Singing Back the Buffalo (Film Screening)

We will be hosting a documentary film screening on the first night of the conference at historic The Roxy Theater. Event will be licensed with an intermission for socializing, as well as a panel with Dr. Tasha Hubbard and others following the viewing.

ISAZ Dinner & Closing Reception - Saturday, June 21st at the Delta Bessborough Hotel

Following conference activities, a ticketed dinner and awards ceremony will be hosted for delegates in the Adam Ballroom of the Delta Bessborough.

Prairie Lily Riverboat Tour

Photo of river boat on the South Saskatchewan River at sunset

More information will be provided upon conference registration.

Wanuskewin Day Trip

Photo of Indigenous Woman in traditional regalia standing in front of Wanuskewin Center

Wanuskewin Heritage Park

A planned outing to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park will occur on Sunday. The park and its cultural center are a proposed UNESCO Heritage Site, just outside of the Saskatoon city limits. If this is your first time to Saskatchewan, do not miss exploring the Opimihāw Valley's more than 6,400 years of Northern Plains Indigenous histories and cultures!

The goal of this trip will be to introduce attendees to the “One Health” framework within a naturally preserved, 6,000 year old Northern Plains ecological site; learn more about Indigenous cultural practices and ways of knowing; and view the Prairie Bison (Buffalo) that were re-introduced to the area after their near-extinction due to colonial activities.

A day tour will be organized for delegates who wish to visit the site. Sign-up options will occur at the time of attendees confirming conference registration. Further, delegates can opt to visit Wanuskewin at a time of their choosing for a self-guided tour, book in for a Han Wi Moon Dinner, or partake in an overnight “Tipi Sleepover” - more information is available HERE.