Following the movie screening we will be hosting a panel discussion with movement leaders on the impacts of oil drilling on rainforest biodiversity and indigenous peoples, as well as its connection

Following the movie screening we will be hosting a panel discussion with movement leaders on the impacts of oil drilling on rainforest biodiversity and indigenous peoples, as well as its connection to fossil-fuel-polluted communities and climate chaos in California and beyond. SPEAKERS: Ryan Patrick Killackey, Producer, Director, Writer, Cinematographer, YASUNI MAN; Tom Smith - Founding Director, UCLA Center for Tropical Research, Monic Uriarte - member of the coalition Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling (STAND-Los Angeles), Grandma Gloria Arellanes - Elder of the Tongva Tribe Moderator - Leila Salazar-López - Executive Director of Amazon Watch California's oil policy matters for the Amazon. Nearly 70% of Ecuador's crude is exported to California refineries. The Trump administration is dismantling the EPA and expanding offshore drilling in the Pacific Ocean. Join us on June 14th to tell Governor Jerry Brown it's his last chance to plan for a managed decline of fossil fuel production!

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Akina omah gaa dazhi gaayot bago sen jii gaas waak anishinabaen gwayek jii ishi gaanoh bamot onji niizhwaaswi manito kaa inaaakonigewinun. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene,

Akina omah gaa dazhi gaayot bago sen jii gaas waak anishinabaen gwayek jii ishi gaanoh bamot onji niizhwaaswi manito kaa inaaakonigewinun. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene, directed by Indigenous filmmaker, Erica Daniels of Peguis First Nation, and created by Manitoba’s Peg City Pictures Inc., The Seven Sacred Laws is a colourful and imaginative animated web series that follows a young boy on a vision quest, where he learns valuable lessons from seven sacred animals. In partnership with The Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation and IG Wealth Management, Manitoba 150 is honoured to present a series of short animated films on the Seven Sacred Laws. The Turtle Lodge Center of Excellence in Indigenous Education and Wellness is a place for reconnecting to the Earth & sharing Indigenous ancestral knowledge, founded on the 7 Sacred Laws. More information on the Turtle Lodge can be found at www.turtlelodge.org

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Kitchi dago zegi’ awiya dabishgoo sabe, zaagewe jii bii o’gikinoo’amaagoot owaay gwiiwizens yaah gway-a-kwaa-diziwin. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene, directed by Indigenous

Kitchi dago zegi’ awiya dabishgoo sabe, zaagewe jii bii o’gikinoo’amaagoot owaay gwiiwizens yaah gway-a-kwaa-diziwin. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene, directed by Indigenous filmmaker, Erica Daniels of Peguis First Nation, and created by Manitoba’s Peg City Pictures Inc., The Seven Sacred Laws is a colourful and imaginative animated web series that follows a young boy on a vision quest, where he learns valuable lessons from seven sacred animals. In partnership with The Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation and IG Wealth Management, Manitoba 150 is honoured to present a series of short animated films on the Seven Sacred Laws. The Turtle Lodge Center of Excellence in Indigenous Education and Wellness is a place for reconnecting to the Earth & sharing Indigenous ancestral knowledge, founded on the 7 Sacred Laws. More information on the Turtle Lodge can be found at www.turtlelodge.org

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Owaay gwiiwizens odoot’ isigoon naygatch ma-iingaanan, eshi weendah’magoot yaah apitendaagoog yaah da-ba-sayn-da-mowin. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene, directed by Indigenous

Owaay gwiiwizens odoot’ isigoon naygatch ma-iingaanan, eshi weendah’magoot yaah apitendaagoog yaah da-ba-sayn-da-mowin. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene, directed by Indigenous filmmaker, Erica Daniels of Peguis First Nation, and created by Manitoba’s Peg City Pictures Inc., The Seven Sacred Laws is a colourful and imaginative animated web series that follows a young boy on a vision quest, where he learns valuable lessons from seven sacred animals. In partnership with The Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation and IG Wealth Management, Manitoba 150 is honoured to present a series of short animated films on the Seven Sacred Laws. The Turtle Lodge Center of Excellence in Indigenous Education and Wellness is a place for reconnecting to the Earth & sharing Indigenous ancestral knowledge, founded on the 7 Sacred Laws. More information on the Turtle Lodge can be found at www.turtlelodge.org

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A disookaanan mushkoodaa Bishiiki’oon mookii’oon onji Manito kaa ishkodeng, o’gikinoo’amaagoon owaay gwiiwizens yaah inaaakonigewin jii manachiitiwin. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr.

A disookaanan mushkoodaa Bishiiki’oon mookii’oon onji Manito kaa ishkodeng, o’gikinoo’amaagoon owaay gwiiwizens yaah inaaakonigewin jii manachiitiwin. Written by Anishinaabe Elder, Dr. David Courchene, directed by Indigenous filmmaker, Erica Daniels of Peguis First Nation, and created by Manitoba’s Peg City Pictures Inc., The Seven Sacred Laws is a colourful and imaginative animated web series that follows a young boy on a vision quest, where he learns valuable lessons from seven sacred animals. In partnership with The Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation and IG Wealth Management, Manitoba 150 is honoured to present a series of short animated films on the Seven Sacred Laws. The Turtle Lodge Center of Excellence in Indigenous Education and Wellness is a place for reconnecting to the Earth & sharing Indigenous ancestral knowledge, founded on the 7 Sacred Laws. More information on the Turtle Lodge can be found at www.turtlelodge.org

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‘A Conversation Across Ways of Knowing & Relating to Land’ brings together Anishinaabe Elder Dr. Dave Courchene; Dakota Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud; the Honourable Harry Slade, Member of the

‘A Conversation Across Ways of Knowing & Relating to Land’ brings together Anishinaabe Elder Dr. Dave Courchene; Dakota Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud; the Honourable Harry Slade, Member of the Specific Claims Tribunal; the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada; and Dr. Fikret Berkes in conversation with Moderator Dr. Nancy Turner on relationships to land and with each other across ways of knowing and ways of being as Peoples living on these lands. After an initial discussion, Reconciling Ways of Knowing (RWoK) Conveners, Miles Richardson, OC; and Dr. David Suzuki share their thoughts and connect the discussion to the ongoing conversation RWoK has been facilitating across the past several dialogues since we launched our online forum series. This dialogue originally aired on Thursday, March 4, 2021 (for approximately two hours). This video is part 2/2 of the dialogue. Click here to watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/6oY05Ei6hAc

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