Final Symposium! Indigenous Scholarship, Activism, Science and the Arts in Climate Justice for Planetary Health Governance

Schedule:

4:30 pm - 4:40 pm: Elder’s Opening and Welcome Remarks
4:40 pm - 6:00 pm: Moderated Panel
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Virtual Audience Questions and Panel Responses

This virtual event is free and open to the public (with limited seating), registration is required through Eventbrite.

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This symposium offers Indigenous perspectives on enacting/embodying climate justice via Indigenous-led resurgence for planetary health. The goal is to enable knowledge exchange between academics, activists, researchers, students, and civil society to advance Planetary Health collaborations in research, the arts, and activist practice.

Host and Moderators:
Dr. Heather Castleden, Professor and President's Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
Dr. Tatiana Degai, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Victoria
Dr. Deondre Smiles, Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Victoria

Panelists:
Dr. Heather Igloliorte, Tier 1 University Research Chair, Circumpolar Indigenous Arts, Concordia University
Dr. Tiffanie Hardbarger, Associate Professor of American Indian Studies
Dr. Zoe Todd, Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University
Breanne Lavallee-Heckert, Research Manager, Indigenous Climate Action
Carey Newman, UVic Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices

You are invited to the third of four hybrid symposia on “Indigenous Scholarship, Activism, Science and the Arts in Climate Justice for Planetary Health Governance”.

Thursday March 16, 2023
KWENCH, 2031 Store St., Victoria BC and Zoom
Event time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Schedule:

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Light refreshments
4:30 pm - 4:40 pm: Elder’s Opening and Welcome Remarks
4:40 pm - 6:00 pm: Moderated Panel
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Audience Questions and Panel Responses

This hybrid event is free and open to the public (with limited seating), registration is required through Eventbrite.
1. To attend in person
2. To attend via Zoom

This symposium offers Indigenous perspectives on enacting/embodying climate justice via Indigenous-led resurgence for planetary health. The goal is to enable knowledge exchange between academics, activists, researchers, students, and civil society to advance Planetary Health collaborations in research, the arts, and activist practice.

Host and Moderators:
Dr. Heather Castleden, Professor and President's Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
Dr. Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, Director & Associate Professor, Indigenous Governance
Dr. Dawn Smith, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Governance, University of Victoria

Panelists:
Dr. Nicole Redvers, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University;
Dr. Melissa K. Nelson (Turtle Mountain Anishinaabe), Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University;
Melissa Quesnelle, Naatoi'Ihkpiakii, Kainai Nation;
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Founder of Sacred Earth Solar and Co-Founder and Senior Director at Indigenous Climate Action
Dr. Graeme Reed, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages at York University

Save the Dates! The final symposium in the series will be held on March 29, 2023 (Details to Come)

You are invited to the second of four hybrid symposia on “Indigenous Scholarship, Activism, Science and the Arts in Climate Justice for Planetary Health Governance”. We are excited to be bringing together international and local indigenous perspectives for a critical discussion about our shared futures in the context of planetary health governance.  

Thursday March 2, 2023
 First Peoples House, University of Victoria and Zoom
Event time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

 

Schedule:

This hybrid event is free and open to the public (with limited seating), registration is required through Eventbrite.
1. To attend in person
2. To attend via Zoom

This symposium offers Indigenous perspectives on enacting/embodying climate justice via Indigenous-led resurgence for planetary health. The goal is to enable knowledge exchange between academics, activists, researchers, students, and civil society to advance Planetary Health collaborations in research, the arts, and activist practice.

Host and Moderators:
Dr. Heather Castleden, Professor and President's Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
Carey Newman, Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, University of Victoria
Dr. Tatiana Degai, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Victoria

Panelists:
Dr. Chantelle Richmond, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and the Environment, Western University
Dr. Shannon Waters, Medical Health Officer for the Cowichan Valley Region at Island Health
Dr. Dan Hikuroa, Senior Lecturer of Māori Studies, Te Wānanga o Waipapa and Te Ao Mārama – Centre for Fundamental Inquiry, University of Auckland
Dr. Kelsey Leonard, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Waters, Climate, and Sustainability
Dr. Deondre Smiles, Assistant Professor, Critical Indigenous Geographies, University of Victoria

Save the Dates! Future Symposia will be held on March 16 and 29, 2023 (Details to Come)

First of four hybrid symposia on “Indigenous Scholarship, Activism, Science and the Arts in Climate Justice for Planetary Health Governance”.  Bringing together international and local indigenous perspectives for a critical discussion about our shared futures in the context of planetary health governance.  

Event date:      Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Event location: Kwench, 2031 Store Street, Victoria, BC and Zoom

Event time:      4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Schedule:        4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Light refreshments

4:30 pm - 4:40 pm: Elder’s Opening and Welcome Remarks
4:40 pm - 6:00 pm: Moderated Panel
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Audience Questions and Panel Responses 

This hybrid event is free and open to the public (with limited seating), registration is required through Eventbrite.

1. To attend in person  
2. To attend via Zoom

 This symposium offers Indigenous perspectives on enacting/embodying climate justice via Indigenous-led resurgence for planetary health.  The goal is to enable knowledge exchange between academics, activists, researchers, students, and civil society to advance Planetary Health collaborations in research, the arts, and activist practice.

Host and Moderators:

Dr. Heather Castleden, Professor and President's Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria

Dr. Hōkūlani K. Aikau, Professor, Indigenous Governance, University of Victoria

Dr. Susanne Thiessen, Assistant Professor and Academic Undergraduate Advisor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria

Panelists:

Dr Mary (Tuti) Baker, Indigenous Politics and Futures, Western Washington University

Dr Diana (Dee) Lewis, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Health Governance, University of Guelph

Dr Tiara Na’puti, Department of Global & International Studies, University of California Irvine

Sarah Jim, Artist, PEPÁḴEṈ HÁUTW̱ Stewardship Coordinator, The Living Lab Project

Dr. Dawn Smith, Indigenous Governance, University of Victoria