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IITIO Inc. USA Vice Chair, Dr. Jim Collard and I presenting at the FIRST EVER United States Trade Policy Consultation on U.S. Tribal Trade. This first of its kind hearing in the USA is mandated by order of United States President Biden. US Indigenous Trade Policy is coming

Today I presented on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in the context of the World Intellectual Property Organization as part of the session on International Indigenous Issues, hosted by the Government of Canada. Big shout out to AADNC Director Jessica Gordon and her team for making the two-day event very lively and interesting!

As a Council of the Great Lakes Region @CGLRGreatLakes board member, I'm very excited about the Council's newest initiative, #CircularGreatLakes, which seeks to #endplasticwaste and forge a future without #plastic pollution in the #GreatLakes, the largest freshwater system in the world. #environment #water #future

Happy to have made a small contribution to the discussion on Advancing Sustainable Trade and Investment through International Law and Governance. Thank you, Prof. Markus Gehring, @mwgehring and CISDL @intsustainlaw for leading an excellent discussion! Great Presentations from Dr. Alexandra Harrington and Dr. Marie-Claude Cordonier Segger and others!

Great discussion with Sara Wilshaw, Chief Trade Commissioner, Government of Canada in our 4th Indigenous Law and Policy discussion series co-hosted by the University of Oklahoma, College of Law and The International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization. This topic was Canada’s Inclusive Trade Platform to the World. You can watch the recording on the IITIO blog site.

THIS MONDAY! The University of Oklahoma College of Law in conjunction with the International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization is pleased to offer the fourth of a monthly free and on-line educational lecture series on Indigenous Law and Policy: Canada’s Inclusive Trade & the World with Sara Wilshaw... Chief Trade Commissioner of Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister, International Business Development Discussion Date: Monday March 22, [Noon Pacific/ 2:00 pm central/ 3:00 pm eastern] North America FREE REGISTRATION: https://iitio.org/can1/

Great discussion at the University of Cambridge Leverhume Lecture & Distinguished Experts Dialogue, Wednesday March 17, 2020. Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger providing an eye-opening and deeply thoughtful Leverhume Lecture on Advancing Sustainable Natural Resources Governance through International Law. Launching the International Law Association's Kyoto International Law Guidelines on Sustainable Natural Resources Management. So many great thought leaders in the room!! This is how to advance a thought revolution!

Great fun presenting on Indigenous Intertibal Trade Opportunities with my friend and fellow IITIO executive board member Dr. James Collard. The dynamic duo strikes again!

Looking forward to presenting an update on International Indigenous Trade Opportunities tomorrow Wednesday, December 16 at the virtual World Indigenous Business Forum 2020!

Just wrapped up an interview about the 60’s Scoop Healing Foundation. This is a new board with $50 million dollars and a mandate to provide healing programs and policies for 60’s scoop survivors. I sit as a newly appointed board member. My interview will be broadcast at 7pm Thursday December 10, 2020 on the Moment of Truth Radio show, hosted by David Moses of ELMNT FM in Toronto on the dial at 106.5 FM and in Ottawa on the dial at 95.7 FM or just on line through their live radio website feed.

I am humbled to lend my skills to this very important endeavor. https://www.cbc.ca//sixties-scoop-foundation-board-directo

Thank you BCAFN Regional Chief @terry_teegee and @BCAFN for hosting a world class examination of global Indigenous economic development and Indigenous trade: post-covid 19!

APTN coverage on the National 60's Scoop Healing Foundation. https://www.aptnnews.ca//60s-scoop-survivor-recalls-being/

This keynote group @NathanVictoria @IrvWashington3 and @vdealwilliams blew the doors off the audience in addressing NGO organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion @CapacityCanada @Manulife opening evening gala. #GovernanceBootcamp

Truly amazing line up of VIP guest speakers (Cambridge Vice Chancellor Stephen J. Toope, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Environment Professor David Boyd, Dame Julia King, Dame Fiona Reynold, Lord Robert Carnwath to name a few) at the Pandemic Recovery - Sustainable Development Goal’s and the Law co-hosted by Cambridge University and CISDL #PandemicRecovery

Great Leverhulme Trust Lecture by Prof. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger’s for the "Pandemic Recovery Sustainable Development Goal’s and the Law" co-hosted by Cambridge University and CISDL #PandemicRecovery

Citizen Potawatomi Nation kicking their Foreign Trade Zone/ Iron Horse Business Park into high gear with added power capacity from a new sub-station! Ready to provide a serious Indigenous Trade platform to the world!