Program Schedule

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• Technical Program

Featuring Amos Scott, Janelle Nitsiza and Angela Code

• Technical Program

Nahots'eezı̀ k'ee (Naa-ho-tseh-zee-k'eh) means a place to rest or take a break in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì. This is a space for listening, reflection and care during the workshops. Take a rest and ground yourself in this calm, welcoming space that offers touches of northern lifestyle, traditional medicine, teachings and art.

• Rest space

Enjoy refreshments and a chance to connect with fellow delegates.

• Networking

Moderators: Isabelle Duclos, Brandon Laforest

• Technical Program

Moderators: Geneviève Degré-Timmons, Steve Baryluk

• Technical Program

Moderators: Steve Wilson, Rob Gau

• Technical Program

• Networking

Moderators: Chris Addison, Steve Baryluk

• Technical Program

Led by Cheryl Johnson and Jean Polfus, this session provides conservation practitioners with an introduction to basic tools for bringing knowledge systems together. We will use examples, songs and stories to highlight: • IK-led decision making on species at risk (from recovery objectives, species monitoring, habitat protection measures, sustaining harvesting practices and economic development harvesting, recovery actions) • IK is by its very nature adaptive and evolving- what can it tell us about what we need for conservation success based on past experiences? What are the next big steps for moving forward? • Diverse methods and approaches for meeting Indigenous partners where they stand: o Gender and age inclusivity, language sovereignty and authority, consideration of contributor familiarity/comfort with technology, prioritization of Indigenous values, goals and long-term visions o Employment with training and mobilization: Youth interns, facilitator positions, project mentors/interpreters o Methods for highlighting complementary between IK and western science (e.g. Fuzzy cognitive mapping, participatory mapping, storytelling, photo elicitation, familial interviews/focus groups, intergenerational arts-based inquiry o Knowledge mobilization: Community reports (annual/end-of-project), academic publications, community-oriented companion reports for publications

• Technical Program
• Symposium

Moderators: Cody Drygeese, Brandon Laforest

• Technical Program

Enjoy refreshments and a chance to connect with fellow delegates.

• Networking

Canada's ambition for mineral security and its responsibilities to protect endangered species and uphold Indigenous rights clash in the case of the Grays Bay Port and Road (GBRP) in Nunavut. The GBRP project would connect Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to a deep water port at Grays Bay, Nunavut on the Northwest Passage via an all-season road. The project would also unlock mineral mining in western Nunavut, and it is under jurisdiction of three rightsbearing groups under the Nunavut Agreement: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated; Kitikmeot Inuit Association, the previous project proponent and major shareholder of the current proponent, who wants the development to go forward for its proposed economic benefits; Hunters and Trappers Organizations, and those of Burnside and Kugluktuk strongly oppose the project due to concerns of irreversible negative impact to Inuit harvesting rights of caribou. This 10-minute film is a companion piece to the oral presentation “Synthesizing Spatial Data to Protect Inuit Harvesting Locations”, which combined Inuit and Western scientific knowledge to map caribou harvesting hotspots across the region and inform decisions around the GBRP project. This short film shares voices of Elders and harvesters from Kugluktuk to explain why the study identified hotspots for caribou harvesting, including one that lies directly in the path of the proposed GBRP project, are crucial for continuance of caribou and people. At the end of the day, divergence in opinion between the rightsbearing groups for the GBRP project suggests that the project should be disqualified for expedited review by the Major Projects Office.

Moderators: Mathieu Leblond, Brandon Laforest

• Technical Program

Led by Cheryl Johnson and Jean Polfus, this session provides conservation practitioners with an introduction to basic tools for bringing knowledge systems together. We will use examples, songs and stories to highlight: • IK-led decision making on species at risk (from recovery objectives, species monitoring, habitat protection measures, sustaining harvesting practices and economic development harvesting, recovery actions) • IK is by its very nature adaptive and evolving- what can it tell us about what we need for conservation success based on past experiences? What are the next big steps for moving forward? • Diverse methods and approaches for meeting Indigenous partners where they stand: o Gender and age inclusivity, language sovereignty and authority, consideration of contributor familiarity/comfort with technology, prioritization of Indigenous values, goals and long-term visions o Employment with training and mobilization: Youth interns, facilitator positions, project mentors/interpreters o Methods for highlighting complementary between IK and western science (e.g. Fuzzy cognitive mapping, participatory mapping, storytelling, photo elicitation, familial interviews/focus groups, intergenerational arts-based inquiry o Knowledge mobilization: Community reports (annual/end-of-project), academic publications, community-oriented companion reports for publications

• Technical Program
• Symposium

Moderators: Jan Adamczewski, Steve Baryluk

• Technical Program

Transportation to the event will leave from Explorer Hotel beginning at 5:45pm. The event will be primarily outdoors - dress accordingly. Yellowknife history is full of characters - hunters, trappers, and adventure-seeking settlers with careers as traders, aviators, miners, teachers, and businessmen, who all carved out a living in the North. Get a glimpse of Yellowknife history at this evening event held at the Yellowknife Historical Museum located at the former Giant gold mine site. Enjoy live music by Johnny Cole, tasty food options, NWT Brewing beer and period costumes. Meal options for specific food allergies and dietary requirements will be available.

• Networking