One Young World Summit Montréal/Tiohtiá:ke, 2024

Decolonising Canadian Institutions

• 13:12 - 13:42, 19 September
• Palais des Congrès
• IKEA Open Home

Speakers

• Helaina Moses

  Councillor, The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun

  Helaina Moses

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  Councillor, The First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun

  My name is Helaina Moses and my traditional name is Hǫzhá which means “smart one” and I describe myself as a land healer, a natural leader and traditional activist. I grew up in Yukon. I am a citizen of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND), which means “flowing from our ancestral waters.” I was taught to be an environmentalist at a very young age; I was also taught to harvest for myself and my family. My grandfather taught me how important it is to take care of the land and “the land will take care of you.” He would always remind me that that there was no ability to get food from grocery stores while he was growing up and he had to learn to live off the land and use what was around him. I now have over a decade of environmental monitoring experience and have worked as a mining reclamation coordinator and mining liaison. I have also worked as a research assistant for the Yukon University Research Centre where I have participated in multiple research projects. I have also built curriculum, presented as a guest speaker for post secondary classes and assisted in writing an article for Arctic Net on “Mine Remediation Research in the Yukon.” I also graduated with honours from Yukon University where I took an Environmental Monitoring Program. I was honoured to accept the Community Champion Award alongside Yukon Seed and Restoration in May 2023 at the Indigenous Investment Conference. I work with youth and help to provide paid training opportunities for my community. I have always advocated for youth training initiatives in my community.

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  Kaniehtiio Horn

  Actress, Writer and Director

  Kaniehtiio Horn

  Counsellor

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  Actress, Writer and Director

  Kaniehtiio Horn is a gifted actress, writer and director whose creative versatility and talent have created a cult following. She grew up on the Kahnawake Mohawk reserve west of Montreal where still resides today as a young mother and community advocate. Horn is best known for her beloved performance as Tanis in the critically acclaimed Canadian comedy series, LETTERKENNY. Hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the “best sitcoms of all time.” Her scene-stealing work recently earned her the 2022 Canadian Screen Award for “Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Comedy Series.” She later made her mark offscreen by lending her expertise as a consulting producer for the series’ spinoff, SHORESY – streaming on Hulu and Crave. She stars alongside Anna Kendrick in the Lionsgate thriller, ALICE, DARLING. The film recently premiered too much acclaim at the 2022 TIFF, with Horn herself receiving critical praise for her compelling role and onscreen presence. Most recently, Horn was in the sophomore seasons of the Peacock comedy RUTHERFORD FALLS (from Sierra Teller Ornelas, Mike Schur and Ed Helms) and in the gritty FX original series RESERVATION DOGS, (the brainchild of Sterlin Harjo and Academy Award-winner Taika Waititi). Her notable on-screen credits include Fox 21/Nat Geo’s BARKSKINS, Amazon’s THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, Netflix / Gaumont’s HEMLOCK GROVE and the action/thriller feature MOHAWK. Horn wrote, directed, and starred in the short film, THE SHACK, which collected awards on the short film circuit. Upcoming, she will star in and direct SEEDS, a feature film she wrote and developed in association with Telefilm Canada and The Indigenous Screen Office.

• Mallory Solomon

  Graduate Student, Lakehead University

  Mallory Solomon

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  Graduate Student, Lakehead University

  I am currently in my masters in clinical psychology. I have an undergraduate degree in psychology and a diploma in early childhood education. My research focuses on using a Two-Eyed seeing perspective which is weaving together the mainstream perspective together with the Indigenous perspective. I live in Northern Ontario where there is a lack of access to quality healthcare which includes mental health. I am also part my political territorial organization youth council so I do a lot of work in youth advocacy relating to mental health and 2SLGBTQ+ initiatives.