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ILS Full Circle.
The Indigenous Lands Symposium has become a gathering place — a fire — where Nations come together to share knowledge, strengthen relationships, and bring a collective voice to the work of land stewardship and Nation building.
From that fire, knowledge is carried back to traditional territories and put into practice through stewardship, governance, and cultural practice — creating real outcomes: healthier ecosystems, stronger communities, and renewed connections to the land and to one another.
With each ILS, those experiences, lessons, and leadership return to the gathering, strengthening the next conversation and continuing the cycle.
ILS is supported by Wahkohtowin Development, a First Nations-owned and led social enterprise representing Chapleau Cree, Missanabie Cree, and Brunswick House First Nation. Wahkohtowin’s work in Indigenous-led land stewardship and sustainable resource management helped shape ILS and continues to support its evolution as a space for knowledge sharing, relationship building, and collective action.
500
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40+ Indigenous Communities
60+ Supporting Organizations
7M+
HECTARES
Shared Traditional Territories
International Attendance
38H
PROGRAMMING
Cultural Practices
Presentations & Workshops
Networking & Socials
Artist Commission.
Indigenous art is woven into the fabric of ILS. Through commissioned works, the symposium creates space for Indigenous artists to interpret the themes and stories of the gathering in their own voices. These works become part of ILS — celebrating culture, connection to land, and the artists who help bring those stories forward.
5 Years Of Connection.
Five years. Five gatherings. One evolving story. Since its beginnings in Chapleau in 2023, the Indigenous Lands Symposium has travelled across Northern Ontario — to Timmins, Bawating/Sault Ste. Marie, and Sudbury — bringing together Nations, knowledge holders, land stewards, and partners to share stories, knowledge, and experience. In 2027, ILS carries that story to Ottawa. Explore the gatherings that have shaped ILS — and the people, places, and ideas that continue to move it forward.
