Beyond Acknowledgement: Relational Pathways in Indigenous Health Research
Friday, June 12, 2026 — 12:00pm to 1:00pm
In this keynote conversation, Lewis Cardinal invites participants to reflect on what it means to move beyond territorial acknowledgement toward meaningful, accountable, and reciprocal relationships with Indigenous Peoples and communities. Grounded in storytelling, land-based understanding, and Indigenous relational ways of knowing, this session will explore how ethical relationships—not simply institutional intentions—must guide the future of health research. Participants will be encouraged to consider how responsibility, humility, and sacred relationality can reshape research systems, governance, and community engagement in ways that honour Indigenous sovereignty, lived experience, and collective wellbeing.
Date: June 12
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Indigenous Learning Space, Sperber Library, Kipnes Academy
Space is limited. Please RSVP here.
Session co-hosts: Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild) and Grant Bruno
About the speaker: Lewis Cardinal is a communicator, educator, and advocate from the Sucker Creek Cree First Nation in Treaty No. 8 territory in northern Alberta. Over the past three decades, he has held leadership roles across local, national, and international contexts, advancing Indigenous rights, cultural revitalization, urban Indigenous advocacy, and interfaith relationship building. His work is grounded in a lifelong commitment to nurturing sacred relationships among diverse communities and worldviews. Lewis is the recipient of numerous honours, including the Indspire Award for Public Service and two Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medals. In 2025, he was installed as the 11th Chancellor of St. Stephen’s College at the University of Alberta.