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IPA Fireside Chat

Monday, March 25, 2024 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

SPPA’s Indigenous Policy and Administration Program invites you to join us in conversation with Natasha Beedie and Jesse Donovan on their professional careers.

March 25, 2024
10:00-11:30AM
Hybrid Event

Natasha Beedie (She/Her) is of mixed settler, Pottawatomi, and Ojibwe descent and a member from Beausoleil First Nation on Gchi’mnissing (Christian Island). Working with the Assembly of First Nations, she provides strategic policy advice to more than 636 First Nations across Canada. Previously, she supported BGC Canada (formerly the Boys and Girls Club), as an Indigenous Engagement and Policy Advisor, focusing on increasing relationships between Clubs and Indigenous Peoples, and the development of an Indigenous Advisory Circle.

Jesse Donovan (He/Him) is Red River Métis and was born and raised in Vancouver.  He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. After clerking at the Federal Court and working at a boutique Indigenous law firm, Jesse joined the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Jesse is currently the Associate Director of the AFN Lands Sector, where he participates in efforts to reform the Specific Claims and Additions to Reserve processes.

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