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Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference

Please watch as the Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference Organizing Committee announces more speakers and the schedule in the coming weeks!

  • Keynote Speaker
  • Performer
  • Survivors’ Circle Speaker

Allan Daniels

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Allison Forsberg

Community Organizer and Wâpahki Program Coordinator,

Chokecherry Studios

April Sora

Conference Emcee and Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion Consultant,

City of Saskatoon

Arlene Fiddler-Whitecap

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Ashley Kayseas

Director of Diversity and Inclusion,

Government of Yukon

Autumn LaRose-Smith

Provincial Métis Youth Council President,

Métis Nation-Saskatchewan

Brad Bird

Director of Reconciliation,

Saskatoon Public Library

Brenda Reynolds, BISW, RSW, MA, CIYT 200

Mental Health Consultant,

Brenda Reynolds Consulting and Counselling

Chief Cadmus Delorme

Chief,

Cowessess First Nation

Courtney-Dawn Anaquod

Renowned Jigging Champion and Founder ,

Qu’Appelle Valley Dancers

Dallas and Phil Boyer

Fiddler and Guitarist,

Dorah Montgrand

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Dr. Herman Michell

Residential School Survivor and Independent Scholar, Researcher and Author,

Dr. Marie Wilson, C.M., O.NWT., M.S.C.

former Commissioner,

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Dr. Niigaanwewidam (Niigaan) James Sinclair

Professor, University of Manitoba & Columnist, The Winnipeg Free Press,

Dr. Wilton Littlechild, C.M., A.O.E., M.S.C., K.C.

former Commissioner,

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Eugene Arcand

Residential School Survivor and Advisor,

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Indian Residential School Survivor Committee

Evelyn Linklater

Residential School Survivor and Elder,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Florence Highway

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Gilbert Kewistep

Elder, Knowledge Keeper, and Residential School Survivor,

First Nations University of Canada

Gilles Dorval

former Director, Indigenous Initiatives,

City of Saskatoon

Ida Skjarstad

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Irene Sharp

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Jewel Charles

Youth Artist and Author,

John B. McDonald

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Judy Pelly

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Kamisha Alexson

Artist and Two-spirit Nehiyaw,

Linda Badger

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Marilyn Poitras

Ethical Space Designer and Public Speaker,

MPoitras Ethics, Law and Design

Marina Gardypie

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Merelda Fiddler-Potter

Former CBC Reporter and Current Faculty Lecturer and Executive-in-Residence,

Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Neal Kewistep

Conference Emcee and Executive-in-Residence,

Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Peter Gardippy

Residential School Survivor ,

Saskatoon Survivors' Circle

Powwow Dancers

11 Powwow Dancers,

Various Dance Styles

Shirley Sanderson

Residential School Survivor and Musician,

Sweetgrass Singers

Drummers and Singers,

Sweetgrass Singers

The Honourable Murray Sinclair, C.C., M.S.C.

former Chief Commissioner,

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Contact

wicihitowinyxe@gmail.com

The Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference was established in 2014 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis.

On behalf of the 2022 Wîcihitowin Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to thank you for your commitment to Indigenous engagement in Saskatchewan. We truly value your participation and look forward to working together towards achieving true reconciliation in our community.

Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference

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