Thursday, May 2 · 5:30 – 8:30pm EDT
allsaints event space 330 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, ON K1N 6P9
“Join Synapcity and the Assembly of 7 Generations (A7G) for a workshop session examining Climate Allyship on Algonquin Territory. At the event we will discuss several key concerns that are occurring on Algonquin Territory including climate change, sustainability, waste, land use, water protection, clean energy and more.
The event will begin with short presentations from our speakers Shannon Chief, Dara Wawatie-Chabot and words from former Grand Chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation, Verna Polson. Shannon Chief is the project coordinator of the Anishinaabe Moose Research Committee, where she fights against climate challenges such as logging and sport hunting. Dara Wawatie-Chabot is an Anishinaabe person working within the clean energy and just transition for Indigenous inclusion. They share knowledge with local communities and advocate for the restitution of decision-making to land-based Indigenous people who carry the knowledge of living in a good way with all of Creation. Verna Polson is the former Grand Chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg First Nation. Verna is strong willed, strong in spirit, dedicated, and determined. Verna will outline some of the challenges that are facing the Algonquin Nation around climate change and highlight how allyship can help.”