Speaker Series Playlist:
NUICC welcomes researchers from across Turtle Island to our monthly Community of Practice, our Urban Indigenous Knowledge Mobilisation Hub monthly meetup. Over the next 3 months, the Hub’s Community of Practice will host Speaker Series sessions—talks and workshops with guest speakers from coast to coast to coast.
Speaker Series 012
"Good Practices in Urban Indigenous Organisations and Non-profit Management" (Panel)
The panel will help to build a national discourse on how Indigenous knowledge and ways of being can guide and transform systems we work within. This event is part of NUICC Knowledge Mobilisation Hub’s research work for 2025 in collaboration with Imagine Canada, Standards Program and the Department of Justice funding projects.
Panel speakers:
- Leilani Shaw, Executive Director of Montreal Indigenous Community Network
- Tanya Clarmont, Teme-Augama Anishnabai of Bear Island Reserve on Lake Temagami, Ontario, Director of the Victoria Urban Reconciliation Dialogue (VURD), at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre
- Norm Leech, T’it’q’et community of the St’at’imc Nation, Co-chair of the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council (MVAEC), and Executive Director of Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House (Vancouver)
- Moderator: Chelsey Schmidtke, Cree-Métis of Bigstone Cree Nation, NUICC
- February 21, 2025
Speaker Series 012
"Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Governance" with Senator 'Sol' Sanderson
Our guest speaker is Senator ‘Sol’ Sanderson, member of the Chakastaypasin Band of the Cree Nation, chief of his reserve for three terms, leader of the Federation of Sovereign Nationals from 1979 to 1986, where he currently serves as a member of its senate, and a pioneer in Indigenous governance and education. He was instrumental in ensuring that treaties were entrenched in the Constitution and recognized internationally.
Host: Eugène Boulanger (Sahtu Dene); shúhtagot’ı̨nę from Tulít’a. Eugene is a facilitator, multidisciplinary digital media artist, originally hailing from TULÍT’A in the Sahtú region of Denendeh. Eugene came back home to the North to advance change in the communities before learning that change comes from within. Eugene has since centred the promotion of healing and wellness for Indigenous communities with a focus on Indigenous men and boys in his practices.
Funded by Imagine Canada and the Ministry of Justice Canada.
- January 21, 2025
Day 2 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
"Forms of Urban Indigenous Governance and Relationships" with Leilani Shaw
Leilani Shaw is the Executive Director at Montreal Indigenous Community Network.
This session took place on Day 2 of the UNDRIP in Cities Conference that took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 29, 2024
Day 2 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
"Urban Rights: from Misquadis to UNDRIP" with Nancy Martin and Yale Belanger
Opening remarks by Nancy Martin is the Executive Director of Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training.
Dr. Yale D. Belanger (Ph.D.) is professor of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge (Alberta), and a Member, Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists (2017-2024). A core member of the Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network, his PhD work at Trent University focused on the emergence and evolution of Indigenous political organizations in Canada.
This session took place on Day 2 of the UNDRIP in Cities Conference that took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 29, 2024
Day 2 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
"Activating Our Rights to Self-Determination" with Scott Clark
Opening Remarks by NUICC co-chairs Damon Johnston et Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner.
Scott Clark is the President of the Northwest Indigenous Council (NWIC).
This session took place on Day 2 of the UNDRIP in Cities Conference that took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 29, 2024
Day 2 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
"Implementing UNDRIP in B.C. and Vancouver" with Michelle Bryant-Gravelle
Michelle Bryant-Gravelle is the Senior Director, Indigenous Relations at the City of Vancouver. She is the Vice President of the Women’s Leadership Network, an elected Trustee for the Lax Kw’alaams Settlement Trust, and a Director for Skilled Trades BC. Michelle is from the Ts’msyen Nation, from the Nine Allied Tribes of Lax Kw’alaams and from the Gitwilgyoots (People of the Kelp) Tribe and Gispudwada (Killer Whale) Clan. Her traditional name is Bilha’am Nelx, which means “Pearl (inside of the abalone shell) on the fin of the killer whale”.
This session was part of the NUICC UNDRIP in Cities Conference, Day 2. The conference took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 29, 2024
Day 1 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
Banquet Night - Keynote Reflections on Being Indigenous in Canada, with Sylvia Maracle
Sylvia Maracle (Skonaganleh:ra) is a Wolf Clan member from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory who has resided in Toronto for 50 years. She is a passionate advocate for urban aboriginal peoples and women’s issues.
This Banquet Night session was part of the NUICC UNDRIP in Cities Conference, Day 1. The conference took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 28, 2024
Day 1 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
Banquet Night - Keynote Reflections on Being Indigenous in Canada, with Joseph Russell Diabo
Joseph Russell Diablo is a member of the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake. He is a First Nations political and legal issues expert and educator with more than 45 years of community organizing experience.
This Banquet Night session was part of the NUICC UNDRIP in Cities Conference, Day 1. The conference took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 28, 2024
Day 1 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
Framing the conversation: UNDRIP as a Framework for change for urban Indigenous people, with the Department of Justice
Michelle Keller is an A/Senior Analyst on the Consultation and Cooperation Team of the UN Declaration Act Implementation Secretariat, at the Department of Justice.
Gabrielle Héroux is a Senior Analyst on the Consultation and Cooperation Team of the UN Declaration Act Implementation Secretariat, at the Department of Justice.
- February 28, 2024
Day 1 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
Progress on Urban Indigenous Policy, with Ginger Gosnell-Myers
Ginger Gosnell is a Nisga’a and Kwakwak’awakw instructor with the Simon Fraser University Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, where she focuses on decolonization and urban Indigenous policy and planning.
This session was part of the conference that took place during NUICC’s annual National Gathering of Urban Indigenous Coalitions, Feb 28-29th, 2024.
- February 28, 2024
Day 1 - UNDRIP in Cities Conference, at the annual National Gathering of Urban indigenous coalitions, 2024
Urban Indigenous Unity for Growing Urban Indigenous Space in Our Cities, with Joan Phillip, BC Government MLA
Opening Cultural Protocol, by T’uy’t’tanat – Cease Wyss (Squamish educator, interdisciplinary artist and Indigenous ethnobotanist)
NUICC co-chair Welcoming Remarks, by Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner
“Urban Indigenous Unity for Growing Urban Indiegnous Space in Our Cities” session with Joan Phillip, BC Government MLA
This hybrid forum aims to discuss the ways we can rethink JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion) by re-centering municipal systems with a decolonial and UNDRIP (UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) focus. We consider how UNDRIP provides a framework for
urban Indigenous governance and how the rights of our urban
communities can be achieved through policy work for measurable
change.
- February 28, 2024
Speaker series #11
Hybrid Forum on JEDI & UNDRIP in Canadian Municipalities
Urban Indigenous coalitions are on the frontline of decolonizing municipal structures in Canadian cities that have for too long resisted real change. Equity, diversity, and inclusion policies have relied on incrementalism, but like trickle-down economics, they rarely deliver structural change. Speakers at the forum centered Indigenous Knowledge and the experience of urban Indigenous communities as we confront white supremacy and colonial structures in Canadian cities where we live.
This hybrid forum aims to discuss the ways we can rethink JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion) by re-centering municipal systems with a decolonial and UNDRIP (UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) focus. We consider how UNDRIP provides a framework for
urban Indigenous governance and how the rights of our urban
communities can be achieved through policy work for measurable
change.
- Wednesday, June 7, 2023
- 11 am - 1 pm PT | 2 - 4 pm ET
Session 11 - National gathering of urban indigenous coalitions, 2023
SPEAKER SERIES #10
Misquadis Decision Panel
- March 2, 2023
Session 9 - National gathering of urban indigenous coalitions, 2023
Parliamentary Secretary Vance Badawey
- March 2, 2023
Session 10 - National gathering of urban indigenous coalitions, 2023
UPIP Evaluation Activity (Methodology & data collection)
- March 2, 2023
Cinq à Sept - National gathering of urban indigenous coalitions, 2023
Reception Guests
- March 2, 2023
Session 5 - National gathering of urban indigenous coalitions, 2023
Urban Governance & UNDRIP Implementation Panel
- March 1, 2023
Speaker series #9
Stronger Together: The Power of Urban Indigenous Coalitions
- Friday, February 10, 2023
- 10 am - 12 pm PST | 1 - 3 pm EST
Speaker series #8
Intersecting Indigenous Rights as we activate UNDRIP in Canadian cities
This panel discussion was part of a larger event produced by St. John’s coalition, First Voice. We heard from practitioners on the front lines of understanding and implementing UNDRIP in cities and joined the discussion as the First Peoples Policy Forum opened up for the hybrid session welcoming urban Indigenous coalition representatives from coast to coast to coast.
- Lundi, 12 décembre de 2022
- 10 -11:30 am PST | 1 - 2:30 pm EST
Speaker series #7
Construire une ville autochtone : décoloniser la politique culturelle
- Vendredi, 28 octobre, 2022
- 10 am -12 pm PST | 1 - 3 pm EST
Speaker series #6
Gouvernance autochtone en milieu urbain: un panel sur la justice
En direct de Whitehorse lors de la réunion du Conseil de NUICC au Yukon, du 29 au 30 septembre 2022. Co-animé par le Conseil des Premières Nations du Yukon.
- Vendredi, 20 septembre, 2022
- 9:30 - 11:30am PST | 12:30 - 2:30pm EST
Speaker series #5
Gouvernance autochtone en milieu urbain: Tirer les leçons de notre histoire
- Vendredi, 26 août, 2022
- 11h-13h PST | 14h-16h EST
- Recording available in French
Speaker series #4
Construire sur le travail de nos ancêtres : pratiques de parenté dans les espaces urbains
NUICC launched it’s Governance Series with SFU Vancouver Research Commons hosting keynote speaker Kanatase Horn (Mohawk) with a presentation “Building Upon the Work of Our Ancestors: Kinship Practices in Urban Spaces.” Kanatase is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and a researcher on urban Indigenous justice issues. We also heard from Matthew Norris (Cree) who is the Board President of UNYA, pursuing his PhD from UBC, and an expert advisor to the BC government’s UNDRIP implementation work.
- jeudi, 10 Mars 2022
- 11h-13h PST | 14h-16h EST
Speaker series #3
Construire notre avenir: se souvenir du pouvoir de la jeunesse autochtone urbaine
Nous avons discuté des façons dont les jeunes et les familles autochtones vivant dans les villes peuvent obtenir des résultats plus sains et des liens avec le lieu. Les présentations seront suivies par un panel de jeunes autochtones de Surrey, Edmonton et Calgary qui donneront leur point de vue sur le bien-être dans les villes.nnLes membres de la NUICC seront invités à discuter et à partager leurs expériences et suggestions sur la façon d'intégrer les leçons dans leur travailler.
- mardi, 11 fevrier 2022
- 11h-13h HAE
Speaker series #2
Éthique de la recherche avec les communautés autochtones urbaines
Nous savons qu'une partie importante de la recherche communautaire engagée commence avant même le début d'un projet - avec la façon dont nous obtenons le consentement pour la recherche, et l'éthique communautaire unique de chaque lieu. Vous êtes invités à venir discuter sur les pratiques désirées ou courantes pour nous assurer que les peuples autochtones urbains sont au centre des recherches et des projets qui leur concernent . Nous sommes ravis d'être rejoints par des intervenant.e.s expérimentées dans la navigation du consentement et de l'éthique de recherche, notamment les auteurices de Research 101 : A Manifesto for Ethical Research in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Research 101: A Manifesto for Ethical Research in Vancouveru2019s Downtown Eastside.
- vendredi, 26 novembre 2021
- 11h-13h HAE
Série de Conférences #1
Transférer les savoirs autochtones vers les politiques publiques
Joignez-vous à nous pour le premier événement du Plateforme de mobilisation des savoirs autochtones de la NUICC ! Le 29 octobre, nous aurons l'occasion de partager l'expertise, les pratiques et l'éthique de l'intégration des savoirs autochtones dans les politiques publiques. Cet événement sera suivi d'une discussion participative pour les membres de la coalition NUICC afin de répondre à vos questions et fournir un espace pour le partage.
Guest speaker: Jennifer King, MSW Reconciliation and Policy Coordinator, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
- vendredi, 29 octobre 2021
- 11h-13h HAE
