Indigenous Practitioner Perspectives on City Building

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00:27:17 Canadian Urban Institute: Welcome! Folks, please change your chat settings to “all panelists and attendees” so everyone can see your comments. Attendees: where are you tuning in from today? 00:27:31 Sarah Foulkes: Nanaimo! 00:27:36 David Godin: Hamilton 00:27:39 Victoria Dickenson: Montreal. 00:27:40 Melanie Yeung: Vancouver 00:27:42 Tara Slater: Edmonton 00:27:42 Bria Hamilton: Toronto 00:27:43 Desiree Geib: Toronto 00:27:43 Elise Ouellette: Winnipeg 00:27:43 Xenia Semeniuk: Kelowna 00:27:43 Gian Marco Visconti: Calgary 00:27:43 Therese Perucho: Brampton 00:27:44 Mike Dror: Toronto 00:27:44 Therese Zulinick: Kamloops 00:27:45 kristina driedger: Montreal 00:27:46 Susan Lightfoot: Vancouver 00:27:47 Christine Bachinsky: Regina, SK 00:27:48 Angela Kryhul: Toronto 00:27:49 SARAH TREMBLAY: Vancouver 00:27:49 Amanda Doyle: Edmonton 00:27:50 Jasmine Smith: Kelowna 00:27:50 Jacqueline Garcia: Sacramento, CA 00:27:51 Caroline Poole: Hello from Grand Bend, Ontario! 00:27:52 Melanie Coates: Toronto 00:27:55 Elizabeth MacLeod: Toronto 00:27:57 Abbey Myra: Halifax, Nova Scotia! 00:27:58 Jonathan Behnke: Vancouver! 00:27:59 Laurel Davies Snyder: stratford 00:28:01 Christina Cameron: Ottawa 00:28:04 Sara Poirier: Halifax 00:28:04 Ryan Leary: Kingston 00:28:06 Joanne Phoenix: Oakville, ON 00:28:08 Roberta Sager: Hello from Hamilton! 00:28:08 Jeny Mathews-Thusoo: Calgary 00:28:10 Natalie Bull: New Brunswick 00:28:11 Jessica Garcia Fritz: South Dakota, US 00:28:12 Heather Burpee: Vancouver 00:28:12 Joel Thomson: Coast Salish shared territory: West End, Vancouver, BC 00:28:14 Zishan Shah: Prince George 00:28:21 Sana(Zohreh) Karami: Hello from Iran 00:28:22 Leandro Santos: Greetings from Mississauga, ON 00:28:26 Tatjana Trebic: Toronto 00:28:28 Blaire Prima: Saskatoon, SK 00:28:30 Christine Bachinsky: Treaty 4 / Regina, SK 00:28:31 Alixa Lacerna: Winnipeg, MB 00:28:33 Mikaila Montgomery: Good morning from Squamish and Lil’wat Territory (Whistler) 00:28:34 Kiersten Vuorimaki: Unceded Algonquin Territory- Ottawa 00:29:08 Kris Nichols: Victoria, BC 00:29:10 Alexandru Taranu: Toronto 00:29:25 Nikolas Marsall-Moritz: Calgary, AB 00:29:28 Robert Plitt: Robert Plitt _ Mohkinstis – Calgary 00:29:30 Emily Herd: Treaty 6, Edmonton 00:29:40 Paul Mackey: Bonjour de la Ville de Québec 00:29:41 Melissa Stewart: Hello! I’m joining from unceded Musqueam / Squamish /Tsleil-Waututh territories (Vancouver). 00:29:46 Richard Milgrom: Treaty 1 / Winnipeg 00:29:46 Jamilla Mohamud: Tkaronto 00:29:48 Jonathan Lea: Hello from Mohkinstis on Treaty 7 land. 00:29:51 Steve Wirzba: Calgary, AB 00:29:51 Leanne Muir: Treaty 1 in Winnipeg 00:29:51 Michael Phair: Michael Phair from Edmonton 00:29:55 Carolina Jauregui: California, LA County, Tongva 00:29:56 Cindie LeBlanc: Greetings from Edmonton – Treaty 6 territory, as well as the home of members of the Métis Nation of Alberta (Zone 4 and Zone 2), Inuit, and non-status Indigenous peoples sharing this land. 00:29:56 Sarah Rankin: Good morning from Mohkinstsis, Treaty 7 territory 00:29:58 Dennis Jacobs: Ottawa 00:30:00 Lisa Landrum: Hello from Treaty 1 territory, original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and homeland of the Métis Nation (Winnipeg). 00:30:00 Elizabeth Cushing: Halifax – Mi’kma’ki 00:30:01 Baldwin Hum: Traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples – Greater Vancouver 00:30:02 Abigail Slater (she/her): Tkaranto 00:30:02 Chun Chu: Toronto, covered by Treaty 13 and Williams Treaties 00:30:07 Annie Martin: Musqueam / Squamish /Tsleil-Waututh territories 00:30:09 Brian Eng: Treaty 13, Toronto 00:30:14 Ken Venner: Treaty 7, Calgary 00:30:15 Tegan Smith: Traditional territory of Squamish and Tseil-Waututh, North Vancouver, BC 00:30:16 Zoe Mager: Hello from Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) in Michi Saagiig Territory 00:30:19 LoriAnn Girvan: LoriAnn Girvan – bonjour de Gatineau, traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin-Anishnaabeg peoples 00:30:19 Candace Safonovs: hello from Toronto/ Tkaronto 00:30:21 Benjamin SMITH: Seattle, Washington, USA (Coast Salish land) 00:30:25 Amarpreet Guliani: Hello from Regina – Treaty 4 Territory and homeland of the Métis. 00:30:30 Jessica Garcia Fritz: Oceti Sakowin lands 00:30:32 Lorne Cappe: Toronto/Tkaronto 00:30:35 Dan Burton: Calgary 00:30:38 Therese Zulinick: Tk’emlups te Secwepemc 00:30:38 Canadian Urban Institute: Hunter is an actor and Indigenous myth-architect. He is Co-Founder and Director of Story at Naheyawin, an agency based in Edmonton, Alberta, that serves as a bridge between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. In 2018, he was recognized by his community as Edmonton’s Best Actor and awarded a place in Edmonton’s esteemed Top 40 Under 40 class of 2018. 00:30:39 Bryce Henney: Detroit (Odawa) 00:30:43 Alyssa Magas: Grande Prairie, AB 00:30:44 Patrick Blaeser: Hi,joining from the stolen, traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) people. 00:30:58 Shawna Lewkowitz: Hello from territories of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, Lenaapeewak, and Attawandaron people, also known as London, ON 00:31:01 Keisha St. Louis-McBurnie: Toronto/Tkaronto, as well 00:31:04 Sam Horton: Hello from Toronto/Haudenosaunee Nation 00:31:16 Mehedi Khan: Mehedi – Treaty 13, Tkaronto/Toronto 00:31:33 Danielle Lenarcic Biss: Hello all from Tkaronto (Toronto)! 00:31:36 Nathan Edelson: Hello from Vancouver, BC 00:31:41 brian Pincott: Hello from the traditional territory of the Treaty 1 Nations & the Homeland of the Métis. (Winnipeg) 00:31:46 Cameron Watts: Huron, Wendat, Anishnaabe, Haudenosaunee, Mississauga of the New Credit 00:31:48 Shaun Smakal: Morning, from the unneeded territories of the Musqueam / Squamish /Tsleil-Waututh people 00:32:07 Haven Rees: Hello from Treaty 6 Territory and Homeland of the Métis (Saskatoon) 00:32:26 Richard Campbell: Hi from the unceded and traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Tsleil Waututh Coast Salish peoples. 00:32:34 Canadian Urban Institute: Welcome new joiners! Just a reminder to please change your chat settings to “all panelists and attendees” so everyone can see your comments. 00:32:50 Waverley Birch: Hello from Canmore, Treaty 7 territory of the Stoney Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley), Blackfoot Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika), and Tsuut’ina Nations 00:33:16 Rutendo Madzima: Hello from the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh 00:33:40 Janice Barry: Hello from Haldimand Tract / Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario 00:34:12 Rowan Pratt: Hi from K’jipuktuk (so-called Halifax, NS) 00:34:35 Colleen O’Toole: Ahnee/Bozhoo! 00:35:21 Abigail Slater (she/her): Beautifuy 00:35:24 Annabel Vaughan: Joining in from Burnaby located on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples 00:35:28 Abigail Slater (she/her): Beautiful!! 00:35:30 Matthew Barrigar: Treaty 3 Between the Lakes, Hamilton ON 00:35:34 Phil Rinn: Courtenay, BC on Vancouver Island (unceded traditional territory of the K’omoks First Nation) 00:37:42 Deirdre Pike: Joining from the land colonized as Hamilton, Ontario, traditionally Anishanabek, Haudenosaunee, and long-standing relationships w Mississaugas of the Credit, Six Nations of the Grand. 00:38:25 Deirdre Pike: Thank you so much for that powerful smudge and prayer, Hunter. 00:38:33 Therese Zulinick: thank you Hunter! 00:38:34 Danielle Lenarcic Biss: I really enjoyed and appreciated the digital smudging. Thank you, Hunter! 00:38:39 Fraser McLeod: What a beautiful and welcoming start! 00:38:43 David Godin: Thank you, Hunter. 00:38:45 Baldwin Hum: Thanks so much Hunter 00:38:48 Sana(Zohreh) Karami: Thanks Hunter 00:38:54 Mary W Rowe: joining from Syracuse NY, the ancestral territory of the Oneida, and home to the Onandaga First Nation. 00:39:06 Waverley Birch: Thank you Hunter! 00:39:25 Canadian Urban Institute: Eladia Smoke | KaaSheGaaBaaWeak, Principal Architect, Smoke Architecture, Master Lecturer at Laurentian University’s McEwen School of Architecture. Based in Hamilton, ON, Ms Smoke is Anishinaabekwe from Lac Seul First Nation | Obishikokaang, with family roots in Alderville First Nation, Winnipeg, and Toronto. 00:40:02 Deana Grinnell: Hello, thank you for the opening. I appreciate the opportunity to join from Vancouver, the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. 00:40:38 Canadian Urban Institute: Danilo Caron, EIT, and Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator at UBC Engineering Student Services. Based in Vancouver, BC, Mr. Caron’s roots are from Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation. 00:42:03 Canadian Urban Institute: Naomi Ratte, Landscape Architecture student, University of Manitoba, and co-editor of Voices of the Land: Indigenous Design and Planning from the Prairies. Based in Winnipeg, MB, Ms. Ratte is a member of Peguis First Nation. 00:43:55 Canadian Urban Institute: Lorna Crowshoe, Aboriginal Issues Strategist with the City of Calgary. Board member for the National Trust for Canada. Based in Calgary, AB, Ms. Crowshoe is from Piikani First Nation. 00:46:26 Canadian Urban Institute: Tonii Lerat, Community Planner with Urban Systems, and a Board Member, Canadian Institute of Planners. Based in Saskatoon, SK, Ms Lerat is Nehiyaw from Cowessess First Nation. 00:52:04 Rasika Acharya: Good Morning all, from Tsawwassen First Nation enjoying the various perspectives and work that the various panelists are sharing! thank you for the opening prayer 00:55:19 Ifeanyi Ossai: Thank you everyone. Nice being here to share knowledge. Great panelists. 00:59:59 Ken Venner: Maybe a good idea to defined ‘UNDRIP”? 01:01:12 Naomi Ratte: UNDRIP = United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 01:01:26 Selena Zhang: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html 01:02:02 Sandra Miller: Thank you Naomi & Selena 01:03:55 Selena Zhang: https://www.canadianarchitect.com/keyword/harriet-burdett-moulton/ 01:06:21 Sandra Miller: https://metisarchitect.com/2017/03/06/conversations-harriet-burdett-moulton/ 01:10:26 Matthew Barrigar: Chi miigwech, Eladia, for your words on settlers having the truths of Traditional knowledge as a birthright. Your words allowed me to see the difference between acknowledging and embracing Traditional truth versus cultural appropriation. 01:14:01 Kristina Seo: Voices of the Land https://umanitoba.ca/architecture/sites/architecture/files/2021-02/21-02-17-voices-of-the-land_final-for-digital-view.pdf 01:14:41 Naomi Ratte: https://news.umanitoba.ca/idpsa-calls-to-action/ 01:15:26 Alixa Lacerna: Also on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQYv5aCg9DA/ 01:22:26 Baldwin Hum: Thanks Danilo for that framing of the continuity of our design endeavours in our world. I’ve always found the segregation of our disciplines somewhat arbitrary and problematic, and thinking of it as a continuum seems to be more useful. We were taught (at UBC) to always consider the context of our projects – it seems that radically expanding that context would be useful going forwards. 01:22:26 Canadian Urban Institute: Today’s session is co-Hosted by the Canadian Urban Institute, Canadian Institute of Planners, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, Engineers Canada, National Trust for Canada, The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Urban Development Institute and Urban Land Institute. Keep the conversation going #CityTalk @canurb You can find transcripts and recordings of today’s and all our sessions at https://www.canurb.org/citytalk 01:22:45 Abigail Slater (she/her): A fantastic panel and moderator. So much learning. Chi Miigwech. 01:23:06 Laurel Davies Snyder: Thank you for a meaningful session. 01:23:26 Autumn Garnham: Thank you for the amazing and meaningful panel! 01:23:38 Gian Marco Visconti: Thank you all for sharing your ideas and knowledge! 01:23:41 Baldwin Hum: Thanks to the panelists for speaking this morning, and to Hunter for moderating today as well! 01:23:51 Sandra Miller: Thank you to everyone for sharing your experience and knowledge – wonderful! 01:23:53 Meredith Plant: Really appreciate hearing and experiencing indigenous perspectives. Thank you to all! 01:23:57 Jeny Mathews-Thusoo: Thank you for a great session!! 01:24:08 Susan Speigel: aPPRECIATE ALL YOUR INS 01:24:10 Desiree Geib: Thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge and perspective! 01:24:20 Banani Afsana: It’s really an amazing session….thanks again 01:24:24 Vanessa Jukes Strutt: Wonderful session! Thank you everyone for sharing. I’m grateful to have been here today. 01:24:26 Sarah Foulkes: Thank you very much! This was excellent 01:24:26 Alina Chatterjee: Thank you for a great session! Very important directions forward 01:24:36 Susan Speigel: appreciate all your insights 01:24:48 Chun Chu: Thank you to Hunter and the Panelists 01:24:48 Kerry Girvan: Thank you to all of you for a great session! 01:24:50 Lauren Armeneau: Feeling inspired – thank you! 01:24:54 Sam Horton: Thank you to all of the panelists and to Hunter for being a fantastic moderator. Such an inspiring panel. 01:24:56 Kris Nichols: Thank you for all your perspectives so very important to hear. 01:24:56 Dena Farsad: Thank you to all panelists. Really informative discussion 01:24:57 Rebecca Paton: Thank you! 01:25:00 Heather Wheeliker: Thank you for sharing; appreciate this! 01:25:01 mark guslits: Thanks to you all. This has been extremely enlightening and informative. Very much appreciated 01:25:01 Deana Grinnell: Thank you, a great session on National Indigenous Peoples Day. 01:25:01 Elizabeth MacLeod: Thank you all! 01:25:02 Roberta Sager: Thanks so much! Appreciate the insight of the ancestral significance, enabling a space for indigenous students to see their values in built form, and the opportunities for all Canadians to learn and celebrate the richness in our shared culture? 01:25:02 Brian Eng: Thank you everyone! 01:25:02 Fraser McLeod: Thank you!! 01:25:03 Tanya LaBelle: Thank you so much. 01:25:03 Brian Rowland: Thank You All 01:25:03 Karen Beiles: Very informative and inspirational session. What a wonderful group if speakers. 01:25:04 Ken Venner: Thank you for this discussion! 01:25:04 Don Bell: so pleased to hear the panelists share their experiences and pperspectives, 01:25:05 kristina driedger: Thank you !! 01:25:06 Jenna Dutton: Thank you! 01:25:06 Colleen O’Toole: Chi Miigwetch! 01:25:06 Amarpreet Guliani: Thank you all for a wonderful session!