National Indigenous History Month in June creates a dedicated space to acknowledge, learn from, and celebrate the rich heritage, diverse cultures, and ongoing contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
With National Indigenous Peoples Day taking place on June 21, our roster of Indigenous leaders, journalists, and artists play a crucial role in this commemoration by sharing personal narratives, traditional knowledge, and contemporary insights that bridge cultural understanding.
Below, meet some of our most in-demand speakers for the month of June. Through their powerful storytelling and lived experiences, these speakers help audiences connect with Indigenous perspectives while fostering meaningful dialogue about reconciliation, resilience, and cultural revitalization.
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Featured National Indigenous History Month Speakers
These celebrated Indigenous speakers bring decades of leadership, storytelling, and lived experience to each stage. Their powerful narratives inspire understanding while advancing crucial dialogues about reconciliation.

Chief Perry Bellegarde
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Leader’s Look at the Past, Present, and Future
While there’s much being said about reconciliation, a crucial question remains unanswered — how do we turn this shared aspiration into meaningful action?
Having dedicated his life to championing the rights and well-being of First Nations, Chief Perry Bellegarde provides audiences with a roadmap to answering this vital question. He explores our rapidly changing political and legal landscape while sharing the First Nations values and principles that could guide our shared vision of the future.

Connie Walker
Truth Before Reconciliation
Connie Walker has been at the forefront of covering Indigenous stories for over 20 years. Her award-winning investigations into the crisis of violence in Indigenous communities and the legacy of residential schools help audiences make the connections required to better understand the truth and impact of our colonial history.
Connie’s presentation draws on her Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning podcast to help audiences understand why it’s crucial to uncover the truth before we can begin meaningful reconciliation.

The Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould
True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
There is one question Canadians have asked the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other — what can I do to help advance reconciliation?
Drawing from her bestselling book, True Reconciliation, Jody explores the difference between performative and symbolic reconciliation vs. actions that are truly impactful. She shows audiences how to become an “inbetweener” to break down silos constructed by colonialism and act on what our collective future requires.

Tanya Talaga
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward
An award-winning journalist and author, Tanya Talaga is an acclaimed storyteller and the first Anishinaabe woman to deliver the CBC Massey Lectures.
Through her bestselling books, acclaimed documentaries and podcasts, regular columns with the Globe and Mail, and powerful keynotes, Tanya aims to amplify Indigenous voices and stories across Canada and the world. She imparts audiences with in-depth knowledge on Indigenous culture and history, humanizing the legacy of colonization while sharing her hope for a more inclusive and equitable future.

Jordin Tootoo
Mind Over Matter: Hard-Won Battles on the Road to Hope
In his most recent book, Mind Over Matter, Jordin Tootoo chronicles his process of healing from the suicide and violence that marks his family, only to discover the true source of trauma in his father’s secret past.
Jordin travels back to Nunavut to try to speak with his father about what haunts him and encounters the ghosts of his entire community. Weaving together life’s biggest themes with observations and experiences, Jordin shares the kind of wisdom he has had to specialize in — the hard-won kind.

Jennifer Ménard-Shand
Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation in the Workplace
Jennifer Ménard-Shand is a First Nations Ojibwe and French Canadian, and the founder and CEO of Staff Shop, an award-winning, certified-diverse staffing and consulting firm.
Drawing on her personal and professional experience of oppression, Jennifer uses her platform to help move truth and reconciliation forward. She speaks from a place of peace and forgiveness with a passion for creating truly equitable workplaces to better serve future generations and leave a legacy worth following for Indigenous youth.

Kendal Netmaker
Moving Forward Together Through Indigenous Awareness and Education
An award-winning entrepreneur and author, Kendal Netmaker is a master storyteller who uses his natural gift to help people shift their mindset and find the success they seek.
In this powerful keynote, Kendal takes audiences into Indigenous Peoples’ worldview and shares his heartfelt stories of living and thriving in two different worlds. He explains the importance of understanding everyone’s stories, beliefs, and way of life so that we can work, succeed, and prosper together.

Susan Aglukark
Songs and Stories
Award-winning Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark walks audience through her professional and personal journey over the last 25 years — growing up in small town Nunavut to becoming a household name across Canada.
Combining story and song, Susan relates stories of her culture and its continuing impact on her life. She speaks of empowerment and the importance of self-respect and respecting others and how this can lead to a much healthier and happier life.

Dr. Alika Lafontaine
Race, Power, and Politics: How to Navigate Systems Towards Change
Why does social progress move forward then suddenly stop? Why does inclusion for one group feel like oppression for another? Is there a template for systemic change that can help people navigate towards change?
Dr. Alika Lafontaine draws on the interplay between expressions of bias, structures of power, and the human relationships that form the foundation of politics to shed light on how to navigate complex systems trapped within the status quo.
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