2025 Conference
2025 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Melody Lepine
Business and Environment Lead
Firelight Group
Mikisew Cree First Nation

Shaleigh Raine
Lands, Consultation, and Economic Development Manager
Louis Bull Tribe (Kispatinaw)
Featured Speakers

Greg Desjarlais
Grand Chief
Confederacy of Treaty 6
Chief
Frog Lake First Nation

Trevor Mercredi
Grand Chief
Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
Chief
Beaver First Nation

Linda J. Innes
Chief
Gixtaała Nation

Kimmy Houle
Director of Environment, Lands, and Economic Development
Siksikaitsitapi Blackfoot Confederacy
Kainaiwa (Blood Tribe)

Bennie Graydon
Employment and Relations Specialist
Squamish Nation Training & Trades Centre
Snuneymuxw First Nation
2025 Key Topics
Equity Partnerships and Indigenous Ownership: On the Path Towards Economic Empowerment
A Genuine Path or Unfulfilled Promise? Impact of the Gitxaała case, DRIPA and UNDRIP on Advancing Indigenous Rights
Protecting the Land to Secure the Future: Ensuring Environmental Protection in Natural Resource Projects
Closing the Labour Gap: Amidst Natural Resource Projects and Indigenous Workforce Potential
Incorporating Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK): Moving Beyond a Checklist to Meaningful Integration in Consultation and Engagement
Industry Panel: Redefining “Success” by Building Genuine Relationships

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