Addressing the need for a holistic approach to mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness.
Iyiniw Education & Training welcomes all people to gain an Indigenous perspective on world issues through our conferences and events.
30th Annual
Knowing Our Spirits Conference
KOS Conference | November 27-29, 2024
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Early Bird Registration Now Open!
$ 450.00 before October 21, 2024
$ 495.00 after October 21, 2024 -
WORKSHOPS & SESSIONS
Explore the topics and workshops at this year’s conference.
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Location & Accommodation
Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre
Special Room Rate
Keynote speaker
Bronson Koenig
Bronson Koenig is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League
Bronson koeing is professional basketball player who uses his voice to promote indigenous injustices.
Bronson Koenig is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. In September 2016, Koenig and his brother drove a trailer packed with supplies 14 hours from Madison to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, to join the protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In December 2016, Koenig wrote a first-person article about the experience for The Players’ Tribune entitled, "What I Found in Standing Rock.”
End Keynote speaker
Alyssa Wapanatahk
Indigenous Actress from treaty 6 territory
Hailing from the Cree First Nation in northern Alberta, Alyssa is an actress, writer, filmmaker, public speaker, and activist. She is most widely known for her roles in known for Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), Bones of Crows (2022) and Napes Kasêkipatwât - The Boy & The Braid (2019).