Nipawi Kakinoosit

Keynote Speaker | Victoria, British Columbia

Indigenous Advocate
First Nation Expert | Co Founder of Idle No More Movement

Nipawi Kakinoosit Expertise Indigenous, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership and Change, Resilience & Change, Change Management, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Influence & Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, , , and .

Nipawi Kakinoosit

About Nipawi Kakinoosit

Nipawi Kakinoosit is a member of the Sucker Creek Cree First Nation born in Prince George, and Young Diplomats of Canada have named him as head delegate. Nipawi Kakinoosit has worked with several Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Organizations across North America on building better relations between the communities via direct engagement & interaction.

Nipawi Kakinoosit Videos

Idle No More! Steven Kakinoosit --vancouver, Dec 10

Cando Conference 2019 Highlight

Nipawi Kakinoosit Interviews & Podcasts

NIPAWI KAKINOOSIT BIOGRAPHY

Okimaw Nipawi Kakinoosit is a proud member of Sucker Creek First Nation and a Treaty 8 Hereditary Chief. Born and raised in Prince George, BC. Nipawi spent his formative years attending College Heights Secondary School and began to get politically and socially active in opposition to the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline.

From there, He would go to the Native Education College in 2012 to complete his Grade 12, where he became Vice-Chief of the Student Council, Co-Founder, and Inaugural Women’s Basketball Manager for the NEC Nighthawks Athletics Program. Nipawi Kakinoosit would also speak at various events held around the city of Vancouver having spoken at, Douglass College, SFU, UBC, NEC, on several occasions.

In 2013, Nipawi Kakinoosit would organize and lead a Caravan of Supporters from Vancouver BC to Rexton New Brunswick to support Elsipogtog and other Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Acadian, and others in their work in opposition to Shale Gas Exploratory work done by Southwest Energy (SWN).

Nipawi Kakinoosit would also be invited that year to do a territorial acknowledgement, address and facilitate a workshop during the 2013 North American Palestinian Shatat Conference held at UBC. He has gone on to represent both his Nation and the Urban Indigenous Communities of BC while attending High-Level meetings with various Governments in Canada, the US, and through work with the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

In 2016, Nipawi Kakinoosit would be Head of Security and Logistics for the Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Caravan. This Caravan left from Bear Flats BC and drove all the way to Montreal, Quebec for the “Site C” BC Hydro Court of Appeals Case. He has also worked with several Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Organizations across North America towards building better relations between the communities through direct engagement and interaction.

Nipawi Kakinoosit has led delegation to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, has given Traditional Welcoming’s, facilitated workshops and panel discussion at various Universities and Colleges across Canada and the US. Nipawi Kakinoosit is currently working with Young Diplomats of Canada leading their 2022 UNPFII Delegation and Canadian Roots Exchange as part of their Peer Program.

Nipawi Kakinoosit Topic Presentations

Nipawi Kakinoosit Victoria, British Columbia, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Truth and Reconciliation & What It Means?

Idle No More: History of Modern Indigenous Political Movements. a Multi Part Lecture Series

Indigenous Rights, Treaty Rights, and the Complicated History with the Crown

Nipawi Kakinoosit Books & Articles

Nipawi Kakinoosit Speaking Testimonials

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