaska Land Guardians). The will discuss to how to decide what data to collect to support strong decision-making, how to collect, manage and use large amounts of complex data, and how to work across Nations and Guardian programs to gather complementary/similar data. There will also be opportunities to share the data tools and apps you use for your Guardian program with the group.

(Information & Image Source: Indigenous Guardians Toolkit)

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIude-oqDgqH9w6d7lKFdAnJV_MSU7FCrdr

Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Online Forum 8 (Webinar)
2021-03-04 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
This dialogue will be hosted on Thursday, March 4 at 9:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am Central / 1:00 pm Atlantic

About this Event

Join us on March 4 for the follow-up Dialogue to January’s “Connecting Spiritually with the Land and Each Other.”

The Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Online Forum Series started 2021 off with a Dialogue centring Indigenous ways of knowing and relating to land, which carry a spiritual dimension for many Indigenous Peoples: “Connecting Spiritually with the Land and Each Other.”

Our next Dialogue, “A Conversation Across Ways of Knowing and Relating to Land,” aims to continue the conversation across ways of knowing – this time in a dialogue between and amongst Indigenous knowledge keepers and others who work within institutions organized by Western scientific knowledge systems, including the courts, government, and academia.

This dialogue will be hosted on Thursday, March 4 at 9:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am Central / 1:00 pm Atlantic (for approximately two hours).

Our next Dialogue, ‘A Conversation Across Ways of Knowing & Relating to Land’ will bring together Anishinaabe Elder Dr. Dave Courchene; Dakota Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud; the Honourable Harry Slade, Member of the Specific Claims Tribunal; the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada; and Dr. Fikret Berkes in conversation with Moderator Dr. Nancy Turner on relationships to land and with each other across ways of knowing and ways of being as Peoples living on this land.

After an initial discussion, Reconciling Ways of Knowing (RWoK) Conveners, Miles Richardson, OC; and Dr. David Suzuki will share their thoughts and connect the discussion to the ongoing conversation RWoK has been facilitating across the past several dialogues since we launched our online forum series. Moderator Dr. Nancy Turner will then turn to audience-participants for their thoughts and questions for the speakers.

Information from Eventbrite. For more information (or to register), visit event Eventbrite page – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/reconciling-ways-of-knowing-online-forum-8-tickets-142111347867.

(Image from: Reconciling Ways of Knowing Eventbrite page)

Indigenous Mapping Workshop - GIS Cloud: Intro to Field Data Collection
2021-02-25 13:00 - 17:00 UTC
Introduction to Field Data CollectionEmpowering the Everday Workflow With Online GIS

Information:

GIS Cloud is a collaborative mapping platform for field data collection, team management and map sharing in real-time. In our introductory course, we’ll cover the fundamentals of GIS Cloud apps and platforms. You’ll learn how to transform your project workflow from paper to digital and get insight into a complete solution for field data collection, visualization, and collaboration.No need to be a GIS expert – learn how to prepare powerful surveys, collect data in the field, share it with colleagues, and leverage real-time information that will impact your community growth and help you make decisions faster. The intention is to introduce the diversity of GIS Cloud apps and empower you to use online GIS in your everyday workflow. We’d like to support your projects as well, so get involved in our Q&A afterward, and find out how to submit your proposals for GIS Cloud sponsorship.

(Information from Indigenous Mapping Workshop)

To learn more, or to register, visit GIS Cloud – https://www.giscloud.com/blog/gis-cloud-educational-workshop-with-indigenous-mapping/.

(Event image from – https://www.giscloud.com/blog/gis-cloud-educational-workshop-with-indigenous-mapping/)

Webinar: Virtual Campfire Series – Nature and Carbon: Opportunities and Challenges for Indigenous Leadership
2021-01-29 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto)
The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association is pleased to kick off the 2021 season of their Virtual Campfire Series with the first of three webinars on Indigenous-led natural climate solutions co-hosted with the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership. The presenters will explore how Indigenous communities could benefit from business opportunities related to land stewardship while reducing climate change impacts. They will also hear about current barriers and ideas for advancing thriving, Indigenous-led natural climate solutions in Canada.
Event Details:
WHAT: Virtual Campfire Series – Nature and Carbon: Opportunities and Challenges for Indigenous Leadership
WHEN: January 29th, 2021 from 10-12 p.m. PST / 11-12 p.m. MST/ 1-3 p.m. EST
Moderated by Jason Rasevych from the Anishinawbe Business Professional Association, the session features the following speakers:

David Flood, Wahkohtowin Development GP Inc.
Chris Angeconeb, AurCrest Gold Inc/Lac Seul First Nation
Colin Shawinimash, Agoke Development Corporation
Steven Nitah, Indigenous Leadership Initiative and CRP Leadership Circle
Joseph Pallant (Ecotrust Canada), Jamie MacKinnon (Bluesource), and Amanda Reed (Nature United) will join our speakers for the Q&A session.

This series is co-hosted with the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership with support from Metcalf Foundation, Ecotrust Canada, David Suzuki Foundation, Ontario Nature, Anwaatin, Nature United and Bluesource.
More information is available or to register: https://abpa.live/naturesession
(Information from: Net News Ledger)
(Image Source: Event Eventbrite Page)

Webinar: Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Online Forum series: ‘Connecting Spiritually with the Land and Each Other.’
2021-01-26 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto)
About this Event

JOIN US IN STARTING OFF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE NEXT IN OUR SERIES OF DIALOGUES ON RECONCILING WAYS OF KNOWING
We are pleased to announce the next dialogue in our Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Online Forum series: ‘Connecting Spiritually with the Land and Each Other.’
Join Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, Dr. Blair Stonechild in dialogue with Moderator Shaunna Morgan Siegers on our essential and spiritual connection with the land and each other.
“Connecting Spiritually with the Land and Each Other” will discuss our fundamental connection to and inseparability from the world and each other and how this understanding carries a spiritual dimension for Indigenous Peoples, to which we remain connected through our ceremonies. This is a foundational understanding present in many Indigenous ways of knowing but often missing from the dominant worldview that has shaped Canadian environmental policy.
After an initial discussion, our other Reconciling Ways of Knowing Convenors, Miles Richardson, OC; Dr. David Suzuki; and Dr. Nancy Turner will share their thoughts and insights on this discussion of relation and spiritual connection. Moderator Shaunna Morgan Siegers will then turn to our audience-participants for thoughts and questions for the speakers.
Our intention is to hold space for this discussion to take shape as guided by spiritual direction, to begin the new calendar year off in a good way, as we continue with our Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Online Forum Series into 2021. We hope you can join us.
This is a ticketed event to cover the costs of organizing and hosting. Tickets are $10 per person. For anyone able to contribute at a higher level to support our organizing efforts, we also provide a $25 and $50 registration option and gratefully appreciate your support for our efforts to organize this ongoing critical dialogue. Thank you for your support.

Speaker Biographies:
ELDER DR. DAVE COURCHENE
Known to many as Nii Gaani Aki Inini (Leading Earth Man), Dave Courchene has touched many lives through his teachings. A respected Elder and knowledge keeper of the Anishinaabe Nation, he has devoted his life to creating a healthy environment for current and future generations, carrying messages of hope and peace around the globe, and learning the knowledge and traditions of Indigenous Peoples around the world. Serving as a member of the Wisdom Keepers of the United Nations since 1992, he has acted in an advisory capacity to the UN in areas of spirituality and sustainable environmental stewardship. In his efforts to bring a message of peace and hope to the world, Elder Courchene founded Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness – a partner in the Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science project – as a place of learning, healing and sharing for all people, in 2002. He has built alliances with institutions, academics, and policymakers across the country, and is known for his ability to inspire dialogue and cross-cultural understanding. Elder Courchene’s work has been recognized with many prestigious honours, including, most recently, an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Winnipeg.

GRANDMOTHER KATHERINE WHITECLOUD
Katherine Whitecloud is a mother, grandmother, community leader and knowledge keeper from Wipazoka Wakpa Dakota Nation. Chosen at the age of 16 to represent her people, she has been a spokesperson for her Nation for over 30 years. Over this time, she has worked for her community in several roles, including as Chief and Director of Education, and with a focus on Indigenous health and wellness. She was also Chief Executive Officer of the Assembly of First Nations, Director of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, and Manitoba Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Her work lies in ensuring the life and teachings articulated and envisioned by her forefathers are honoured and protected. Knowledge keeper Katherine Whitecloud is a member of the Turtle Lodge National Council of Elders and Knowledge Keepers. She is currently engaged in drawing on the knowledge of Indigenous knowledge keepers worldwide to build greater momentum for Indigenous-led Indigenous health systems across the country.

DR. BLAIR STONECHILD
A Professor of Indigenous Studies at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina, Saskatchewan; Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Regina; and a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation, Blair Stonechild is a teacher and author. He attended Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School and Campion Collegiate, obtained his Bachelor’s degree from McGill University before obtaining a Master’s and a Doctorate degree from the University of Regina. In 1976, Dr. Stonechild became the first faculty member at First Nations University and has been Dean of Academics and Executive Director of Development. His major publications include Loyal Till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion (1997); The New Buffalo: Aboriginal Post-secondary Policy in Canada (2006); Buffy Sainte-Marie: It’s My Way (2012); The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality (2016) and Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality (2020).

MODERATOR SHAUNNA MORGAN SIEGERS
Shaunna Morgan Siegers resides in rural Manitoba. She is a member of the Crees of Waskaganish [WAA-skagan-ish] First Nation situated on the southern shores of James Bay in Eeyou Istchee [EE-you IST-chee] and has a long history of living and working with First Nations and tribes across Turtle Island. Shaunna holds a master’s degree in botany and has more than 20 years of ethnobiological experience. She is the Operations Manager for the Indigenous Leadership Initiative and has been involved in the Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science project since 2017.

MILES RICHARDSON, O.C.
Miles G. Richardson, O.C., is a citizen of the Haida Nation and an Officer of the Order of Canada. Early in his career, while serving as Administrator for the Skidegate Band Council, he directed the establishment of the Haida Gwaii Watchmen program. Then, while serving as the youngest President of the Council of the Haida Nation (1984-1996), he led the drafting of the Constitution of the Haida Nation; development of the first comprehensive Haida Nation land and marine use plan, enacted under Haida law; and negotiation of the Gwaii Haanas Agreement, the first Nation-to-Nation agreement between the Haida Nation and Canada, which protected the Gwaii Haanas area of his people’s homeland, Haida Gwaii. He was a member of the BC Claims Task Force recommending negotiations to build a new relationship. He served as a delegate of the First Nations Summit Task Group (1991-1993) and was subsequently nominated by the Summit and appointed as a Commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission for two terms. He served as Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission (1998-2004).

DR. DAVID SUZUKI
Dr. David Suzuki is a father, grandfather, environmental activist, and an award-winning geneticist and broadcaster, known particularly for his roles in the CBC Radio show Quirks and Quarks and CBC Television’s The Nature of Things. He is widely recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology and has received numerous awards for his work, including a UNESCO prize for science and a United Nations Environment Program medal. Along with his partner, Tara Cullis, Miles Richardson, and others, he helped co-found the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990. For his support of Canada’s Indigenous peoples, Suzuki has been honoured with eight names and formal adoption by two First Nations.

DR. NANCY TURNER
Dr. Nancy Turner is an ethnobotanist whose research integrates the fields of botany and ecology with anthropology, geography and linguistics, amongst others. She is interested in the traditional knowledge systems and traditional land and resource management systems of Indigenous Peoples, particularly in western Canada. She has worked with Indigenous Elders and cultural specialists in northwestern North America for over 40 years, collaborating with Indigenous communities to help document, retain and promote their traditional knowledge of plants and habitats, including Indigenous foods, materials and medicines, as well as language and vocabulary relating to plants and environments. Her interests also include the roles of plants and animals in narratives, ceremonies, language and belief systems.

(Information source: Eventbrite page for this event)
(Image source: Eventbrite page for this event)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems
2020-12-16 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Infrastructure
2020-12-09 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Indigenous Moose Monitoring and Stewardship - Part 2
2020-12-08 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver)
In the last decade, Indigenous peoples across Canada have been sounding the alarm about moose populations and their habitats. Moose, a species of deep importance to many Indigenous peoples, cultures, and communities across Canada, have declined in numbers dramatically in many areas – with far-reaching impacts to Indigenous communities, food security, cultures, and ways of life. Many Nations and Guardian programs have responded by developing moose monitoring and stewardship programs.
In response to inquiries, requests and discussion with community partners, the Indigenous Guardians Technical Support Team (TST) are convening a two part, interactive webinar series focused on Indigenous Guardians and Moose Monitoring & Stewardship.
Part 2 of this webinar series will highlight information, resources, and strategies that Indigenous Guardians and stewardship programs are using to address some of the challenges and questions raised during the first webinar session. You’ll learn about available resources to support Indigenous Guardians addressing moose issues. This interactive session will also be a chance to network and connect with other First Nations as you hear about the strategies and approaches others are using to monitor, steward and advocate for moose in their territories.

(Photo Credit: Ami Vitale via Indigenous Guardians Toolkit)

Virtual Event: Release of the Prairie Provinces Chapter of Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report
2020-12-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) leads the national knowledge assessment process, Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action. The first product of the current assessment process, Canada’s Changing Climate Report, was released in April 2019. The Prairie Provinces chapter is the first chapter of the Regional Perspectives Report to be released, which will be followed in 2021 by the National Issues Report, other Regional Perspectives chapters, and the Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate Report.
The Prairies Regional Adaptation Collaborative (PRAC) is pleased to host representatives from NRCan and the team of authors of the Prairie Provinces chapter to share an overview of the national assessment process and to discuss the key messages from the chapter, which focuses on shifting ecosystems, extreme weather events, water management, agriculture, social considerations, and adaptation planning.
Speakers:

Fiona Warren, Knowledge Assessment Manager, Natural Resources Canada
Dave Sauchyn, Director, Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative and Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Regina
Elaine Wheaton, Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan and Emeritus Researcher, Saskatchewan Research Council
Debra Davidson, Professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta
Kendra Isaac, Manager of Adaptation, Alberta Environment and Park
Mark Johnson, Senior Research Scientist, Saskatchewan Research Council

Arctic Resilience Forum: Financing Resilience
2020-12-02 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

December 2: Financing Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Socio-Ecological Resilience
2020-11-25 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Gender
2020-11-18 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

November 18: Gender
November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

2020 Virtual Indigenous Mapping Workshop
2020-11-16 - 2020-11-18
Description from website: Introducing the very first Virtual Indigenous Mapping Workshop. For the first time ever, IMW participants can develop their skills, with cutting edge geospatial technologies, from anywhere around the globe. Learn to redefine Indigenous landscapes from Indigenous mapping experts. Develop hands-on skills from leading industry professionals including Esri, Google, NASA, Mapbox and more. Join the Indigenous Maps Network and have unprecedented access to all IMW course materials and exclusive new content posted throughout the year.
This virtual event features:

+100 Sessions – Over 100 sessions from Google, Esri Canada, QGIS, Mapbox, and other technology partners
+40 Speaker – A dynamic mix of presentations by leading experts and community practitioners from across the world.
+500 Participants – Over 500 participants from Indigenous Nations and organizations, universities, government and private sector.

Pricing: FREE EVENT
The 2020 Virtual Indigenous Mapping Workshop is FREE for all participants. Over the year, we have have worked on new approaches to enhance and expand our geospatial capacity development opportunities for Indigenous Nations and organizations. With the 2020 Indigenous Mapping Workshop, we are excited to launch the Indigenous Mapping Network. The Indigenous Mapping Network is the indigenized space for Indigenous geospatial technology, training, and community. Members will have exclusive access to Indigenous mapping content, workshops, live and self-paced courses, speaker series, and tools. Join us in building our new community!

(Image Source: Indigenous Mapping Workshop website – https://www.indigenousmaps.com).

Arctic Resilience Forum: Broadband Connectivity
2020-11-11 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

November 11: Broadband Connectivity
November 18: Gender
November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Human Health and Pandemics
2020-10-28 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

October 28: Human Health and Pandemics
November 11: Broadband Connectivity
November 18: Gender
November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Renewable Energy
2020-10-21 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

October 21: Renewable Energy
October 28: Human Health and Pandemics
November 11: Broadband Connectivity
November 18: Gender
November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Indigenous Guardian Moose Monitoring and Stewardship Webinar Series
2020-10-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver)
Moose Webinar Part 1
Date: October 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT.
Sign Up: Register here for the webinar.
Description: Join us for Part 1 of a conversation about Indigenous Guardians and moose stewardship. In this interactive webinar, you’ll hear from Guardians, stewardship staff, and researchers about some leading Indigenous-led moose stewardship and monitoring initiatives in Canada. Speakers will include James Morgan (lead Guardian) and Kevin Koch (wildlife biologist) from Gitanyow First Nation, and Dr. Jesse Popp, an Indigenous Canada Research Chair working with community partners to study moose populations. You will have the opportunity to discuss your questions and highlight current issues related to moose, in small groups with participants from other Indigenous communities and Guardian programs. The issues, concerns and stewardship approaches you share in this webinar will determine our focus for Webinar 2.
More information about the Moose Webinar Series can be found on the Indigenous Guardians Toolkit.

(Photo Credit: Ami Vitale – Indigenous Guardians Toolkit)

Event - Watersheds 2020: Stepping Stones to Collaborative Watershed Governance
2020-10-15 - 2020-10-16
Description (from watershedsforum.ca website):
*Amid current global challenges, water and watershed security remain imperative and we are convinced that Watersheds 2020: Stepping stones to watershed governance is needed now more than ever before. For that reason, we have decided to “meet you where you are at” by creating a virtual gathering this Fall as we also work towards establishing a viable date in 2021 for our in-person forum.*
WHAT IS WATERSHEDS 2020?
Join us October 15-16, 2020 for a virtual forum that brings together a diverse community of water leaders in B.C.—including Indigenous Nations, watershed groups, local and provincial government staff, funders, and the network of practitioners and champions—to build and deepen connections, learn from one another, and explore opportunities for improved watershed decision-making and longer-term watershed security.
WHY WATERSHED GOVERNANCE? WHY NOW?
From record-breaking droughts and floods to conflicts over use and rights, British Columbia’s fresh water is facing increasing threats. Addressing current and looming freshwater challenges as well as changing realities requires new partnerships and innovative forms of collaborative governance to respond to the many social and ecological needs of our watersheds.
THE AGENDA
Watersheds 2020 is being shaped by the needs and priorities identified by the water community and offers a chance for deeper understanding of the emerging issues and the opportunities to create change.
This virtual event will offer a small and stimulating sampling of talks, panels, and interactive opportunities to set us up well for our in-person get together anticipated in 2021.
Our core program starting to come together! Below is a sneak peek at the Watersheds 2020 panels and talks.

Water and watershed security the emerging imperative
Stories from on-the-ground watershed governance projects
Indigenous-led water initiatives
UNDRIP, DRIPA, and Indigenous laws
Water ethics and cross-cultural values
Sustainable funding – lessons and future potential
Global to local innovators and possibilities
Stepping stones to watershed governance – tools and priorities to gain greater influence and strengthen collaborations

Stay tuned and save the dates of October 15-16, 2020! A program and registration link for the free virtual forum are coming soon!
If you want to help us continue to create an effective program shaped by the needs and priorities identified by the BC water community, please fill out the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/POLIS-Illumination-survey-2020.

Arctic Resilience Forum: Food Security
2020-10-14 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

October 14: Food Security
October 21: Renewable Energy
October 28: Human Health and Pandemics
November 11: Broadband Connectivity
November 18: Gender
November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

NOTE: Individual session pages will open up with registration for specific events approximately one-week in advance.
Click here to register for individual sessions.
Click here to register for multiple sessions.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Arctic Resilience Forum: Indigenous Youth Leadership
2020-10-07 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Description: The Arctic Resilience Forum will be convened every Wednesday from 11:30am – 1:00pm (EST) over a series of ten weeks, beginning October 7, 2020. The online series seeks to engage a broad audience in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas, including:

October 7: Indigenous Youth Leadership
October 14: Food Security
October 21: Renewable Energy
October 28: Human Health and Pandemics
November 11: Broadband Connectivity
November 18: Gender
November 25: Socio-Ecological Resilience
December 9: Infrastructure
December 16: Respecting Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems

About the October 7th session (Indigenous Youth Leadership)
This October 7th Session, the first in the series, will focus on Indigenous Youth Leadership. Engaging young people in a dialogue about their aspirations and needs for taking charge for resilience leadership.
To register for the Arctic Resilience Forum – Indigenous Youth Leadership, click here.

(Image Source: Arctic Council, https://arctic-council.org)

Virtual Conference on Adaptation to Climate Change
2020-09-23 12:30 - 2020-09-24 16:30 (America/Moncton)
Integrating Nature in Adapting to a Changing Climate

Annual Conference of the New Brunswick Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative, in partnership with the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies
Nature-based solutions to climate impacts are cutting edge ways to adapt to climate change. Keys to understanding these approaches include not only the technical aspects, but the financial implications as well as the relationships between stakeholders in infrastructure maintenance and adaptation.
If you are interested in exploring nature-based approaches and how best to present these options, this is the conference for you — the municipal planners, building contractors, developers, engineers and NGOs working on climate adaptation.
Highlights:

Keynote Speaker: Deborah Harford, ACT Simon Fraser University, expert on effective adaptation strategies at all levels of government
How project leaders are using nature-based approaches
The economic case for moving towards nature-based approaches
Overcoming obstacles to adapting with nature from several perspectives
Making nature more effective in adapting to climate change
Working together to build resilient, greener communities

For more information, including agenda and registration, click here.
(Information from New Brunswick Environment Network website).
