Tentative Symposium Program

A full program with speakers, times, and session descriptions will be available soon. Stay tuned!

DAY 1 - Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Location: UVic (morning) & Songhees (evening)

Breakfast and Visiting

  • Welcome
  • Elder Opening Prayer
  • Welcome to UVic - Dr. Robina Thomas 
  • Keynote #1 - Dr. Cheryl Ward
  • Health Break & Table Discussions
  • Panel #1 - RGD Project Findings

    Lunch and Visiting

  • Panel #2 San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Anti-Racism Training 
  • Break and Table Discussions
  • Cultural Activities at UVic

    Banquet at Songhees Wellness Centre

DAY 2 - Thursday, June 12, 2025
Location: UVic

Breakfast and Visiting

  • Elder Opening Prayer
  • Welcome to UVic - Dr. Jacquie Green
  • Keynote #2 - Jean Teillet
  • Health Break & Table Discussions
  • Panel #3 - Fétis and Pretendians
  • Open Forum

    Lunch and Visiting

  • Panel #4 - Métis Aunties in the Academy 
  • Health Break & Table Discussions
  • Performance Ethnography
  • Closing

DAY 3 (Friday, June 13)
Location: UVic

Breakfast and Visiting

  • Elder Opening Prayer
  • Keynote #3 - Dr. Verna St. Denis
  • Health Break & Table Discussions
  • Panel #5 - White Benevolence: Racism and Colonial Violence in the Helping Professions

    Lunch and Visiting

  • Panel #6 - Unveiling Bias: How Student Feedback Harms Indigenous Faculty
  • Open Forum
  • Health Break & Table Discussions
  • Research Recommendations to Action 
  • Closing