Indigenous Virtual Conference on Cumulative Effects!

Virtual Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects Conference! March 23 and 24, 2021 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time on both days

Click here to REGISTER today. Join us for the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects Virtual Conference! The conference will bring together Indigenous communities and organizations as well as national and international thought leaders to explore and discuss strategies to effectively manage the cumulative effects resulting from changes to the environment or to the human well-being from past, present, and future development projects and human activities. Grounded in Indigenous perspectives and worldviews, the conference will highlight community-based experiences and best practices to address the cumulative effects of human activities relative to the environmental, cultural, social and health aspects of communities. The conference will also provide updates on the activities on the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects since the Indigenous Forum on Cumulative Effects held on Blackfoot territory in February 2020. Who should attend… This conference is primarily for First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities and Indigenous organizations who undertake, or aspire to undertake cumulative effects assessment, monitoring and management in their communities. The conference will be of interest to individuals interested in or having responsibilities related to cumulative effects such as land managers, environmental technicians, knowledge holders, land guardians, etc. Click here to be directed to the conference website where you can see program information and register. The Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects (ICCE) is an independent organization that supports Indigenous communities to undertake cumulative effects work. Our mission is to create networks, and develop and share knowledge to empower community-based approaches to culturally relevant cumulative effects assessment, monitoring and management to support Indigenous well-being and decision-making. Please click here to visit our website.

Indigenous Evalulators Gathering

Indigenous Evalulators Gathering

Dialogue Among Indigenous Evaluators: Part 1

March 24th, 2021 12:45 pm to 4:30 pm EST

Indigenous Evaluators are invited to join the discussion around evaluation of Indigenous programming. The gathering will host presenters, breakout sessions (with opportunities to build networks and collaborations) focussed on Indigenous evaluation when contracting with governments/funders and rethinking how evaluation should operate within Indigenous communities. Indigenous evaluators want to ensure evaluation efforts align respectfully within Indigenous communities. Indigenous evaluation models need to be accepted and used as the primary tool for the assessment of programs. Indigenous indicators framing success must be used to assess outcomes accurately. Indigenous evaluators need to network and collaborate to share resources, ideas, and opportunities. The objectives of the gathering are:

• To discuss what supports are needed to engage, collaborate, and build a strong Indigenous Evaluators network
• Identify what the current challenges are to aligning evaluations respectfully within Indigenous communities
• Starting to build a vision for Indigenous Evaluators for collaboration and strengthening our capacities for Indigenous knowledge systems

Breakout sessions will be part of the gathering in addition to in-depth discussions. The gathering will be interactive using SLI.DO to gather quick input on discussions. Registration Links https://www.johnstonresearch.ca/indigenous-evaluators-gathering-part-1/ https://www.johnstonresearch.ca/rassemblement-des-evaluateurs-autochtones-partie-1/

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