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AGENDA

DAY ONE: September 14th, 2026

Emcee:   Joel Syrette 

7:30 am – 8:00 am 

BREAKFAST 

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Opening Ceremony

  • Elder James Carpenter

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Opening Remarks

  • Chief of Police, James Killeen, UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Keynote: Story of Resilience

  • Elizabeth Smart

10:00 am – 10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 am – 11:45 am

Trauma Informed Practices for Victims of Sexual Violence

  • Karen Bellehumeur, Bellehumeur Law

11:45 am – 12:30 pm 

LUNCH

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Keynote: Survivors Story – Intergenerational Trauma

  • Fallon Farinacci

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Working Together for a Trauma Informed Approach   

  • Chief Superintendent, Gary Maracle, Ontario Provincial Police, Indigenous Policing Bureau

  • Tanya Debassige, Liaison Program Coordinator, Family Indigenous Liaison Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General

  • Nicole Lagimodiere, Program Liaison, Family Indigenous Liaison Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm 

BREAK

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Cultural Humility in Policing

  • Moderator: Taylor Sayers, Director of Corporate Services, UCCM  Anishnaabe Police Service  

  • Teresa Nahwegahbow, UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service

  • Superintendent, Marcel Beaudin, Ontario Provincial Police, Indigenous Policing Bureau

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

Policing Initiatives: Working with Community

  • Jacqueline Michell, Executive Director, Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre

  • Acting Sergeant, Aman Samra, Vancouver Police Department.

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm 

CLOSING REMARKS

DAY TWO: September 15th, 2026

Emcee:   Joel Syrette 

7:30 am – 8:00 am 

BREAKFAST 

8:00 am – 8:15 am

Opening Remarks/Recap of Day One 

8:15 am – 10:15 am

Anti – Racism and Privilege

  • David Mitchell, TNT Justice Consultants

10:15 am – 10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Keynote: Taking Care of our Own

  • Chris & Jenny Prochut, Mental Health Advocates  

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm 

LUNCH

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Psychological Safety in Policing, Operationalized

  • Lauren Bernardi, Managing Partner, Bernardi HR Law LLC  

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm

BREAK

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

PANEL:  Mental Wellness Strategies in Policing.

  • Moderator – Taylor Sayers, Director of Corporate Services, UCCM  Anishnaabe Police Service 

  • Dr. Heidi Cramm, Garnet Families

  • Lisa Delaney, Garnet Families (tbc)

  • Deputy Chief of Police, Julie Craddock, Anishinabek Police Service

  • Dr. R. Nicholas (Nick) Carleton, Ph.D., R.D. Psych., FCAHS, FRSC

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm

CLOSING REMARKS

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