IAHLA 12th Annual Conference and AGM Program, May 12-13, 2015
Networking, Professional Development and Inspiration!
The Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA) Annual Conference and Annual
General Meeting (AGM) offers networking opportunities and showcases a range of practices to
support Aboriginal student achievement.
Our theme this year, Celebrating Partnerships, will bring together educators and administrators
from IAHLA institutes and partners from across British Columbia.
Registration
Features
Online at http://iahla.ca/conference
We are very pleased to welcome back Umeek,
Dr. Richard Atleo, an esteemed Elder and a
strong advocate for IAHLA.
Registration is free to employees and
students of BC Indigenous postsecondary or adult education institutes
that are IAHLA members. Travel
subsidies are also available for one
representative per IAHLA member
institute. All other registrants have a
$300 conference fee. One day: $150.
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Cheques are payable to:
Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning
Association, 113-100 Park Royal South,
West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2. Please
send them in advance of the event and
include the participant name.
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To pay by credit card, please call
1-877-422-3672.
Venue & Accommodation
Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, 1763 Comox
Street, Vancouver, BC
Book now for the negotiated rates of $129
single / $149 double plus tax.
Reservations: (604) 688-7711 or
1-800-716-6199 Quote “IAHLA Conference”
Forum on Leading Practices in
Partnerships
In the spirt of the conference theme,
Celebrating Partnerships, day 2 of the
conference is a forum to identify leading
practices in partnerships. Public postsecondary institutions have been invited to
participate. At the end of the day we hope to
create a set of leading practices to circulate
broadly. Details are in the process of being
confirmed and subject to change.
Honouring Ceremony for
Aboriginal Graduates
We invite IAHLA Member Institutes to
nominate BC Aboriginal students who
graduated from Bachelor’s, Master’s or
Doctoral Degree Programs in 2014 to be
honoured at our 2015 Conference and AGM.
The IAHLA Board will review all nominations.
Eligible nominees must have graduated
between January and December 2014.
Selected Master’s & Doctoral Graduates will
be invited to attend the Honouring Ceremony,
with travel and accommodation subsidies if
required.
See the nomination form at
http://iahla.ca/conference for details.
Annual General Meeting: Everyone Welcome!
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The IAHLA AGM will take place from 1:15 – 2:30 pm on May 12th.
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Please ensure your institute’s IAHLA membership is current, including the authorized
representative contact. This will ensure AGM voting privileges and travel subsidies for
one representative per IAHLA institute. For IAHLA membership enquiries please contact
Sherrie Jacobs [email protected].
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If the authorized representative cannot attend, they may appoint a proxy using the
proxy form available at http://iahla.ca/conference in advance of the conference.
IAHLA 12th Annual Conference and AGM Program, May 12-13, 2015
Schedule
Tuesday, May 12th
8:00 am
8:45 am
9:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
Traditional Welcome
Opening Remarks, Dr. Verna BillyMinnabarriet, IAHLA Chair
9:15 am Keynote Address
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Workshop Session
11:45 am Lunch and IAHLA Recognition
Ceremony
1:15 pm IAHLA Annual General Meeting
Everyone welcome! Door prizes
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Workshop Session
4:00 pm Day 1 Closes
Workshops
IAHLA is organizing a wide range of
workshops and when our schedule is
finalized, registrants will be invited to make
workshop selections. Here is a sneak peak!
Weaving Indigenous Knowledge
into the Academy
Mechanics of a Partnership
Student Support in a Partnership
Land-based Learning in Education
Adult Education/Adult Nominal Roll
Community-Based Assessment
FNESC Traditional Knowledge Template
Agreement
Cedar Weaving
Innovation in Indigenous Languages
Programming
(All workshops tbc)
Wednesday, May 13th
Forum on Leading Practices
in Partnerships
8:00 am
9:00 am
9:30 am
Registration and Breakfast
Opening remarks
Panel:
Experiences with Partnerships
followed by Q&As
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Breakout Discussions:
What Are the Leading Practices In
Partnerships?
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Workshop Session
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm Leading Practices in Partnerships –
Group Reflection and Summary
3:30 pm Closing Comments and Ceremony
4:00 pm Day 2 Closes
IAHLA 12th Annual Conference and AGM Program, May 12-13, 2015
Speakers & Special Guests
Dr. Richard Atleo, Umeek, is a hereditary chief who has taught in the
First Nations Studies Department at Malaspina University College and
the University of Victoria. He is currently a Research Liaison at the
University of Manitoba and an Associate Adjunct Professor at the
University of Victoria. At the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning
Association AGM and Conference in 2010, Dr. Richard Atleo agreed to
be the patron of IAHLA and he continues in this respected role. Dr.
Atleo is the author two books: "Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview"
and "Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis".
Umeek, Dr. Richard Atleo
IAHLA Champion
Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet
IAHLA Chair
Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet was born and raised in the small
community of Cache Creek and she is a member of the Bonaparte
Indian Band, located north of Kamloops. Currently, Verna is the
Academic Dean at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT),
located in Merritt, BC and the Chair for the Indigenous Adult Higher
Learning Association. Previously, Verna was an instructor for NVIT,
Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First
Nations, the Native Adult Instructors Diploma Program, where she also
assisted in the design, development, implementation, and instruction of
the program.
Pauline Waterfall, Hilistis, is a member of the Heiltsuk Nation, a proud
ambassador for her people, and an advocate of access to education for
all First Nations people. For 35 years she has worked to establish adult
learning centres in Bella Bella. This work has resulted in the Waglisla
Adult Learning Centre, which offers adult upgrading; and Heiltsuk
College, which offers post-secondary courses. These two centres have
taught three generations and more than 600 Heiltsuk people. Hilistis
also served as a founding member of IAHLA. She is a former Chair and
co-chair of the Board. Hilistis is known as a “keeper of the knowledge”
in her community and she has played a significant role in revitalizing the
Hailhzaqv language.
Hilistis, Pauline Waterfall
Facilitator