Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
1 hours
Audience
All HC and PHAC Employees
Description
Join the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness (OMAFA) for a day of exploring and celebrating Indigenous research in action.
Participants will gather in a virtual space to foster dialogue and a deeper understanding of balanced, responsible, and respectful research with Indigenous Peoples and communities.
Presentations and panel discussions will cover various topics including community gardens and seed lodges, environmental health, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with speakers and ask questions.
Register today for Weaving Knowledge: Indigenous Research Gathering 2025!
Full agenda
9:00 a.m-9:15 a.m.
Traditional Opening and Welcome Remarks
Valerie King, Knowledge Holder
Event Hosts
9:15 a.m.-9:25 a.m.
Government and Academic Remarks
John Kelly, Deputy Minister, OMAFA
Dr. Shayan Sharif, VP, Research and Innovation, U of G
9:25 a.m.-10:05 a.m.
Anishinaabek Program of Research
Dr. Sue Chiblow
Ava Augustine
Sandreka Rowe
10:05 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Weaving Ways of Knowing Among the Trees
Dr. Jesse Popp
10:50 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Chandra Maracle
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Presentation
Dr. Brittany Luby (Invited)
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
Discussion Panel: Environmental Health
Dr. Diana Lewis
1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Minwanjigewin: Towards Food Security and Food Sovereignty
Dr. Ashleigh Domingo
Kerry-Ann Charles
Minwanjigewin: Towards Food Security and Food Sovereignty with Williams Treaties First Nations
2:45 p.m-3:40 p.m.
Braiding Knowledge & Practice for Indigenous Food Systems in Northern Ontario
Dr. Silvia Sarapura-Escobar
Discussion panel with community members and students.
3:40 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Gender Based Violence, Decolonizing Methodologies and Displacement
Dr. Shauna Kechego-Nichols
Shania Simon
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Reflections Closing
Event Hosts
Valerie King, Knowledge Holder
