Weweni Zhichge: Building Community Research Together Through Hide-Tanning (Panel Discussion)
Event Date:
Thursday, February 26, 2026 - 11:30am to 1:00pm EST
Event Location:
CASES Atrium (registration is required for this event)
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
Charlotte Marten, language teacher and knowledge holder from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
Shelby Gagnon, artist, hide-tanner, and member of Aroland First Nation
Jean Marshall, artist, hide-tanner, and member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
Andrew Mandamin, knowledge holder and hide-tanner from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Dr. Leigh Potvin, Director and Associate Professor at the School of Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism
Larissa Speak, Assistant Professor and Co-Director Mino-waabandan Inaakonigewinan Indigenous Law and Justice Institute at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, and member of Fort William First Nation
Registration
To register for this event, please click here.
Zoom Link: Click here.
