How
should
we
conduct
research
in
cooperation
and
partnership
with
Indigenous
communities?
What
does
it
mean
for
Indigenous
scholars
and
students
to
do
research
within
the
colonial
structures
and
settler
epistemology
of
Western
universities?
The
panelists,
consisting
of
Indigenous
students
and
researchers
as
well
as
settlers
working
with
and
for
Indigenous
communities,
will
share
their
perspectives
and
experiences
on
these
questions.
They
will
begin
a
conversation
to
help
us
consider
these
and
other
issues
related
to
Indigeneity
in
the
context
of
Western
academic
cultures
and
practices,
and
invite
questions
and
discussion
to
develop
our
capacity
to
Indigenize
research
and
scholarship.
This
panel
will
be
held
at
the
Games
Institute
as
well
as
virtually
through
Microsoft
Teams
at
10:30
AM
EDT
on
May
26.
About
the
Speakers:
Jaydum
Hunt
is
Mohawk
on
her
father's
side
and
mixed
European
on
her
mother’s
side.
She
is
currently
the
Director
of
Indigenous
Initiatives
at
Laurier
University.
Jaydum
has
8
years
experience
of
progressive
leadership
and
community
engagement
with
the
Indigenous
community
within
the
Waterloo
Region
and
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
Has
a
passion
for
organizational
change,
wholistic
evaluations,
community
based
research,
Indigenous
leadership,
Indigenous
entrepreneurship,
strategic
planning,
Indigenous
initiatives,
and
Indigenous
research.
Kelly
Laurila
is
an
Indigenous
Sámi
and
Irish
woman
with
close
to
30
years
of
Anishinaabe
knowledges
and
experiences;
songcarrier
of
an
Indigenous
women
and
girls’
drum
circle
in
community
and
in
a
federal
penitentiary;
social
worker,
and
educator.
She
is
also
an
advocate
for
ideological
and
social
policy
change
pertaining
to
systemic
social
and
justice
practices
impacting
Indigenous
peoples.
Dialogue,
decolonization,
and
movement
towards
action
is
at
the
forefront
of
her
work
with
reconciliation
initiatives.
Hector
Perez
is
a
postdoctoral
fellow
in
the
Faculty
of
Health
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
He
works
under
the
supervision
of
Lili
Liu
and
Antonio
Miguel-Cruz.
Supported
by
the
Games
Institute,
Hector
is
co-developing
gamified
training
materials
for
Indigenous
First
Responders
in
collaboration
with
two
First
Nations
Communities.
Hector’s
current
research
explores
data
from
police
and
search
and
rescue
organizations
across
Canada
to
determine
risk
factors
associated
with
missing
incidents
involving
persons
living
with
dementia.
His
research
employs
Machine
Learning
and
Artificial
Intelligence
to
determine
models
to
predict
risk
and
inform
prevention.
Hector’s
interests
include
exploring
the
acceptance
and
adoption
of
innovations
and
digital
health
technologies
for
older
adults
and
caregivers.
Marisa
Benjamin
is
a
JD
student
at
the
University
of
Toronto
Faculty
of
Law,
Class
of
2024.
She
is
a
Senior
Associate
Editor
for
the
Indigenous
Law
Journal
and
a
Research
Assistant
with
the
David
Asper
Centre
for
Constitutional
Rights.
From
the
University
of
Waterloo,
Marisa
obtained
her
BA
in
Psychology
and
Business,
and
her
MA
in
Rhetoric
and
Communication
Design.
Last
year,
Marisa
worked
in
the
Ministry
of
Northern
Development
and
Mines
at
the
Ministry
of
the
Attorney
General,
preparing
legal
research
about
the
government's
obligations
to
consult
and
accommodate
Indigenous
land
interests
in
Northern
Ontario.
Starting
in
May,
Marisa
will
be
working
at
Torys
LLP
in
Toronto.
(Optional
to
read:
Of
course,
and
most
importantly,
Marisa
is
the
former
Research
Communications
Officer
at
the
Games
Institute,
and
is
happy
to
be
back
for
this
event!)