Speakers

Director, Ango’tmeq Nm’tginen (Mi'gmawei Mawio'mi Secretariat), and member of Listuguj First Nation

Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist, Department of Culture and Lands Protection, Tłı̨chǫ Government, and member of the Tłı̨chǫ Nation

Technical Discipline Leader, Cultural & Social Sciences

Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Traditional Lands and Resources Coordinator, and member of Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Researcher for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Elders (TEK), Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph and member of Garden River First Nation

Marine Use Coordinator

Wuikinuxv Nation, and member of Wuikinuxv Nation

Land and Resource Management Coordinator, Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Province of British Columbia, ICCE Youth Board Member, and member of Esk'etemc and Woodland Métis Tribe

Reserve Lands Coordinator, and member of Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Award-winning activist, and community leader in Grassy Narrows First Nation

Indigenous Youth Climate Activist

Partner, Research and Outreach

Trailmark Systems

Protector of Culture, Shíshálh Nation, and member of Shíshálh Nation

President and Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous and Community Engagement Inc, and member of Weenusk First Nation

2-Spirit Youth, Master of Social Work Student at the University of Toronto, and 2024 Indspire Award Laureate

Cultural and Technical Specialist, Treaty, Lands and Resources Department, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and member of Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Intern

Intern, Clear Seas, and member of Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations

Research and Connections Coordinator, Territorial Planning Unit, Grand Council Treaty #3, and member of Rainy River First Nations

Senior Advisor

Gitxaala Territorial Management Agency

Environmental Policy Advisor

Shíshálh Nation

PhD Candidate, University of Victoria, and member of Lac Des Milles Lac First Nation

Researcher

Tłı̨chǫ Government

Marine Liaison Officer, Miawpukek First Nation, and member of Miawpukek First Nation

Executive Director, Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission, and member of Eskasoni First Nation

Cumulative Effects Management Advisor

Metlakatla First Nation

Business Advancement Coordinator

Grand Council Treaty #3

A/Lands Director

Cook’s Ferry Indian Band

Community Impact and Communications Specialist

Odonaterra Inc.

Economic Housing Coordinator, Grand Council Treaty #3, and member of Naotkamegwanning First Nation

Member of Adams Lake Indian Band

Director, Lands Department

Kivalliq Inuit Association

Title and Rights Technical Assistant, Cumulative Effects Program Manager

Adams Lake Indian Band

Lead Scientist

Prairie Scientific Inc.

Community Engagement Coordinator and Comprehensive Community Planner, Marten Falls Community Access Road, and member of Marten Falls First Nation

Director, Marine Stewardship Department, Tsartlip First Nation, and member of Tsartlip First Nation

Cumulative Effects Management Program Manager, Metlakatla First Nation, and member of Metlakatla First Nation

Senior Stewardship Officer, Adams Lake Indian Band, and member of the Adams Lake Indian Band

Also known as Kwikws l̲vs̲áos (Little Angel)

Union of BC Indian Chiefs Youth Representative

Anishinaabe Indigenous rights and water advocate from the Wikwemikong First Nation

Wildlife Biologist, Guardianship Program Coordinator

North Slave Métis Alliance

Chief Executive Officer and Principal, 4 Directions Conservation, Indigenous Ecologist and Engagement Specialist, and member of Curve Lake First Nation

Coordinator, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission, and member of Eskasoni First Nation

Senior Environmental Specialist, Marine Ecosystems

Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Biologist

Athabasca Denesųłiné NéNé Land Corporation

Environmental Projects Coordinator, Bilijk First Nation, and member of Bilijk First Nation

Coordinator and Spokesperson for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Elders (TEK), and member of Whanapitae First Nation

Executive Director, Caribou Guardians Coalition, and member of Tłı̨chǫ Nation

Environmental Analyst

Transport Canada

Program Lead, Clear Seas, and member of Squamish Nation

Director of Strategic Communications, T’Sou-ke First Nation, and member of T’Sou-ke First Nation

Manager of Lands and Culture Department

North Slave Métis Alliance

Manager of Research Operations and Training, Department of Culture and Lands Protection, Tłı̨chǫ Research and Training Institute, and member of Tłı̨chǫ Nation

Cumulative Effects Project Manager

Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Senior Systems Ecologist

ESSA Technologies Ltd.

Director Indigenous Programs, Clear Seas, and member of Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Environmental Health Scientist and the Health Impact Assessment Team Lead, Intrinsik Corp

Food Sovereignty Advisor, Territorial Stewardship Department, Citxw Nlaka'pamux Assembly, and member of Cook's Ferry Indian Band

Conference Emcee

Speaker, Model, Councillor and member of Huupačasath First Nation

Cumulative Effects Senior Advisor, CE Analytic Ltd., and Member, ICCE Technical Advisory Committee

Intern, Clear Seas, and member of Kwiakah First Nation