A public symposium at KPU Surrey Conference Center, March 20^th, 2019

Featuring:

Welcome from Katzie or Kwantlen Elder (TBA).

Sharon Venne, (Nehiyaw): Indigenous playing active role in national and International struggles of Indigenous peoples, drafter of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Russ Diabo, Kanienkehaka (Kahnawake): Senior Policy Advisor to Assembly of First Nations, Senior Policy Advisor for Algonquin Wolf Lake First Nation, editor/publisher of First Nations Strategic Bulletin, and leading voice in the decolonial struggle with Defenders of the Land Network.

Oyate Anawizipi, Sicangu Lakota: Lakota Elder and carrier of traditional knowledge including language, ceremony, and oral history.

Wednesday, March 20^th (photos of Ross Diabo and Sharon Venne below). Attendance about 50-60 students and faculty.