Conversational Circle with Kokum Dorothy Visser
2022-09-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
PAFNW Language Circle is hosting a Conversational Circle with Kokum Dorothy Visser for all Indigenous individuals wishing to learn or develop their fluency in the Indigenous language of Cree/Nehiyawewin.
Sign up for the Conversation Circle: http://ow.ly/WZHS50KtBjf

Raven Spirit Dance Society Annual General Meeting
2022-09-09 17:00 - 19:00
Raven Spirit Dance Society is hosting a their annual general meeting online through Zoom.
Free for all community members including, not limited to (artists, audience members, workshop participants, arts workers…)
Time: 5PM (PST)
Date: September 9th
Location: Zoom
A Zoom link will be sent to those who RSVP through emailing info@ravenspiritdance.com or by using the link below
http://ow.ly/3QjP50KuVNn
Their official Website: https://ravenspiritdance.com/?fbclid=IwAR0a4gw8uZY1ShKaCpboHPoMl3RQYBAnCOEZoFSYgxALCXNFaxYMm2-D6QE

2022-09-14 07:30 - 21:00
Vancouver Writers Fest is hosting a celebration Namwayut—We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation in collaboration with Chief Robert Joseph, a globally recognized peacebuilder.

Chief Robert Joseph is known for his contribution to reconciliation, with multiple honorary degrees and awards. This event is an excellent opportunity to listen to his legacy, advocacy, and wisdom in conversation with his collaborator Lisa Thomas-Trench.

Time: 7:30pm (PST)

Location: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema

Expense: This event is Pay-What-You-Can, with a suggested ticket price of $20.

📖 Receive 10% off the retail price of Namwayut (publishing next month from Page Two) at the event, courtesy of Massy Books, who will be providing on-site sales.

Tales of X̱wáy̓x̱way
2022-09-17 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-09-24 12:00 - 14:00
Join Providence Health Care on a Saturday in September for storytelling, weaving and medicine walks to learn about the history of the Village of X̱wáy̓x̱way.

Walks will be led by Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Knowledge Keepers T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss or Senaqwila Wyss, and Knowledge Keepers from xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh).

The event is focused on Indigenous, two spirit & trans women. Children, partners and support people of all genders are welcome. Note: child-minding will not be available.

Registration is free when one complete this survey for the new St. Paul’s Hospital: Register Now

Conversational Circle with Kokum Dorothy Visser
2022-09-28 18:00 - 20:00
PAFNW Language Circle is hosting a Conversational Circle with Kokum Dorothy Visser for all Indigenous individuals wishing to learn or develop their fluency in the Indigenous language of Cree/Nehiyawewin.
To sign up please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScocPs6gBKvG5csRzf87LM645Alc1x4XA35NoaXLEmTZ_z1dA/viewform

2022-09-30
Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society is currently looking for volunteers or anyone interested in participating in Orange Shirt day.
Where they honor the children who survived the Indian Residential Schools and remember those that didn’t. Before the day of the event, September 30th, they need to prepare and are currently looking for volunteers or anyone interested in participating.
If interested in volunteering and/or participating, please email their Events Manager at eventsmanager@tsamiks.com.
Learn more about this organization through: http://ow.ly/R3j750KuFNT
#Orangeshirtday #Indigenous #Residentialschool #volunteeroppertunity

Nisga'a Ts'amiks Vancouver Society Orange Shirt Day
2022-09-30
Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society is currently looking for volunteers or anyone interested in participating in Orange Shirt day.
Where they honor the children who survived the Indian Residential Schools and remember those that didn’t. Before the day of the event, September 30th, they need to prepare and are currently looking for volunteers or anyone interesting in participating.
If interested in volunteering and/or participating, please email their Events Manager at eventsmanager@tsamiks.com.
Learn more about this organization through: http://ow.ly/R3j750KuFNT

IRSSS Fundraiser
2022-09-30 19:00 - 20:00
PAFNW Dwellers Music Showcase is hosting an important event on Fri, Sept 30th at The Anza Club, Mount Pleasant, on the unceded, traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. They will be acknowledging the enormous importance of The National Day For Truth and Reconciliation by hosting a fundraiser for the IRSSS (Indian Residential School Survivors Society).
https://www.irsss.ca/ 25% of every ticket purchase will be donated to the IRSSS. Doors: 7.00pm Music: 8.00 pm End of Event: 11:00pm Eventbrite ticketing: $20 (cash at the door with a bank machine inside the venue)
Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/root-dwellers-irsss… *19+ venue. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages can be purchased at the bar. All beer is from local craft breweries. #events #Indigenous #truthandreconcilation

18th annual #InclusionArtShow
2022-10-06 - 2022-10-13

2022-10-12 10:00 - 11:00
UBC is hosting another webinar that is open to everyone. This month’s webinar, “Building the Yunesit’in Quen (Fire) Stewardship Program: Insights from the Field, ” will offer insights from speakers William Nikolakism, an assistant professor at UBC, and Russell Myers Ross, Chief of Yunesit’in Government
Date: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 (PST)
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 am
Where: Online via Zoom
Presenters: W
illiam Nikolakis is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia where he focuses on Indigenous led environmental stewardship.
Russell Myers Ross is from Yunesit’in, part of the Tsilhqot’in Nation. He holds a Master of Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria. He has finished two terms, eight years as the Chief of Yunesit’in Government.
Sign up link: https://bit.ly/3xgAHAj

Employment & Training Fair
2022-10-12 10:00 - 14:00
The TWN Skills Centre is hosting an Employment & Training Fair event! This career fair will offer information on upcoming programs, current job openings, and other tools for success in your career. There are even door prizes, gift cards, and baskets to be given to participants of this event!

Arts BC Conference 2022
2022-10-13 - 2022-10-15
Arts BC invite you to join them from October 13th to 15th at their partnering host locations: Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Richmond Cultural Centre to share responsive ideas around the changing landscape in the BC arts sector today. It is a time of transformation, experimentation, and innovation! Come be part of this defining moment as they gather to share knowledge, stories, and ideas, hear from sector leaders, and find new ways forward, together. Learn more and register : artsbc.org

2022-11-01
Indspire is offering Bursaries & Scholarship opportunities for Indigenous youth going into Post-Secondary Education and Skilled Trades.
Just one application grants you access to hundreds of fantastic funding opportunities for university, college, or trades school.
The deadline for application is Nov 1st.
Their official website is : Indspire | A richer life for Indigenous youth starts here
Application link: http://ow.ly/VEQC50L3u81

Plaiting Stories: Reflections on Indigenous Networks
2022-12-16 12:00 - 15:00
“Plaiting Stories: Reflections on Indigenous Networks” is hosted by UBC this Friday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM PST.
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/plaiting-stories-reflections-on-indigenous-networks-tickets-474509880827
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Aboriginal #free #workshop

Breakfast with Elder & Santa
2022-12-17 10:00 - 12:30
Join Britannia this Saturday, December 17, for their Breakfast with Elders & Santa. This free intergenerational family event takes place from 10am-12:30pm in Gym D. All are welcome.
Please RVSP or share your interest through this link to support this event:
Breakfast with Elders & Santa | Facebook
Breakfast includes pancakes, plantains, sausages, and rice & beans. They will also have a regifting table, hosted by Buy Nothing Grandview-Woodland, where you can find free items to re-gift to family and friends to share the joy! Feel free to bring regifting items for the table.
Elder Seislom will offer teachings on the change of seasons and giving. They are very grateful to have Elder Seislom, Tom, and folks from Wednesday Family Night Powwow joining them with the big drums.

Annual New Years Day Nature Walk
2023-01-01 13:00 - 15:00
Join Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society to ring in the new year with some fresh air on a leisurely guided walk around the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve followed by hot drinks & cookies!
This event is FREE and guided by the staff of the Nature Reserve!

Register here:
https://www.chilliwackblueheron.com/…/FREE-Event-Annual…

Puddle Jumpers
2023-01-02 09:30 - 11:00
Puddle Jumpers
Join us every Monday this fall to meet others in an outdoor social environment while the little ones (0-6 Years Old) play with fun toys like balls, hula hoops and more! This will be followed by a fun circle and story-time in the park.
Details:

No registration required, drop-in program

Mondays, September 26 – December 12, 2022, from 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

At Castle Park (2252 Castle Crescent, Port Coquitlam)

Occurs rain or shine, snacks/beverages provided!

Before attending the in-person session:

Each participant must complete the BC self-assessment, your results must indicate “You don’t appear to have symptoms of COVID-19” prior to attending.

If you or a family member are feeling flu-like symptoms (fever, tiredness, coughing, or congestion), have been exposed to the virus, or travelled please do NOT attend.

We ask that you please practice physical distancing. If physical distancing cannot be adhered to, we recommend wearing a mask.

If you have any questions about this group or other programs, please email us at communications@westcoastfamily.org

Canadian Dental Benefits
2023-01-06
The Canada Dental Benefit has officially arrived!

The interim Canada Dental Benefit is intended to help lower dental costs for eligible families earning less than $90,000 per year. Parents and guardians can apply if the child receiving dental care is under 12 years old and does not have access to a private dental insurance plan.
Depending on your adjusted family net income, a tax-free payment of $260, $390, or $650 is available for each eligible child. This interim dental benefit is only available for 2 periods. You can get a maximum of 2 payments for each eligible child. Benefit payments are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
The first benefit period is for children under 12 years old as of December 1, 2022 who receive dental care between October 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

For more information or on how to apply, visit:
https://www.canada.ca/…/child-family…/dental-benefit

Direct calling: 1-800-715-8836.

2023-01-06 10:00
First Nations Health Authority Deadline extended for Gathering Our Voices Artisan Market Place, Entertainers + Keynote Speakers, Career and Education Fair and Volunteers!
There’s still have time to apply and be part of Gathering Our Voices 2023.
This event will feature keynote speakers, workshops, a career and education fair, as well as entertainment and an artisan marketplace.
The event newsletter for sign-ups

Aboriginal Business coffee connections
2023-01-12 13:00 - 15:00
Join Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business for the first Coffee Connection of 2023 on January 12th, at 1pm EST.

Get your coffee and settle in for a candid update and discussion on current accomplishments, events, and issues in the world of Indigenous business.

Sign up through Eventbrite.

Native Education College Open House
2023-01-13 08:00 - 17:00
Are you someone interested in continuing your education?
Native Education College is hosting an open house this February 8th.
Visit them in person from 12:40 to 5PM and gain academic advice, food, entertainment, $1,000 in #NEC tuition prizes, and time to create new connections!

Event Schedule:

1:00 PM – Indigenous Adult Basic Education

1:20 PM – Indigenous Justice Studies

2:00 PM – Indigenous Digital Leadership

2:20 PM – Health Care Assistant

2:40 PM – Indigenous Early Childhood Education

3:00 PM – Family & Community Counselling

3:40 PM – Indigenous Land Stewardship

4:00 PM – Office Administration & Employment Training

Their academic advising include support for outlining your academic career! Be sure to attend if possible.
Visit their official website here.

Documentary “Emerging Ancestors”opening
2023-01-13 18:00 - 21:00
The Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society (VACS) seeks to research and engage with arts co-creation in the local Vancouver community and beyond.
This Friday, January 13th, the documentary “Emerging Ancestors” happening between 6 Pm to 9PM at 181 Roundhouse Mews, Metro Vancouver, is free for registration.
The documentary is an examination of the ways in which humans respond to conflict and adversity, namely with art. What does it mean to be an Emerging Ancestor? “Emerging Ancestors” seeks to engage with this topic through Indigenous and Ecological interpretations of an ‘elder’, in the sense of a teacher. Through this strong BC indigenous lens, we seek to highlight the ways in which art can be used to move towards healing from trauma, struggle, the past, and more. Moreover, we seek to show death as a natural part of life, while still considering the need to fight for the sake of life in regard to the degenerating environment and social isolation. Our speakers range from Professors and Artists–such as comic artist and head of the UBC Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Dr. Bernie Perley; to independent Métis artist, Daphne Boyer; to local student and activist, Yunji Hwang; to President of the BC Wheelchair Floorball Association, Kyle Gieni–and many more! Learn more through this link:

Practice Guidance to Improve Cancer Screening Care for First Nations Families
2023-01-17 10:00 - 23:30
Join this session to learn more about cancer service gaps impacting First Nations in BC and how primary and community health care providers can work towards improving screening care and access. Discussion will focus on culturally safe practice guidance for screening and diagnostic follow up, making space to talk about wholistic care needs, and an overview of relevant Indigenous resources and support services.
Date: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 am (PST)
Where: Videoconference OR internet webinar.
View system requirements
Registration: required to participate : Webinar Registration – Zoom

ONLINE: Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry & Conversation
2023-01-17 19:00
Join them virtually on January 17 for a livestream of an evening of poetry and conversation with four Indigenous Washington poets. Laura Da’ (Eastern Shawnee), Rena Priest (Lummi, current Washington State Poet Laureate), Cedar Sigo (Suquamish), and Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) will read selections from their work and speak about poetry and the world through an Indigenous lens.

Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation is a presentation of the Washington Center for the Book, s’gʷi gʷi ʔ altxʷ: House of Welcome, Humanities Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).

The event is free and open to the public. You will receive a link to join the event upon submitting your registration.

Sign up here

Participants:

Laura Da’

Tribal affiliation: Eastern Shawnee

Laura Da’ is a poet and teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da’ studied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Eastern Shawnee. Her first book, Tributaries, was published by the University of Arizona Press and won a 2016 American Book Award. Da’ has held residencies at the Richard Hugo House, Tin House, and Jack Straw. Her newest book, Instruments of the True Measure, is the winner of the Washington State Book Award. Da’ lives near Seattle with her husband and son. Website: http://www.laurada.com/

Rena Priest

Tribal affiliation: Lhaq’temish (Lummi)

Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. Her second collection, Sublime Subliminal, was published as the finalist for the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her most recent book, Northwest Know-How: Beaches, includes poems, retellings of legends, and fun descriptions of 29 of the most beloved beaches in Washington and

Oregon. Priest’s nonfiction has appeared in High Country News, YES! Magazine, Seattle Met, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Website: https://www.renapriest.com/

Cedar Sigo

Tribal affiliation: Suquamish

Poet Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish reservation near Seattle, Washington, and home schooled from the eighth grade onward. In 1995 he was awarded a scholarship to study writing and poetics at the Naropa Institute, where he studied with poets Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, and Joanne Kyger, among others. Sigo has given poetry readings at the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, P.S. One Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Poetry Center, San Francisco Art Institute, and Beyond Baroque. He has collaborated with visual artists including Colter Jacobsen, Frank Haines, Cecilia Dougherty, and Will Yackulic. He is currently a mentor in the MFA program at Institute of American Indian Arts. He lived in San Francisco for many years and now lives in Lofall, Washington. Website: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/cedar-sigo

Arianne True

Tribal affiliation: Choctaw, Chickasaw

Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and folk artist from Seattle. She teaches and mentors youth poets around Puget Sound and moonlights as a copyeditor. Arianne has received fellowships from Jack Straw, the Hugo House, and Artist Trust, and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is currently the Seattle Repertory Theater’s first Native Artist-in-Residence. Website: https://www.ariannetrue.com/

Linley Logan (host)

Linley is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, curator, arts program manager, cultural arts consultant, and designer. Linley is an award-winning artist, he has a 35-year history of exhibiting his work including internationally, and he has curated contemporary indigenous international art exhibits. He has attended by invitation, six International Indigenous Visual Arts Gatherings. Linley has provided consultation to numerous arts organizations and art events. He has served on numerous local state, regional, and art organization boards, including serving as a past Washington State Arts Commissioner. Website: https://my.getjealous.com/linleyblogan

Nurturing Our Spirit Parenting Circle
2023-01-19 11:00 - 13:00
January 19 – March 23, 2023 | 9 weeks

Every Thursday 11am – 1PM
Location: 2716 Sunridge Way NE & Online
The program offerings acknowledge and integrate Indigenous cultural teachings from our Elders and Knowledge Keepers that span over centuries. It is an intrinsic part of nurturing identity and purpose for the next generation—our children, the most sacred and precious gifts who are at the centre of this Circle. By nurturing the spirit of our children through their caregivers, they flourish within a beautiful exchange rooted in the story of resiliency and survivance.
Inspired by the 7 Nurturing Parenting Principles and aligned with the 7 Sacred Teachings of:
Wisdom – The Joy of Discipline
Love – The Joy of Attachment
Respect – The Joy of Empathy
Courage – The Joy of Nurturing of Oneself
Honesty – The Joy of Expressing of Feelings
Humility – The Joy of Expectations and Self Worth
Truth – The Joy of Gentle Touch
Balance and Resiliency
Transportation assistance and childcare may be booked during registration.
Registration is required:

Linda Collins: neconnector@miskanawah.ca or 403-700-8440
Lynette Persaud: nwconnector@miskanawah.ca or 403-714-4895

Baby, Baby, Baby! Literary Readings on Children, Caretaking, and the Future
2023-01-22 15:00 - 17:00
Baby, Baby, Baby!
Join hosts Micah Killjoy and Nara Monteiro for a stunning lineup of memoir, fiction, and poetry from Devon Borkowski, Suzanne Manizza Roszak, Hana Mason, Jacqueline Willcocks, and Aila Omar. Browse the work of cover artist Lisa LaRose and issue artist Otilia Sabina as their fellow contributors share their writing from Room Magazine Issue 45.4 Baby, Baby, Baby!
“What will become of the children? One of the oldest, most stressful, and, perhaps, oddest questions we ask ourselves as we already know the answer: they will love and be loved, they will suffer, they will struggle, and we will struggle with them. Simultaneously, we will endure all the complications: pregnancy as unlimited potential, pregnancy as ten months of a biological parasite, children wanted but impossible to have; children, abortions, and conception as symbolism for something new and something lost.” —Lead Editor Micah Killjoy
We are grateful to be coming together again at Massy Arts Society after two years of virtual events, and to welcome guests and readers both virtually and in-person in a hybrid fashion. Please note that the Zoom event will be recorded.
This event will take place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are thankful to be living, creating, and gathering on this land.

Accessibility information:
Registration is sliding scale, open to all, and required for entrance. Massy Arts Society is wheelchair accessible and a gender-neutral washroom is on-site. Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. For more on accessibility including parking, seating, venue measurements and floor plan, and more, please visit: massyarts.com/accessibility.
Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory with some exceptions for speakers (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). If you do not bring your own, one will be provided to you. We ask if you are showing symptoms, that you stay home. Thank you kindly.
Captions will be enabled for the virtual event.

Readers
Devon Borkowski is a writer, artist, and actor from the New Jersey Pine Barrens. She is also a proud member of the Rappahannock Powhatan tribe of Virginia. Devon graduated from Rutgers New Brunswick class of 2022, with a BFA in Visual Arts, concentrating in painting. Since then she has enjoyed the opportunity to guest lecture at VCU, about the arts as they relate to her Indigenous heritage. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in The Dillydoun Reveiw, The Closed Eye Open, and Rockvale Review, in addition to Room.
Hana Mason grew up in Calgary, Alberta and moved to Victoria in 2016, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing from the University of Victoria and is currently working towards her MFA. While at UVic, she served as Managing Editor and later Editor-in-Chief of This Side of West. Her fiction and poetry have been published in various literary magazines, including Little Fiction, Riddle Fence, Carousel, carte blanche, and untethered, where she is now a first-reader. Her work focuses on complicated relationship dynamics, desire, self-discovery, and sense of place. When she isn’t writing, you can find her trying to teach herself guitar, reading her friends’ tarot or contemplating getting another coffee. Find her at @hanamasonwrites on twitter and @hanaom_ on instagram.
Aila Omar is a writer living in Edmonton, Canada. She enjoys reading and writing stories that dig deep and leave us thinking about the characters and their voices long after turning the last page. Her short story ‘Missing Teeth’ was short-listed for the 2021 PEN Canada New Voices Award. Her poetry has been published in various Canadian anthologies, most recently in The Quarantine Review. She is an alumnus of the Banff Centre for the Arts, is a member of The Creative Academy for Writers, and she attends SiWC every year. She is currently working on a literary speculative fiction novel. Find her at IslaWriter on Twitter and Instagram.
Suzanne Manizza Roszak is an assistant professor of English at the University of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands, where she teaches literature and creative writing. Suzanne studied at UC Irvine for her MFA and spent several years as an adjunct lecturer at Los Angeles-area colleges and universities before moving with her family to Groningen. Her creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry have appeared in Bellingham Review, Colorado Review, The Journal, Ninth Letter, Poetry Northwest, South Dakota Review, and elsewhere. Her first book of poems, Ghost Family, is forthcoming from Contraband Books, and her second won the Lauria/Frasca Poetry Prize from Bordighera Press. She serves as a reader for CutBank and an editorial assistant for Seneca Review.
Jacqueline Trieber Willcocks is a writer and poet originally from Calgary AB. She is a graduate of The Writers Studio certification program at Simon Fraser University mentored by Joanne Arnott and completed their graduate program under mentor Aislinn Hunter. Her poems have appeared in Room Magazine, Line and Lens and Emerge 19. A former dancer and current Somatic Healer and yoga teacher she makes her home with husband and two children on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples in K’omoks on Vancouver Island.

Visiting Artists
Lisa LaRose is a pop surrealist painter, illustrator, and comics artist residing in Vancouver, Canada. She is best known for her paintings: Bizarre and Colourful artworks. She creates lively and exciting colour palettes and is always making something a little weird.

Otilia Sabina is a visual artist and designer born in Bucharest, Romania and raised on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm, Skwxwú7mesh, and Səl̓ ílwətaʔ Nations of the Coast Salish peoples, also known as Vancouver. She graduated with a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2013.

Hosts
Micah Killjoy was born and raised on coastal Salish land. They are a writer, editor, and BFA student at the University of British Columbia. They enjoy urban exploration, daydreaming, doggo walks, and solarpunk aesthetics.
Nara Monteiro (she/they) is a writer, editor, and nerd born in São Paulo, Brazil and raised on Treaty 13 land in Toronto. Nara is the Publisher at Room, as well as a Master of Publishing student at Simon Fraser University and a first reader for Augur . In their spare time, you can find them curled up with a book or sending snail mail. Keep in touch @notesfromnara on Twitter and Instagram.
Get your ticket at Evenbrite

Indigenous Stewardship Night | IMPAC5 Ocean Fest Speaker Series
2023-01-24 17:30 - 20:00
Join them at Tuesday, January 24, at Native Education College to learn about Indigenous-led stewardship and conservation!
IMPAC5 – the 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress – is being held in Vancouver this February. Ocean experts and leaders from around the world will exchange stories and science-backed solutions to protect marine ecosystems for a healthier future.
Join the excitement at IMPAC5’s Ocean Fest Speaker Series events in-person throughout Downtown Vancouver this January.
Doors open at 5:30 PM (PT), presentations starts at 6 (PM).
Ocean Fest Speaker Series is presented by IMPAC5 and CPAWS-BC

TICKETS
Tickets are free but limited to 50.
They invite attendees to make a donation of $10, or whatever amount feels right to you, to support ocean conservation in BC. Donations can also be made at the door.
Get Tickets here
SPEAKERS
Christine Smith-Martin
Christine is the CEO of the Great Bear Initiative-Coastal First Nations (GBI). She is a member of the Haida Nation and Lax Kw’alaams community.
Christine is passionate about creating opportunities for young people that instills in them the value of Traditional Knowledge when planning for future economic developments. She was taught by elders that “if we take care of our lands and waters they will take care of us.”
Emily Spencer
Emily is a master’s student in The Coastal Marine Ecology and Conservation Lab at Simon Fraser University. Her research aims to support the revitalization of Indigenous food systems through collaborative study. Emily partners with a clam garden restoration project in the Southern Gulf Islands led by nine Coast Salish Nations and Parks Canada.
The Clam Garden Network: What is a clam garden? Get a peek at clam gardens’ role in biodiversity and sustainability. A collaborative study with nine Coast Salish Nations, Parks Canada, Simon Fraser University, and Vancouver Island University, Emily’s master’s research work investigates the impacts of heatwaves on clam gardens.
Wylee Fitz-Gerald
Wylee Fitz-Gerald is a Métis Masters student at the University of British Columbia (UBC), studying the impact of atmospheric particles on ocean microorganisms. Her research has brought her to the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.
The relevance of “Indigenizing” research at universities: In responding to the Truth and Reconciliation’s Calls to Action, universities are in the process of figuring out what it means to “Indigenize”. Currently, these efforts are focused on undergraduate courses. While this is an essential step towards equity, it does not address how this will be integrated in the research environment. Wylee Fitz-Gerald with the Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning (EaSEIL) team at UBC helped to bridge this gap by developing workshops for science labs focused on creating space for Indigenous Knowledges, practices, and sovereignty in the research environment.
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