Monday, May 22nd, 2023
| 9:00 – 9:45 | Welcome and Territorial Land Acknowledgement Introductions Academy overview |
| 10:00-12:00 | Sustainability Research at UNBC Dr. Daniel Sims First Nations Studies, Academic Co-Lead National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health Dr. Tristan Pearce, Canada Research Chair in Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change Dr. Gabrielle Daoust Global & International Studies |
| 12:00 -1:00 | Lunch (Senate Chambers) |
| 1:00 -2:45 | Poster Presentations by Academy Students 1:00 – 1:30 UNBC Graduate Student Class: Introducing Northern BC 1:30 – 2:00 Abigale Coad, Siera Duncan, Sara Fusco, Kaylia Little, Rosie Rowe, Anna Soer 2:00 – 2.30 Maria Wilke, Jacqueline Tedaldi, Roisin Kennelly, Ann Duong, Elena Adasheva-Klein, Jhoan Chávez Suazo 2:30 – 2:45 Blogposts led by Dr. Giuseppe Amatulli |
| 3:00 – 5:00 | Special Keynote Lecture Chief Joe Alphonse, Tsilhqot’in National Government “Indigenous worldview and Aboriginal Title” |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | Campus Tour (optional) |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Dinner (Senate Chambers) |
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
| 9:00 -10:00 | Green Transition & Climate Change Dr. Heather Castleden (President’s Impact Chair in Transforming Governance for Planetary Health, University of Victoria) & Dr. Diane Lewis (Department of Geography and Environment, Western University) ‘A SHARED Future’ (By zoom) Professor Brian Menounos, Canada Research Chair in Glacier Change |
| 10:15 – 11:30 | Gender Issues Professor Marianna Muravyeva (Faculty of Law/Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki) ‘Personal Security of Indigenous Women in the Russian North: Old Issues, New Challenges’ Reading: Vladislava Vladimirova (2018) Security strategies of indigenous women in Nenets Autonomous Region, Russia, Polar Geography, 41:3, 164-181, DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2018.1489428 |
| 11:45-12:45 | Lunch (Senate Chambers) |
| 1:00 – 3:30 | Policy-Makers and Practitioners’ Roundtable: Sustainability, The Green Transition and UNDRIP: BC and Beyond Ananya Bhattacharya, Project Manager, Takla First Nation; Walsham Tenshak, Director of Economic Development and Communications, District of Kitimat (by Zoom); Paul Gruner, CEO, Tahltan Development Corporation (by Zoom); Allan Stroet, Economic Development Manager of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation; Tara Bogh, Resource Manager, Ministry of Forests, Province of British Columbia; Rob van Adrichem, Director of External Relations, Community Energy Association; Carly Madge, Program Manager, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions; |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | Walk to Forests for the World or to restaurant via Ginter’s hill (public transport optional). Depending on time available. |
| 6:30 – 8:00 | Dinner at Maple Madras 1535 Ogilvie St. |
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
Revised schedule (as of 23 May noon)
| 8:15 9:00 | Breakfast Senate Chambers Bus Ceremonial circle |
| 9.30-12.00 | Canfor Administration Centre Lunchroom Agenda Introductions & Meeting Objectives Presentations and Q&A Corporate Overview and Sustainability Strategy Lindsay Sahaydak, Director Environment & Sustainability Forest Sustainability Kalin Uhrich, Chief Forester Sara Cotter, FMS & Tenure Coordinator Aboriginal Engagement and Impacts of UNDRIP and BCDRIPA Kerri Simmons, Director Indigenous Partnerships |
| 12.00-14.00 | Facility Tours (Bag Lunch Provided) JD Little Forest Nursery – Russ Martin, Director Forest Operations Northwood Pulp Mill – Robert Thew, Group General Manager Kraft Pulp & Paper Concluding Remarks |
| 6.00 | Dinner 10-4072 (UNBC) |
Thursday, 25th May 2023
| 9.30-15.30 Doig Day at UNBC | Breakfast 10-4072 9 – 9.45 Dr. Giuseppe Amatulli (Post-doctoral Fellow, Carleton University) and Shona Nelson (Band Manager, Doig River First Nation) ‘Industrial development and meaningful engagement in a post-Yahey context: What to expect in Northeastern BC after the BRFN v. BC litigation and the agreement on cumulative effects management’ 10 – 12 Garry Oker & Levi Davis, Doig River FN – Cross-cultural training 12-1 Lunch 1-3 Garry Oker & Levi Davis, Doig River FN – Cross-cultural training 3 Group photo |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Water Sustainability Workshop |
Friday, May 26th, 2023
| 8.30 – 12.00 | Breakfast 10-4072 Meaningful Rights-holder and Stakeholder Engagement Chair: Professor Marianna Muravyeva (Faculty of Law/Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki) Professor Karin Buhmann (Professor of Business and Human Rights, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and Professor and Head of the Centre for Law, Sustainability & Justice at the Department of Law, University of Southern Denmark) ‘Just and fair energy transitions and best practice for stakeholder engagement: meaningful rights-holder involvement in Arctic communities’ Dr. Mette Apollo Rasmusen (Department of Social Science and Business, Roskilde University, Denmark) ‘The challenges of tight relations and decision-making in remote settings in Greenland’ Elena Campbell (Washington University) – Arctic histories |
| 12.00 -13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 – 15.00 | Reflections: What have I learned? Students discussing what the week has taught them (coordinated by Mette Apollo) |
| 15.00- 16.30 | Blog – Discussion and ideas, coordinated by Giuseppe Amatulli |
| 18.00 | End of Academy Dinner |
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