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Indigenous Research Symposium
The Department of Indigenous Studies is hosting an Indigenous Research Symposium on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at the sƛ̓exənew̓txʷ / Tl’e7enḵáw̓txw (First Peoples’ Gathering House) featuring the work of Indigenous Studies students and graduate students.
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
- 9:30 AM - 4:45 PM
- sƛ̓exənew̓txʷ / Tl’e7enḵáw̓txw (First Peoples’ Gathering House)
- Everyone is welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.
SFU INDG undergraduates are presenting posters in the Ceremonial Hall (First Peoples’ Gathering House) from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Graduate and undergraduate students are giving oral presentations from 1:45 PM to 4:45 PM in the Teaching and Learning Centre (First Peoples’ Gathering House).
Student Presentation Schedule:
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
- 1:45- 4:45 PM
- First Peoples’ Gathering House, Teaching and Learning Centre
1:45 PM |
An exploration of the lived experiences of formerly incarcerated Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer People. |
Andrew Caldwell (SFU Health Sciences) |
2:00 PM |
Decolonizing My Classroom: Learning Through Relationships, Land and Responsibility |
Jane Emerick (INDG SFU) |
2:15 PM |
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2:30 PM |
Ts’msyen/Gitxsan Dark Earths: Signatures and Legacies of Indigenous Soil Stewardship in The Skeena Watershed |
Alyssa Robinson (UBC/HERLab SFU) |
2:45 PM |
Making Midden: Building Soil and Community to Revitalize Gitselasu Forest Garden Stewardship |
Kristen Pundyk (UBC/HERLab SFU) |
3:00 PM |
What Remains? Paleoethnobotany and Land-Use Histories in Mowachaht-Muchalaht Hahuułthi |
Tianna Dennis (HERLab SFU) |
3:15 PM |
1928 Fire at St. Mary's Indian Residential School: Preliminary Findings |
Taylor Wigley (INDG SFU) |
3:30 PM |
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3:45 PM |
Gitga’ata-Led Restoration and Propagation of Sgan Moolks (Pacific crabapple) in Laxgalt’sap |
Jeremy Pahl (HERLab) |
4:00 PM |
Revitalization of Indigenous Tending Improves Resilience of Cultural Keystone Seaweed, Pyropia |
Kelsey Miller (HERLab SFU) |
4:15 PM |
‘Wii ‘Kaax Legacy Effects: History Ecology, Laws, and Landscape Stewardship |
Briana Burke (HERLab SFU) |
4:30 PM |
Remote Sensing for Heritage Stewardship Planning in the Gwininitxw Protected Area |
Mara McLaughlin (UBC/HERLab SFU) |