2025 RECAP
2025: A Year of Global Engagement and Grounded Leadership
Looking back on 2025, this year marked a deepening of responsibility, reach, and reflection. It was a year defined not only by movement across borders and institutions, but by the challenge of holding community, culture, and accountability at the centre of that momentum. From local initiatives to global forums, 2025 was about translating values into action, strengthening Indigenous leadership, advancing climate and digital justice, and learning how to carry influence with care.
What follows is a reflection on the moments, lessons, and work that shaped the year.
JANUARY
Attended and Spoke at the 2025 World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Presented my research at Arctic Frontiers 2025 and the Arctic Youth Conference in Tromsø, Norway.
Attended a constituency visit with MP Patrick Weiler in West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country.
FEBRUARY
Continued volunteer work with Arctic EU-Youth Dialogue 2025.
Travelled to Mexico to consult with Indigenous peoples for the Indigenous Artisan Trade Gateway.
Co-Chaired the 2nd Youth-Parliament Nuclear Summit in Ottawa, ON.
March
Attended and Presented on Digital Sovereignty at ICANN82 as part of the NextGen Fellowship in Seattle, Washington.
Participated in discussions at the Polar Early Career World Summit in Boulder, Colorado.
Co-Facilitated an Indspire x Jack.org Talk for Indigenous Youth.
April
Attended the DemocracyxChange Conference in Toronto, ON.
Presented on Indigenous Youth Empowerment at Indspire Soaring 2025 in Vancouver, BC.
Spoke at the NCTR’s Imagine A Canada Event.
Provided a lecture on Indigenous Language & AI at the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau, Alaska.
Attended Circularity 25 as an Emerging Leader in Denver, Colorado.
May
Attended the Diversity in Sports Conference in Mississauga, ON.
Attended the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association Summit in Regina, SK.
Presented at the Eastern Indigenous Consultation and Engagement Conference in Mississauga, ON.
Attended the Results Canada Retreat in Ottawa, ON
June
Selected for and Attended the Indigenous Pathfinders in AI Program at the Mila Institute in Montreal, QC.
Spoke at the Legislature of Manitoba for the Department of Justice’s Indigenous Peoples Day Event in Winnipeg, MB.
Co-facilitated the 2025 EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue in Levi, Finland.
Spoke and Presented at the 2025 EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue in Kittila, Finland.
July
Drafted Policy Recommendations for the UNESCO 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee as part of the World Heritage Young Professional Forum in Paris, France.
Attended the Indigenous AI Gathering at the Mila Institute in Montreal, QC.
Attended the National Association of Friendship Centres’ National Youth Forum in Ottawa, ON.
Attended the Arctic Encounter’s Summit as part of the Northern Vision Fellowship in Anchorage, Alaska.
Visited Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain.
August
Selected as a Fellow as part of the 2025 Leading Change Fellowship.
Hosted the Inaugural O’KANATA Day event in Swan River, MB.
Selected as a Changemaker for the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
Selected as one of 50 emerging leaders worldwide for UNESCO’s Youth for Peace: Intercultural Leadership Programme.
Appointed to the Indigenous Representation Subcommittee within the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
September
Selected as one of 50 North American youth to participate in the IFWY North American Regional Dialogue in New York City, NY.
Presented research on Promoting Ocean Literacy in Indigenous Communities to the European Marine Scientists Educators Association’s Annual Conference in the coastal community of Ostend, Belgium.
Spoke on a panel Bridging Digital Divides Through Local Solutions, at the World Trade Organization’s Annual Public Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.
Presented Case Studies on Engaging Rural & Northern Communities Through Inclusive HR Strategies at the Human Resources Management for Indigenous Communities event.
Attended the UN General Assembly and the 2025 High-level plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in New York City, NY.
Spoke on the The Alliance of Generations and Sectors for Climate Action Panel put on by the United Nation’s Association in Canada for NYC Climate Week in New York City, NY.
Spoke on the importance of the Day for Truth and Reconciliation with the Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards.
October
Invited to speak at the IUCN Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE as one of 15 Young Changemakers in the Changemakers Program. Moderated a panel of previous Changemakers, spoke on the plenary panel at the Forum’s Closing alongside the IUCN President and Director General.
Attended the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland as part of the HKH-Arctic Youth Leadership Forum and the Arctic Futures Workshop. Alongside 13 other youth across the circumpolar north, developed policy recommendations to envision well-being and empowerment of youth in 2050. Met with both the Norwegian and Canadian Ambassador to Iceland and Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs. Spoke on a panel ‘Arctic Circle Session on Men’s Mental Health’.
November
Spoke at the Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards’ Online Series as a TFHA Trailblazer.
Presented research at the European University Institute’s Understanding and Addressing Digital Inequities Conference in Florence, Italy.
Attended and spoke at the Oxfam Child Care for All Summit 2.0 in Ottawa, Ontario.
December
Participated in the Arctic Futures Workshop at the University of Brussels.
Attended and spoke at the Arctic Futures Symposium 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
Engaged in high-level meetings in Germany and Poland regarding security and intelligence.
2025 was a year of alignment between values and visibility, ambition and responsibility, movement and grounding. The work of this year reinforced that leadership is not measured by proximity to power, but by how consistently one remains accountable to community, culture, and purpose while navigating complex systems. Each space entered, each conversation held, and each initiative advanced added clarity to the kind of impact I am committed to building: thoughtful, Indigenous-led, and rooted in long-term change.
As I look ahead, the focus is less on acceleration and more on depth. strengthening what has been built, carrying lessons forward with care, and continuing to bridge local realities with global conversations. The work continues, guided by the same principles that shaped this year: equity, integrity, and intergenerational responsibility.