Cowboy Smithx

Cowboy Smithx

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Calgary, Alberta

Redx Talks Founder, Award Winning Filmmaker, First Nation Expert

Cowboy Smithx is an award-winning filmmaker of Blackfoot from Piikani & Kainai tribes of Southern Alberta who use his culture as a foundation to create. He is the founder and curator of the highly acclaimed International Indigenous speaker series “REDx Talks” and discusses the important steps to empower his people and keep them resilient while sharing insights with audiences for discourse and silence.

COWBOY SMITHX BIOGRAPHY

Cowboy Smithx is an Award-Winning filmmaker of Blackfoot Ancestry from the Piikani and Kainai Nations of Southern Alberta, Canada. Cowboy also serves as the Artistic Director of the Iiniistsi Treaty Arts Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to activating the true spirit and intent of Treaty #7.

Cowboy Smithx was began his social advocacy, employed as a youth worker in East Vancouver, Canada. The organization he worked for is KAYA, which stands for the ‘Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Association’. Later that year, Cowboy Smithx graduated from the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking Program at Capilano University.

With a passion for the arts and social advocacy, he turned to entrepreneurship as a way to create awareness around Indigenous heritage, human rights, reconciliation, equality, and access. Cowboy Smithx writes, directs, and produces film works in documentary, narrative, music video, and experimental art.

His best-known work is a full feature documentary co-produced with Chris Hsiung called, Elder in the Making. It is a film about reconciliation between non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. The film became an optional learning resource within Alberta schools to teach and share Indigenous ontological epistemologies. Cowboy Smithx said today’s youth have an opportunity through their use of convenient media opportunities to advocate for change in their communities.

Cowboy Smithx also founded the REDx Talks Speaker Series. This production serves as a platform for reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Peoples Smithx is the main stakeholder of his motion picture and film company, Eccentricus Imagery, which has been based in Vancouver B.C.

Cowboy Smithx is currently working in Indigenous education, Cultural consultation and Youth work around the world. He has been featured as a keynote presenter at over 150 conferences, symposiums and festivals across the globe. Cowboy Smithx facilitates dozens of interactive presentations for professionals, artists, and Indigenous youth and elders. Cowboy Smith is also the founder of the Elk Shadows Performing Arts Clan and the Noirfoot School For Cinematic Arts.

Cowboy is a serial entrepreneur and Indigenous advocate involved with many social enterprises, and non-profits and continuously gives back to his community. He is well known for his creative abilities and his passion for the arts, sharing the history and the pride of Indigenous People’s art and culture to raise awareness through authentic stories and the trials and tribulations of these people.

Through his passion for art, he is one of Canada’s leading Indigenous artists and is able to express himself through a creative experience. His motivational talks replicate the same process, creating life-changing experiences for the audience to walk away with paired with visual references, storytelling and his interactive approach to each session.

“I think creativity is very much a spiritual realm, it’s a nexus between reality and what is potentially possible or what is potentially impossible,” he says. “Bringing all of those dimensions together to create something out of thin air, I think that’s a magical thing.” – Cowboy Smithx

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Cowboy Smithx Topic Presentations

redx talks: voices of the land the spirit of communities and bridging communities

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  • As the founder of the REDx Talks Speaker Series, Cowboy Smithx has cultivated a platform that serves as a powerful bridge between different communities, focusing on stories of the land, injustices, resilience, and the unifying power of the spirit. His profound understanding of tribes and nations, coupled with the stories and lessons learned from connecting with the speakers he has engaged, has enabled him to create a stage for meaningful dialogue on overcoming adversity, forging connections, and fostering understanding. Through his leadership, the REDx Talks have emerged as an influential space for shared experiences, wisdom, and reconciliation.

    The outcomes of this presentation encompass an enriched understanding of the REDx Talks, highlighting their role in healing and community restoration. Participants will learn from Cowboy Smithx’s expertise in addressing challenges faced by Indigenous communities, his effective strategies in building resilience, and the invaluable lessons derived from the diverse voices he has brought together. They will leave with the knowledge and motivation to actively engage in the power of community, guided by insights that foster empathy, collaboration, and a deeper connection to Indigenous wisdom and heritage.

feathered futures: youth empowerment and advocacy in indigenous communities

elder in the making: creative horizons through art and education

pathways to unity: reconciliation and indigenous rights in canada

land, language, and legacy: uncovering indigenous history

unity in action: a path to reconciliation, justice, and change

pathways to prosperity

the nexus of creativity and spirituality: a journey with reality and possibility

bridging horizons: the future of work through indigenous collaboration and engagement

futures rooted in tradition: indigenous futurism and the horizon of possibilities

cultivating connections: indigenous education, culture, and youth engagement

the next chapter: leadership, healing and prevention

voices of tradition: indigenous storytelling in modern media

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