Presentations

Session #1

NOV 20
10:00—10:45 AM

Plagiarism, Pixels, and Power

Presentation Theatre

Natasha Donahue
Telus Science Centre

Teaching Traditional Language through Land and Poetry

Pan Am Room

Dorothy Neekan & Shelley Stagg Peterson
Missabay Community School & University of Toronto

Land as Teacher, Community as Classroom

Millennium Room

Maclane Cardinal
Pembina Trails School Division

Beyond the Page

2E

Janis Cunningham & Don Cunningham
Northland School Division

Teaching Animal Kinship

2F

Craig Ginn & Adela Kincaid
University of Calgary

Bringing Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit into Everyday Teaching

2G

Ashley Tulugak, Corrine Boisvert, & Enoosie Allen
Government of Nunavut

Students as Active Members of the Truth and Reconciliation

2H

Nadia Zanatta & Marlene Essex
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board

Session #2

NOV 20
11:00—11:45 AM

Reclaiming the Code

Presentation Theatre

Kim Henderson
Technology Council

A Journey with Manoomin

Pan Am Room

Rhonda LeClair
Anishinaabe Wild Rice Experience

Through William’s Eyes

Millennium Room

Christine M’Lot
Nish Media

Indigenous Ways of Knowing is Sustainability

2E

Michelle Arnaud & Tyler Neapew
Winnipeg School Division

Educational Podcasting

2F

Madelaine McCracken
University of Ottawa

Kaanawapahta Maytress

2G

Laura Forsythe & Lucy Delgado
University of Winnipeg & University of Manitoba

Content Not Culture: Teach from the Heart

2H

Amanda Clement
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board

Session #3

NOV 20
2:15—3:00 PM

Niswi, Niizh, Bezhig, Ambe!

Presentation Theatre

Emily Kerton & Elliott Cromarty
Science North & Fort William Historical Park

Play-based Learning Plans in Youth Leadership

Pan Am Room

Sawyer Stevenson & Lisa McColl
Right To Play, Indigenous Programs

ADHD: System Building for Student Success

Millennium Room

K’odi Taylor
First-ory

Equity Through Structured Literacy

2E

Kelly Milne, Kelly Croy, & Kim Angus
Evergreen School Division

Becoming A Trauma Informed School and Systems

2F

Randy Constant & Pauline McKay
East Central First Nation Authority

Iskwesis Empowerment Project

2G

Jackie Benning & Kelly Benning
Grande Prairie Public School Division & National Association of Friendship Centres

The Indigenous Literatures Lab

2H

Jasmine Rice & Erenna Morrison
University of Toronto

Session #4

NOV 20
3:15—4:00 PM

Imperial STEM and AI Panel

Presentation Theatre

Nastasha Donahue, Kim Henderson, Emily Kerton & Leon Morrison. Moderated by George Pearce.

A Testimony of Advocacy

Pan Am Room

Kathleen Frances Wilson
University of Manitoba

Interweaving Culture with Curriculum

Millennium Room

Kwawenna:wi Diabo & Coral Phillips-Brown
Kahnawa:ke Education Center

Bringing ReconciliACTION to Life

2E

Harriet Visitor & Mair Greenfield
Downie Wenjack Fund

Fostering AI Literacy: Empowering Indigenous Learners for the Future

2F

Lynnsey Chartrand & Susan Champagne Shapiro
MILA & SCS Creative Studio

Empowering Two-Spirit Youth

2G

Tanzy Janvier & Jade Hupé
Saskatoon Public School Division

The Shared Experience of Indigenous Educators: Connections and Conversations Across Turtle Island

2H

Lindsay Yasinski, Shea Henderson, Alexis Kent, and Lisa Wergeland
Educational Researchers

Session #5

NOV 21
10:00—10:45 AM

Wâhkôhtowin

Presentation Theatre

Reanna Merasty (McKay)
Number Ten Architectural Group

Becoming A Trauma Informed School and Systems

Pan Am Room

Randy Constant & Pauline McKay
East Central First Nation Authority

Bringing Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit into Everyday Teaching

Millennium Room

Ashley Tulugak & Corrine Boisvert & Enoosie Allen
Government of Nunavut

Students as Active Members of the Truth and Reconciliation

2E

Nadia Zanatta & Marlene Essex
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board

From the Land to the Classroom

2F

Stacy Hill
HAWI (Haudenosaunee And Waldorf Inspired)

Through William’s Eyes

2G

Christine M’Lot
Nish Media

Kaanawapahta Maytress

2H

Laura Forsythe & Lucy Delgado
University of Winnipeg & University of Manitoba

Session #6

NOV 21
11:00—11:45 AM

Content Not Culture: Teach from the Heart

Presentation Theatre

Amanda Clement
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board

Beyond the Page

Pan Am Room

Janis Cunningham & Don Cunningham
Northland School Division

Iskwesis Empowerment Project

Millennium Room

Jackie Benning & Kelly Benning
Grande Prairie Public School Division & National Association of Friendship Centres

The Indigenous Literatures Lab

2E

Jasmine Rice & Erenna Morrison
University of Toronto

Fostering AI Literacy: Empowering Indigenous Learners for the Future

2F

Lynnsey Chartrand & Susan Champagne Shapiro
MILA & SCS Creative Studio

Play-based Learning Plans in Youth Leadership

2G

Sawyer Stevenson & Lisa McColl
Right To Play, Indigenous Programs

2025 Indspire Awards – YouTube and Pedagogy

2H

Mike Hager
Indspire