Weweni Zhichge: Building Community Research Together Through Hide-Tanning (Panel Discussion)
About the Event
This event is a panel discussion bringing together Lakehead researchers and community partners to discuss building healthy research relationships, hide-tanning as a resurgent practice, the importance of Indigenous-led land-based learning, and bringing Anishinaabe ways of knowing and being into university spaces. It is hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives.
Speakers
Dr. Larissa Speak is an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Mino-waabandan Inaakonigewinan Indigenous Law and Justice Institute at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. She is a member of Fort William First Nation with both Anishinaabe and settler roots. Her work focuses on Anishinaabe law and practices through community engagement and land-based practices.
Dr. Leigh Potvin (she/they) is an Associate Professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism. She is a settler scholar from Thunder Bay. Her work focuses on settler colonialism and equity recreation/outdoor spaces.
Registration
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Gustavo Petterle is a Professor of Health Informatics and Healthcare Administration at Confederation College and a PhD candidate in Health Sciences at Lakehead University. His work focuses on AI-enabled evaluation, analytics strategy, and participatory governance, including the co-development of a Community Indicator Framework (CIF) to support evidence-informed planning, innovation, and community impact.
Louisa Costanzo is the Community Safety and Well-Being Manager for the City of Thunder Bay. Her work centres relationships, shared learning, and the thoughtful use of data and lived experience to support equity-informed, human-centred approaches that help communities turn insight into action.
Dr. Erin Cameron is a Professor of Medical Education and Director of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) University. She is a co-Principal Investigator on the Community-Campus Engagement and Population Health Research Project and Director of the CREATE Project.
Dr. Katie Hemsworth (PhD, Geography) is a research associate with the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at NOSM University. Guided by decolonial and feminist values of relationship and care, she collaborates on place-based and arts-integrated projects exploring the transformative potential of community-engaged research partnerships for advancing health equity.
Karen Kerk (MSW) is the CityStudio/CCE Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay, where she leads collaborative projects between the City, post-secondary institutions, and community partners. Through CityStudio, she supports experiential learning and community-based research that engages students and faculty in addressing real-world municipal priorities across sectors.
