Speakers 2025

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Alyssia Sutherland

Ally’s Ribbons

Andrina Turenne

Juno Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter

Ashley Callingbull

Actor/Model/Activist

Christian Sinclair

First Nation Economic Strategic Planner and Negotiator

Dana Connolly

Mashkiki Garden Creations

Destiny Seymour

Indigo Arrows

Doreen Booth

Indigenous Tourism Manitoba

Dr. Shirley Thompson

University of Manitoba

Eiliyah Deewan

Catalyste+

Holly Courchene

Indigenous Tourism Manitoba

Ila Barker

RBC Music First Up

James Jones (Notorious Cree)

Dancer/Public Speaker/Storyteller

Jason Denbow

Community Futures Leadership Institute

Katarina Ziervogel

Actor | Writer

Michelle Pruder

Community Futures North Central Development

Sara U

Catalyste+

Sherry McKay

Comedian, Storyteller, Content Creator

Shona Fraser

Canada Revenue Agency

Wilfred Buck

OPAWAMI NIKI TITI CI KIW: the DREAMKEEPER

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