Chante Speidel

Han mitakuyape,anpetu wasté Cante mawastè na napeciyuzape. Wasicu caje mitawa Chante Speidel. Hello my friends and relatives, I greet you with a good heart and shake your hand.

My English name is Chante Speidel. I am from the treaty four territory Sapotaweyak Cree nation and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. I currently reside in WaPaHa Ska Oyate- Whitecap Dakota Nation working in the community with recreation programming. I am a student in the Indian Teacher Education Program at the University of Saskatchewan. I pride myself on youth advocacy and sharing my voice to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous People. Public speaking started for me in 2017 when I became Miss Manito Ahbee Youth Ambassador since then I have created relationships with organizations and even developed my own to carry on the message.

My work with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner started in 2018 when I become a member of the Youth in Service, it is an honour to now be on the Speakers Bureau.

Topics:

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls

Youth Advocacy and Leadership

Indigenous Culture: Womenhood, Worldview, Language and Ceremony

Treaties

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Charlotte Ross

Charlotte Ross is a registered member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, one of three Woodland Cree Nations in Saskatchewan. She has made Rosetown, SK her home and embodies the spirit of reconciliation in her personal and professional life. Being surrounded by the Woodland Cree language from birth provided a foundation for her life and is based on the principles of mitho-wahk?towin or having good relationships with all of our relatives.

She has extensive experience navigating systems of higher education both as an Aboriginal Academic Coordinator and as a University Off-Campus Instructor for Indian Studies & Cree language classes. In 2011, Charlotte broadened her career path and embraced the role as a Consultant for First Nations, Tribal Councils, non-profit corporations and post secondary educational institutions.

Charlotte is a Treaty Kit Facilitator for the Office of the Treaty Commissioner and is a member of the OTC Speaker’ Bureau. She has been the co-chair for the Saskatchewan First Nations Economic Development Network and served on the Montreal Lake Business Ventures Board as the first female Board member. She is a team trainer &facilitator for the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies 2-day workshop, From Truth to Reconciliation: SK Indian residential schools.

As a proficient Cree speaker and former Cree Instructor, Charlotte is involved in Indigenous Language program revitalization projects with the Office of First Nation & Metis Relations at the University of Saskatchewan. Charlotte is passionate about Indigenous language revitalization and is a PhD candidate specializing in ILR through the University of Victoria.

Topics:

Indigenous Culture: Cultural Resilience Worldview, Language Systems, Tribal/Nation Systems, Pre-Contact History, Strength of Women

Indigenous Language: Connecting to language, language as medicine, storytelling, making meaning through language revitalization, language curriculum development

The Treaties: Treaty History, Treaty Relationship, Treaty Responsibilities, Treaty Land Entitlement

The Indian Act: History of the Indian Act, Constraints & Impacts, Indian Residential Schools, Current Issues

Treaty Implementation: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Principles of Reconciliation, Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action

Treaty curriculum development

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Annie Battiste


Named after her maternal grandmother, Annie Battiste, is a proud Mi’kmaw woman and member of Potlotek First Nation situated in Unama’ki (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). She is a certified teacher, holding a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree (Educational Foundations) from the University of Saskatchewan.

Her work as a Reconciliation Consultant in anti-racism, treaty education, and Indigenous education has been mostly within educational institutions and non-profits.

She is committed to social justice and improving treaty relationships within Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations through deep reflection on their historical roots of Canada and its possibilities for new directions in empowerment of diverse groups and peoples.

Annie is available for virtual sessions only

Topics:

The Treaties: Treaty Relationship, Treaty Responsibilities

The Indian Act: History of the Indian Act, Negative Implications, Indian Residential Schools, Current Issues

Positive Race Relations: Multi-Cultural inclusivity

Treaty Implementation: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Principles of Reconciliation, Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action

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Aaron Tootoosis


Aaron Tootoosis is Plains Cree from the Poundmaker Indian Reserve in Treaty 6 Territory.

University and traditionally educated, he shares his expertise on current Indigenous issues through several speaking engagements throughout Saskatchewan and through his involvement with boards and committees. His ceremonial grounding guides him in how he communicates and builds relationships with people.

A father of three, he makes is home on the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation in Treaty 4 Territory with his wife of 22 years.

Speaker Topics:

The Treaties: Treaty History, Treaty Relationship, Treaty Responsibilities, Spirit and Intent of Treaty, Treaty Land Entitlement

The Indian Act: History of the Indian Act, Negative Implications, Indian Residential Schools, Current Issues

Indigenous Culture: Worldview, Language Systems, Tribal/Nation Systems, Pre-Contact History, Colonial Decimation of Culture, Cultural Resilience

Treaty Implementation: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Principles of Reconciliation, Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, Resilience and Revitalization, Honoring Treaty Promises

*singer, drummer, storyteller

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