This virtual forum is an opportunity to share and celebrate community resilience, lessons learned and on-going challenges, as well as to talk about what is needed to build a new path forward for First Nations.
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Forum Goals
- To share community-led responses to the pandemic
- To highlight the strengths of partnerships
- To identify opportunities for working with and supporting populations who were most impacted by the pandemic
- To talk about what ‘building back better’ means for First Nations
- Hear from Indigenous Services Canada on their pandemic response and recovery work
Who should attend?
- First Nations Health, Social, Economic Development and Education Directors and Technicians
- First Nations Emergency and Pandemic Response Coordinators and Directors
- Health, Social and Education professionals, providers and experts
- Federal, provincial and territorial government officials
Program Agenda
Thursday, Sept 16, 2021
Day One
11:00am – 3:00pm ET
Opening ceremonies
Welcome addresses
Plenary Panel Presentations: Responses to the Pandemic – Celebrating Resilience
Building on culture and community
Strengths in partnerships
Hear from Indigenous Services Canada on their pandemic response and lessons learned
Tuesday, Sept 21, 2021
Day Two
11:00am – 3:00pm ET
Plenary Panel Presentations – Building on Innovation, Recognizing Opportunities
Concurrent workshops
Thursday, Sept 23, 2021
Day Three
11:00am – 3:00pm ET
Hear from Indigenous Services Canada on 2021 Budget Highlights and ‘building back better’ (TBC)
Plenary Panel Presentations: Transforming the Future
Concurrent workshops
Closing ceremonies
Registration
- Register ONLINE at meetings.afn.ca to receive a confirmation email.
- FAX registration forms to Tash Cote at 613-241-5808.
- MAIL registration forms to Tash Cote, Assembly of First Nations, 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1600, Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5.
Please note that this is a virtual forum. Please indicate if you will be joining by phone or computer.
If you need assistance registering online, please contact our Registration Coordinator: Tash Cote at [email protected].
Presenter Slide Decks
- Autumn Larose-Smith Presentation
- Carey O’Soup Presentation
- Dr. Carol Hopkins and Dr. Brenda Restoule Presentation
- Dr. Sarah Funnell Presentation
- Dr. Shannon McDonald Presentation
- Dr. Valerie Gideon Presentation – English
- Jean-Pierre Pinette Therrien Presentation – Bilingual
- Jonathan Dewar Presentation
- Kelly Holley Presentation
- Nakuset Presentation
- Ryan Mckay and Selena Kern Presentation
- Shari Gwin Presentation
- Tabatha Bull Presentation
- Workshop – Marie Frawley Henry Presentation
Contact Information:
For general information on the forum, contact us at [email protected].