Speakers
The 11th National LCAC Modern Treaties Conference features high-profile speakers, national Indigenous leaders, federal government officials, legal and policy experts, and many more. Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event.
The list is growing quickly. Check this page regularly for speaker updates.
Adam Perry
Senior Advisor
Nisga’a Lisims Government
Colin Salter
Partner
Pape Salter Teillet LLP
Dana Tizya-Tramm
Nadlii
David Wright
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
University of Calgary
Gabrielle Slowey
Associate Professor, Department of Politics
York University
hinatinyis (Brittany Coté)
Language Coordinator
Huu-ay-aht First Nations
John Jack
Chief Councillor
Huu-ay-aht First Nations
Katie Fraser
Natural Resources Policy Advisor
Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Government
Larry Innes
Partner
Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend LLP
Michael Welters
Partner
Aldridge + Rosling LLP
Nuri Frame
Managing Partner
Pape Salter Teillet LLP
Onyx Sloan Morgan
Assistant Professor, Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies
UBC
R. Brent Lehmann
Partner
Ratcliff LLP
Sean Smith
Chief
Kwanlin Dün First Nation
Steinar Våge
Program & Project Development
Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
BA, MA, (Alberta) PhD (Cambridge)
Alastair Campbell
Senior Policy Advisor
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Anne-Marie Miller
Implementation Manager
Ta'an Kwäch'än Council
Eva Clayton
President
Nisga’a Lisims Government
Frank Dragon
Negotiator, Financial Fiscal Agreement, Maanulth Final Agreement
Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h First Nations
Jackson Lafferty
Grand Chief
Tłı̨chǫ Government
Mathieu Sargent
Senior Director
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Government of Canada
Wilfred Cootes
Chief Councillor
Uchucklesaht Tribe Government
Sarah Airo
Assistant Director Inuit Values and Approach
Nunavingmi Ilagiit Papatauvinga
Velma Albert
Implementation Manager
Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation
Doreen Arrowmaker
Gamètì Chief
Tłı̨chǫ Government
Gina Bayha
Director, Lands Resources & Environment Department
Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government
Caitlin Blanchfield
Visiting Assistant Professor, History of Art and Architecture
Cornell University
Robert Burns
Master’s Student
UBC Okanagan
Démi Bégin
Head of Services
Maison de l’innovation sociale
Lynnsey Chartrand
Head of Indigenous Initiatives, Public Policy and Inclusion
Mila
Isabella Corbet
Treaty Education and Nation Engagement Specialist
Tsawwassen First Nation
Dawn Dietrich
Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government
Ashley Ens
Director of Northern Leadership and Modern Treaties
The Gordon Foundation
Mansell Griffin
Director of Lands and Resources
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Taylor Hoggarth
PhD Student, Faculty of Native Studies
University of Alberta
Brenda Lisset Jimenez-Gonzalez
Master's Student
University of Victoria
Kelly Johnsen
Manager of Culture and Heritage
Toquaht Nation
Kyle Keenan
Director of Justice
Teslin Tlingit Council
Michelle Malandra
Program Manager
The Gordon Foundation
Kathleen McGarity
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government
Amélie Morin
Implementation Manager
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government
Brianne Paulin
Partner
A+R Law LLP
Jeremy Perkins
University of Victoria
Olivia Peters
Huu-ay-aht First Nations
Wajiha Shah
Director of Education
Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government
Michael Tilson
Chief Executive Officer
Nisga'a Growth Corporation
Gloria Uluqsi
President
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Mary Ann Vital
Language Manager
Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government
Teresa Samson
Heritage Manager
Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation
Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak
Rebecca Alty
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Alain Beaudry
Founder, Principal & Chief Executive Officer, Health Economist, Physician
Waapihk Research
Alex Monem
Partner
Pape Salter Teillet LLP
Andrew Bonnell
Senior Associate
Pape Salter Teillet LLP
Angela Polifroni
Alliance of B.C. Modern Treaty Nations
Bertha Rabesca Zoe
Behchokǫ Chief
Tłı̨chǫ Government
Cynthia Blackstone
Chief Administrative Officer
Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations
Jenny Freeman
Senior Policy & Engagement Analyst
ɬaʔamɩn Nation
Leah Prisque
Business Development, Indigenous Relations
Growcer
Mark Gustafson
Partner
JFK Law LLP
Mary Childs
General Counsel
Tsawwassen First Nation
Nunavik Sivunitsavut
Nunavut Sivuniksavut
Paul Gruner
Chief Executive Officer
Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation
Robin Phillips
Partner
JFK Law LLP
Teresa Samson
Heritage Manager
Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation