Indigenous Women's Leadership Series: The Grandmothers of Conservation

On May 19th, 2022, in collaboration with the IISAAK OLAM Foundation and the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, we gathered to honour and celebrate the Grandmothers who are guiding Indigenous-led conservation efforts across the land and waters that are now known as Canada.

As Elders and knowledge-keepers, Grandmothers play a vital role in cultivating, restoring, and protecting the gifts of Mother Earth. They also plan an important role in teaching about responsibility and learning from relationships that are built across generations.

This session brought together voices from several Indigenous communities to explore the shared importance of fulfilling and nurturing our collective responsibilities and relationships with land, water, and our non-human relatives. The wealth of knowledge from our grandmothers is a reminder that we are the land and the land is us.

Guest speakers included: Elder Linda Boudreau-Semaganis (Métis Nation, Alberta), Elder Marilyn Capreol (Shawanaga First Nation), Sophia Rabliauskas (Poplar River First Nation), and Marilyn Slett (Heiltsuk First Nation).

This webinar is brought to you by the IISAAK OLAM Foundation, the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, and the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership as part of the Indigenous Women’s Leadership Series.

Watch the full recording below: