7 - 8 am: Pipe Ceremony, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

8 - 9 am: Breakfast, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

9 - 10 am: Plenary Talk, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi 

• The Futures of Pacific perspective in social work education and leadership

• There is mana in Pacific ways of knowing, being, and doing that can significantly contribute to the futures of academia, specifically social work education and leadership. These circles of education and leadership can also serve as spaces to cultivate national and international futures of Pacific cultures, healing, and resistance. Grounded in a Pacific perspective and extensive work in this area of study, this presentation will discuss the Futures of Pacific perspective in social work education and leadership. 

10 - 10:30 am: Break, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

• Guided Smudge, Outside Tipi (weather-dependent) with Blackfoot Knowledge Keeper Julius Hirsch

10:30 am - 12 pm: Presentations & Workshops, 2nd floor MacEwan Hall and/or Taylor Institute

• Room 1: Indigenous Healing, Wellbeing & Health, Taylor Institute 140/148

  • The Four “L’s” in Knowledge Transmission: At the Knees of Our Grandmothers, Melanie Lansall et al. (90 minute Presentation)

• Room 2: Youth Empowerment & Cultural Safety, Taylor Institute 118/120

  • Empowering Indigenous Voices: Speaking Up, Speaking Out, and Sharing Healing Wisdom, Jennaya Hayden (30 minute Presentation)

  • Manaaki Te Mauri Youth Programs, Janelle Hing (30 minute Presentation)

  • TBA (30 minute Presentation)

• Room 3: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 110

  • Unlearning and Reclaiming Traditional Knowledge in Social Work Education, Betty Carr-Braint (90 minute Workshop)

• Room 4: Leadership, Identity & Advocacy, Taylor Institute 100

  • Anishinaabe Women’s Leadership and Parenting, Nicole Wemigwans et al. (45 minute Workshop)

  • TBA (30 minute Presentation)

10:30 am - 4:30 pm: Excursions (Exact Times TBA), Offsite

• Excursion 1: Miskanawah (80 spots)

• Excursion 2: Wood’s Homes (30 spots)

• Excursion 3: Tsuut’ina (40 spots)

• Excursion 4: Bearspaw (40 spots)

• Excursion 5: University of Calgary’s Office of Indigenous Engagement (30 spots)

• Excursion 6: Eya Hey Nakoda (30 spots)

• Excursion 7: Piikani Child & Family & University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work (30 spots)

• Excursion 8: Aboriginal Friendship Center, AFC (40 spots)

12 - 1 pm: Boxed Lunch, MacEwan Hall, ground floor

1 - 2:30 pm: Workshops and Presentations, 2nd floor MacEwan Hall and/or Taylor Institute

• Room 1: Indigenous Healing, Wellbeing & Health, Taylor Institute 140/148

• Where Wounds Speak and Teachings Answer, Meghan F. Jourdain (90 minute Workshop)

• Room 2: Indigenous Practice & Ceremony, Taylor Institute 118/120

  • Tipi Raising Workshop, Julius (90 minute Workshop)

• Room 3: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 110

  • A Series of Firsts: Innovations of an Indigenous Social Work Degree Program, Betty Carr-Braint (90 minute Presentation)

• Room 4: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 100

  • Perpetuating Native Hawaiian Indigenous Values and Practices through Interweaving Experiential Learning with Groups and Communities, Tammy Kahalaopuna Kahoʻolemana Martin (90 minute Workshop)

2:30 - 3 pm: Break

3 - 4:30 pm: Presentations and Workshops, 2nd floor MacEwan Hall and/or Taylor Institute

• Room 1: Indigenous Healing, Wellbeing & Health, Taylor Institute 140/148

• Experiences of Epistemic (In)justice and Reimagining Hawai’i’s Healthcare Environment, Kristina “Tina” Leilani Hulama (30 minute Presentation)

• Advancing Mokopuna Ora: Indigenous Wellness Through Co-design and Relational Practice, Kylee Osborne (45 minute Workshop)

• Room 2: Practice-Based Indigenous Social Work, Taylor Institute 118/120

  • Pūrākau – Whakaora i roto i ngā Kōrero – Healing through Stories, Te Naihi Wilson et al. (45 minute Workshop)

  • Walking Together: Stories of Wellness, Ceremony, and Community Practice, Leeann Hilsen et al. (45 minute Workshop)

• Room 3: Indigenous Social Work Education & Decolonization, Taylor Institute 110

  • The Indigenous Commission of the International Federation of Social Workers: Reflections on Our Foundations, Envisioning Our Future, Dr. Hilary Weaver, et al. (90 minute Workshop)

• Room 4: Child Welfare, Kinship & Systems Reform, Taylor Institute 100

  • Living Beyond The System, Natalie Starlight Fraser (90 minute Presentation)

4:30 - 6 pm: Break

6 - 9 pm: Gala (optional purchase) (Keynote Speaker Reg Crowshoe)

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