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November Webinar Series- we have three exciting webinars happening this month. Join us to listen from i) a Havard scholar about her OHMN initiative, ii) misunderstanding of Indigenous worldview from the University of Manitoba's first Indigenous Scholar in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences; and iii) a panel discussion by various academies across Canada. Webinar 1: December 11, 2020, 01:00 PM (Central Time)- One House Many Nations: Policy, Practice, & Practicalities... Presenter: Dr. Alex Wilson, To Register - https://bit.ly/31IQtnL (Webinar information has been updated) Webinar 2: November 19, 2020, 01:00 PM (Central Time)- Indigenous Knowledge Interrupted, Presenter: Dr. Kyle Bobiwash, To Register - https://bit.ly/3p4QAnB Webinar 3: November 26, 2020, 1:00 PM (Central Time)- Policy for Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) with Marginalized Youth --Panel, Presenters: Drs. Karabanow, Hall, Thompson and others, To Register https://bit.ly/35wmnGg ((Webinar information has been updated))

Not to be missed webinar from 12 to 1:30 central time, November 12th, 2020. Priscilla Settee is a leading voice -- a respected professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Saskatchewan, adjunct professor at the University of Manitoba’s Natural Resources Institute and a David Suzuki Foundation Fellow (2019-2020). She is author and editor of numerous publications and most recently co-edited the 2020 book Indigenous Food Systems Cases, Concepts and Conversations, which I was privileged to co-write a chapter in. What a difference she is making and has made - even in the 1970s she had a newspaper column on Race Relations in the Saskatoon paper. https://irsi.ubc.ca//indigenous-worldviews-climate-change-

Title: Indigenous Community Foundations: Poverty to Prosperity Date: Nov 04, 2020; 1:00-2:00 pm (central time) RSVP: [email protected] Speakers... Christopher Googoo, Ulnooweg Christopher Googoo is a proud member of the We’koqma’q First Nation, living in Millbrook with his wife and three children. Since joining Ulnooweg in 2000, he has helped hundreds of Aboriginal entrepreneurs secure loans and access business services. He also co-led the development of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Economic Development Strategy and played a key role in bringing Digital Mi’kmaq," an enriched education program, to Mi’kmaq communities across Nova Scotia. Chris is a board member of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Centre for Local Prosperity, Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia, Innovacorp, Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce, and the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia.Chris also holds a BBA from St. Francis Xavier University. Raymond Foxworth, First Nations Development Institute Raymond Foxworth serves as vice president of grant-making, development and communications, with responsibility for the organization’s national grant-making activities to Native nonprofits and tribal entities, its fundraising activities, and all communications functions. Prior to joining First Nations, Raymond served as a project officer for the American Indian College Fund in Denver, Colorado, where he managed more than $19 million in projects that supported tribal colleges and universities across the U.S. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in political science, and in May 2015 received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Raymond is a citizen of the Navajo Nation, originally from Tuba City, Arizona. Trea StormHunter, University of Manitoba Trea StormHunter is a PhD student in the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on community economic development and Indigenous philanthropy. Trea has roots that originate from Bay Mills First Nations Community; she grew up in Alberta and British Columbia. She is semi-fluent in her Anishinaabe Language. She has over ten years of teaching and leadership experience. She has six years of curriculum development experience, including developing two fully accredited diploma programs in Canada. She has taught in Shenzhen, China teaching and developing all of the curricula for the Integrated Studies courses, a Senior Research Project Course, and the senior Media Studies course. She has led youth on work experience and experiential learning projects that also make a greater contribution to the community.

Let's end houselessness. More investment in housing on First Nation reserves needed including capacity building of Indigenous youth, funding Indigenous-led programming and designs.

The Government of Canada, through CMHC, is launching a $1B Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) to help address the urgent housing needs of vulnerable Canadians by rapidly creating new affordable housing units. The initiative will cover the construction of modular housing, as well as the acquisition of land, and the conversion of existing buildings to affordable housing. Topics Covered Topics covered include:... CMHC Rapid Housing Initiative Who Should Attend Indigenous communities and organizations should attend. Presented By Frank Horn, CMHC Frank Horn is a Specialist, Indigenous and Northern Housing Solutions, Ontario at CMHC. He has been working directly with the first nation communities for 10 years; works in partnership with the Indigenous clients both On and Off-Reserve to help them address their housing related matters. He provides his expertise and guidance on a range of CMHC’s program offerings to achieve their housing objectives. Register at https://app.livewebinar.com/837-553-808/x/fURR1NGf

Stewart Hill, Shirley Thompson and Stewart Hill have a chapter in this book on Northern Manitoba and covid-19 policy - so please download - the free book. COVID-19 in Manitoba VIRTUAL LAUNCH Date: Tuesday, December 1st 2020 Time: 7:00pm8:30pm CST Location: Online Event... REGISTER NOW Please join us for the virtual launch of COVID-19 in Manitoba: Public Policy Responses to the First Wave. Editors Andrea Rounce and Karine Levasseur will be joined by contributors Laura Funk, Fletcher Baragar, Josee Lavoie, and Julie Guard. This event is being sponsored by the University of Manitoba’s Institute for the Humanities. Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/19160556569

We apologize for the technical difficulties in Facebook live-streaming of Dr. Kyle Bobiwash's talk today. We will provide a YouTube link to the talk once uploaded.