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Program

 

This program is interactive. You can click on each of the presenter sessions to view the presentation outline and presenter’s biography.

 

The conference sessions will run on AEST – Canberra Time

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Dark Blue sessions will be available in person and online via OnAIR

Teal sessions will be available in person only

 

All sessions (excluding workshops) will be recorded and made available to delegates in the Resource Centre five business days post-conference.

 

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The 2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and presenters if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.


Sunday, October 11, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking
Track 1
Track 2
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking

Track 3
Track 4
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking

Track 1
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking

Track 2
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking

Track 3
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking

Track 4
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a special afternoon of immersive cultural experiences prior to the official conference opening.
Led by local Indigenous facilitators, each experience offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with culture, Country and community through storytelling, creativity, traditional knowledge and hands-on learning.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Cultural Experiences: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Networking: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Meeting points for each cultural experience will be provided to participants closer to the event
Cost: $140 per person, including your selected cultural experience and Networking

Monday, October 12, 2026

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
From Consultation to Consent: Restoring Community Authority in Decision-Making
Chair: Asha Bhat 		From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Chair: Dr Denise Kingi-Uluave
Cultural Workshop
The Role of Culture, Arts and Story in Community Strength
Chair: Sue-Ellen Simic
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM “It’s a Window to the Outside World”: Rangatahi Digital Lives and Indigenous Wellbeing
Jennifer Smith, University Of Canterbury 		PANEL: Talanoa and Tauhi Vā: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Effective Practice with Pacific Peoples
Dr Hilda Port
Dr Grace Fatetutulu
Chanae Ihimaera
Ross Laufoli
Auckland University Of Technology 		WORKSHOP: Weaving Connections & Healing through our Hands: Basket Weaving with Sandpoppy Weaving
Ann-Maree Long, Sandpoppy Weaving 		Art and Yarning: A Culturally Responsive Method to Engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Kate Anderson, Ms Tasha-Jade Cole and Ms Taleah Carson, Australian National University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM PACIFIKAI: Community-Led Co-Design for Health Equity
Robati Harrison, & Kirstine Kira Pacifikai, Children's Health Queensland 		Panel Continued Workshop Continued ‘Do You Deserve It?’: Wāhine Māori, Kauae Expectations, and TikTok
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Lalaga ia au Tasi Methdology - Including Community Participation from Start to Finish in Research
Talai Mapusua, University Of Otago 		I Roto i te Pouri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana: Maramataka-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Stevana Tuhoro, Matewai Wharepapa & Te Rina Ransfield, Te Puna Ora O Mataatua 		Workshop Continued Oriori as the Relational Medium: A Kōrero on Hapūtanga Practice, the Ancient Connection Between Song and Pāpā
Ruatau Perez & Olivia Martin
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Embedding, Scaling, & Protecting Indigenous Models of Care in Practice
Chair: Joseph Tyro 		Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Chair: Melissa Johnson
Cultural Workshop
Education for Influence: Indigenous Pathways to Leadership and Decision Making
Chair: Francis Nona
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Te Whatu Ao Māori: Weaving Systemic Touchpoints into Indigenous Models of Care in Real Time
Te Waitere Paahi, Tamara Marsden & Hannah Rogers, Hoani Waititi Marae 		Healing Through Accountability: Strengthening Systems for Aboriginal Families
Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia 		WORKSHOP: Exploring What Enables Culturally Safe Practice: An Experiential Workshop
Richard Tankesley, Matariki Services 		Deadly Minds: Indigenous-Led Education for Youth Influence, Leadership and Decision-Making
Charlene Carlisle, Act Belong Commit
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The Ma'ala Framework: Re-imagining Diabetes Care through Tongan Epistemology
Janina'ofa Galewski-Tangataevaha, University Of Waikato 		Murungidyal Framework and HERO: Reframing Systems, Accountability and Indigenous Wellbeing
Chrystale Langford 		Workshop Continued Saplings: Indigenous Research Pathways Growing First Nations Disability Research Leadership
Jasmine Thorburn, Girra Maa Indigenous Health Disability Wellbeing, University Of Technology Sydney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Fitting a Square Standard into a Round Hole: Cultural Safety and the Limits of One-Size-Fits-All
Ben Poona, Renee Bray & Jessie White, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation 		System Accountability for Achieving Māori Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Using Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara 		Workshop Continued On Our Terms: Rangatahi Māori Leadership in Global Wellbeing Spaces
Lauryn Maxwell, Auckland Council
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.
Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
From Consultation to Consent: Restoring Community Authority in Decision-Making
Chair: Asha Bhat 		From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Chair: Dr Denise Kingi-Uluave
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM “It’s a Window to the Outside World”: Rangatahi Digital Lives and Indigenous Wellbeing
Jennifer Smith, University Of Canterbury 		PANEL: Talanoa and Tauhi Vā: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Effective Practice with Pacific Peoples
Dr Hilda Port
Dr Grace Fatetutulu
Chanae Ihimaera
Ross Laufoli
Auckland University Of Technology
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM PACIFIKAI: Community-Led Co-Design for Health Equity
Robati Harrison, & Kirstine Kira Pacifikai, Children's Health Queensland 		Panel Continued
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Lalaga ia au Tasi Methdology - Including Community Participation from Start to Finish in Research
Talai Mapusua, University Of Otago 		I Roto i te Pouri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana: Maramataka-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Stevana Tuhoro, Matewai Wharepapa & Te Rina Ransfield, Te Puna Ora O Mataatua
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Embedding, Scaling, & Protecting Indigenous Models of Care in Practice
Chair: Joseph Tyro 		Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Chair: Melissa Johnson
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Te Whatu Ao Māori: Weaving Systemic Touchpoints into Indigenous Models of Care in Real Time
Te Waitere Paahi, Tamara Marsden & Hannah Rogers, Hoani Waititi Marae 		Healing Through Accountability: Strengthening Systems for Aboriginal Families
Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The Ma'ala Framework: Re-imagining Diabetes Care through Tongan Epistemology
Janina'ofa Galewski-Tangataevaha, University Of Waikato 		Murungidyal Framework and HERO: Reframing Systems, Accountability and Indigenous Wellbeing
Chrystale Langford
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Fitting a Square Standard into a Round Hole: Cultural Safety and the Limits of One-Size-Fits-All
Ben Poona, Renee Bray & Jessie White, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation 		System Accountability for Achieving Māori Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Using Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
Cultural Workshop
The Role of Culture, Arts and Story in Community Strength
Chair: Sue-Ellen Simic
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM WORKSHOP: Weaving Connections & Healing through our Hands: Basket Weaving with Sandpoppy Weaving
Ann-Maree Long, Sandpoppy Weaving 		Art and Yarning: A Culturally Responsive Method to Engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Kate Anderson, Ms Tasha-Jade Cole and Ms Taleah Carson, Australian National University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop Continued ‘Do You Deserve It?’: Wāhine Māori, Kauae Expectations, and TikTok
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Workshop Continued Oriori as the Relational Medium: A Kōrero on Hapūtanga Practice, the Ancient Connection Between Song and Pāpā
Ruatau Perez & Olivia Martin
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
Education for Influence: Indigenous Pathways to Leadership and Decision Making
Chair: Francis Nona
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Exploring What Enables Culturally Safe Practice: An Experiential Workshop
Richard Tankesley, Matariki Services 		Deadly Minds: Indigenous-Led Education for Youth Influence, Leadership and Decision-Making
Charlene Carlisle, Act Belong Commit
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Workshop Continued Saplings: Indigenous Research Pathways Growing First Nations Disability Research Leadership
Jasmine Thorburn, Girra Maa Indigenous Health Disability Wellbeing, University Of Technology Sydney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Workshop Continued On Our Terms: Rangatahi Māori Leadership in Global Wellbeing Spaces
Lauryn Maxwell, Auckland Council
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
From Consultation to Consent: Restoring Community Authority in Decision-Making
Chair: Asha Bhat
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM “It’s a Window to the Outside World”: Rangatahi Digital Lives and Indigenous Wellbeing
Jennifer Smith, University Of Canterbury
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM PACIFIKAI: Community-Led Co-Design for Health Equity
Robati Harrison, & Kirstine Kira Pacifikai, Children's Health Queensland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Lalaga ia au Tasi Methdology - Including Community Participation from Start to Finish in Research
Talai Mapusua, University Of Otago
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Embedding, Scaling, & Protecting Indigenous Models of Care in Practice
Chair: Joseph Tyro
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Te Whatu Ao Māori: Weaving Systemic Touchpoints into Indigenous Models of Care in Real Time
Te Waitere Paahi, Tamara Marsden & Hannah Rogers, Hoani Waititi Marae
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The Ma'ala Framework: Re-imagining Diabetes Care through Tongan Epistemology
Janina'ofa Galewski-Tangataevaha, University Of Waikato
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Fitting a Square Standard into a Round Hole: Cultural Safety and the Limits of One-Size-Fits-All
Ben Poona, Renee Bray & Jessie White, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Chair: Dr Denise Kingi-Uluave
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PANEL: Talanoa and Tauhi Vā: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Effective Practice with Pacific Peoples
Dr Hilda Port
Dr Grace Fatetutulu
Chanae Ihimaera
Ross Laufoli
Auckland University Of Technology
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Panel Continued
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM I Roto i te Pouri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana: Maramataka-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Stevana Tuhoro, Matewai Wharepapa & Te Rina Ransfield, Te Puna Ora O Mataatua
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Chair: Melissa Johnson
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Healing Through Accountability: Strengthening Systems for Aboriginal Families
Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Murungidyal Framework and HERO: Reframing Systems, Accountability and Indigenous Wellbeing
Chrystale Langford
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM System Accountability for Achieving Māori Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Using Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
Cultural Workshop
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM WORKSHOP: Weaving Connections & Healing through our Hands: Basket Weaving with Sandpoppy Weaving
Ann-Maree Long, Sandpoppy Weaving
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop Continued
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Workshop Continued
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Exploring What Enables Culturally Safe Practice: An Experiential Workshop
Richard Tankesley, Matariki Services
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Workshop Continued
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Workshop Continued
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Cultural Activity - Toi Tākaro - The Art of Indigenous Play
Start the conference with connection, movement and play through Toi Tākaro. Experience traditional Māori games. Everyone is welcome, it’s free to join and no bookings are required. Drop in, have a go and connect with fellow delegates before the conference sessions begin.
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Need to swap your IWC shirt? Meet us in the exhibition hall near the IWC Booth to swap with other delegates!
The Role of Culture, Arts and Story in Community Strength
Chair: Sue-Ellen Simic
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Art and Yarning: A Culturally Responsive Method to Engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Kate Anderson, Ms Tasha-Jade Cole and Ms Taleah Carson, Australian National University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM ‘Do You Deserve It?’: Wāhine Māori, Kauae Expectations, and TikTok
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Oriori as the Relational Medium: A Kōrero on Hapūtanga Practice, the Ancient Connection Between Song and Pāpā
Ruatau Perez & Olivia Martin
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Education for Influence: Indigenous Pathways to Leadership and Decision Making
Chair: Francis Nona
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Deadly Minds: Indigenous-Led Education for Youth Influence, Leadership and Decision-Making
Charlene Carlisle, Act Belong Commit
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Saplings: Indigenous Research Pathways Growing First Nations Disability Research Leadership
Jasmine Thorburn, Girra Maa Indigenous Health Disability Wellbeing, University Of Technology Sydney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM On Our Terms: Rangatahi Māori Leadership in Global Wellbeing Spaces
Lauryn Maxwell, Auckland Council
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Te Toi Aronui - Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, AUT
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
Proudly sponsored by Tamariki Tu, Tamariki Ora
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Chair: Selina Walker 		Reimagining Otherwise: Indigenous Futures Beyond Current Systems
Chair: Jemaima Tiatia-Siau
Cultural Workshop
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Chair: Dr Ella Cullen
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM Buwindyala: Strengthening Identity, Responsibility and Wellbeing through Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Raymond Timbery, Marring 		Puntu Pirni Palya, Men's Wellbeing Project: A Decolonised Space
Leslie Schultz & Georgia Sawyer, Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation 		WORKSHOP: ConfidentMe: An Indigenous Wellbeing Model Building Confidence and Identity Across Tamariki, Rangatahi and Adults
Kristyl Neho, Maia Dreams Charitable Trust 		We Already Told You: Evidence, Power, and the Refusal to Act
Tamara Noel & Evelyn Walker, Kwy Aboriginal Corporation
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM Tubba-gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Cultural Mentoring Program
Aunty Pam Wells, Jackie Wells, Jamal Wells, Xavier Wells and Tiane Wells, Tubba-gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation
Facilitated by Emma Webster, School of Rural Health, The University of Sydney 		Holding Culture in High Esteem in the Creation of Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Workforce Development
Casey Mcmurtie, Snaicc
Workshop Continued
Waangkiny-YarnUp!
Tara Farmer & Jenni Lys, Centrecare Inc.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM The Atua Within: Balancing Māori Masculinity Between Tūmatauenga and Rongomātāne
Tu Williams, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 		When Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing Rewrite How the Library Behaves.
Fay Nanai & Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau - University Of Auckland 		Workshop Continued A Reflection on Cultural Wellbeing When Interacting with Collections Through Object Based Learning at the University of Sydney Library
Pippa Herden, First Nations Collections Curator at the University of Sydney Library
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Open Topic
Chair: Dr Bobby Maher 		Beyond Healing: Sustaining Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Chair: Lazariah Nona
Cultural Workshop
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Healing Through Enterprise: Kimberley Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurial Pathways to Economic Sovereignty
Maree Cutler Naroba, MCN Consulting 		Presentation to be Announced WORKSHOP: Culture is Healing: Bush Medicine, Boomerang & Clapsticks Making
Cheryl Campbell, Roslyn Ryder, Chris Ryder, Lionel Buzzacott, Akeyulerre Aboriginal Corporation
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Elders Think What? - Changes to Country and What Nyoongar Elders Have Told Us
Dr Tia Whyman, Jacob West & Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Murdoch University 		Understanding Cultural Wellbeing among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Yukaaywa Purrary Study
Oliver Black, Yardhura Walani - ANU 		Workshop Continued
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Integrating Different Knowledge Systems Between Western Science and TEK to Care for Country
Graham Moore, Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Water 		Whānau Ora: The Voice of Māori and Pasifika Whānau
James Cherrington, He Puna Hauora
Workshop Continued
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Seasons for Healing: Supporting Grief, Loss and Healing Through Culture and Connection
Uncle Garry Kafoa & Carly Warner, Mackillop Seasons 		When the System Becomes the Stressor: Moving from Individual Resilience to Collective Care
Georgina Ambrum, Heart-based & Minjiluk McInnes, Department Of Employment and Workplace Relations 		Workshop Continued
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing
Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Chair: Selina Walker 		Reimagining Otherwise: Indigenous Futures Beyond Current Systems
Chair: Jemaima Tiatia-Siau
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM Buwindyala: Strengthening Identity, Responsibility and Wellbeing through Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Raymond Timbery, Marring 		Puntu Pirni Palya, Men's Wellbeing Project: A Decolonised Space
Leslie Schultz & Georgia Sawyer, Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM Tubba-gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Cultural Mentoring Program
Aunty Pam Wells, Jackie Wells, Jamal Wells, Xavier Wells and Tiane Wells, Tubba-gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation
Facilitated by Emma Webster, School of Rural Health, The University of Sydney 		Holding Culture in High Esteem in the Creation of Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Workforce Development
Casey Mcmurtie, Snaicc
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM The Atua Within: Balancing Māori Masculinity Between Tūmatauenga and Rongomātāne
Tu Williams, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 		When Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing Rewrite How the Library Behaves.
Fay Nanai & Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau - University Of Auckland
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Open Topic
Chair: Dr Bobby Maher 		Beyond Healing: Sustaining Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Chair: Lazariah Nona
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Healing Through Enterprise: Kimberley Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurial Pathways to Economic Sovereignty
Maree Cutler Naroba, MCN Consulting 		Presentation to be Announced
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Elders Think What? - Changes to Country and What Nyoongar Elders Have Told Us
Dr Tia Whyman, Jacob West & Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Murdoch University 		Understanding Cultural Wellbeing among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Yukaaywa Purrary Study
Oliver Black, Yardhura Walani - ANU
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Integrating Different Knowledge Systems Between Western Science and TEK to Care for Country
Graham Moore, Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Water 		Whānau Ora: The Voice of Māori and Pasifika Whānau
James Cherrington, He Puna Hauora
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Seasons for Healing: Supporting Grief, Loss and Healing Through Culture and Connection
Uncle Garry Kafoa & Carly Warner, Mackillop Seasons 		When the System Becomes the Stressor: Moving from Individual Resilience to Collective Care
Georgina Ambrum, Heart-based & Minjiluk McInnes, Department Of Employment and Workplace Relations
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Cultural Workshop
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Chair: Dr Ella Cullen
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM WORKSHOP: ConfidentMe: An Indigenous Wellbeing Model Building Confidence and Identity Across Tamariki, Rangatahi and Adults
Kristyl Neho, Maia Dreams Charitable Trust 		We Already Told You: Evidence, Power, and the Refusal to Act
Tamara Noel & Evelyn Walker, Kwy Aboriginal Corporation
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
Workshop Continued
Waangkiny-YarnUp!
Tara Farmer & Jenni Lys, Centrecare Inc.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Workshop Continued A Reflection on Cultural Wellbeing When Interacting with Collections Through Object Based Learning at the University of Sydney Library
Pippa Herden, First Nations Collections Curator at the University of Sydney Library
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM WORKSHOP: Culture is Healing: Bush Medicine, Boomerang & Clapsticks Making
Cheryl Campbell, Roslyn Ryder, Chris Ryder, Lionel Buzzacott, Akeyulerre Aboriginal Corporation
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Workshop Continued
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Workshop Continued
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop Continued
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Chair: Selina Walker
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM Buwindyala: Strengthening Identity, Responsibility and Wellbeing through Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Raymond Timbery, Marring
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM Tubba-gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Cultural Mentoring Program
Aunty Pam Wells, Jackie Wells, Jamal Wells, Xavier Wells and Tiane Wells, Tubba-gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation
Facilitated by Emma Webster, School of Rural Health, The University of Sydney
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM The Atua Within: Balancing Māori Masculinity Between Tūmatauenga and Rongomātāne
Tu Williams, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Open Topic
Chair: Dr Bobby Maher
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Healing Through Enterprise: Kimberley Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurial Pathways to Economic Sovereignty
Maree Cutler Naroba, MCN Consulting
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Elders Think What? - Changes to Country and What Nyoongar Elders Have Told Us
Dr Tia Whyman, Jacob West & Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Murdoch University
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Integrating Different Knowledge Systems Between Western Science and TEK to Care for Country
Graham Moore, Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Water
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Seasons for Healing: Supporting Grief, Loss and Healing Through Culture and Connection
Uncle Garry Kafoa & Carly Warner, Mackillop Seasons
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Reimagining Otherwise: Indigenous Futures Beyond Current Systems
Chair: Jemaima Tiatia-Siau
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM Puntu Pirni Palya, Men's Wellbeing Project: A Decolonised Space
Leslie Schultz & Georgia Sawyer, Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM Holding Culture in High Esteem in the Creation of Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Workforce Development
Casey Mcmurtie, Snaicc
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM When Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing Rewrite How the Library Behaves.
Fay Nanai & Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau - University Of Auckland
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Beyond Healing: Sustaining Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Chair: Lazariah Nona
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Presentation to be Announced
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Understanding Cultural Wellbeing among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Yukaaywa Purrary Study
Oliver Black, Yardhura Walani - ANU
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Whānau Ora: The Voice of Māori and Pasifika Whānau
James Cherrington, He Puna Hauora
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM When the System Becomes the Stressor: Moving from Individual Resilience to Collective Care
Georgina Ambrum, Heart-based & Minjiluk McInnes, Department Of Employment and Workplace Relations
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Cultural Workshop
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM WORKSHOP: ConfidentMe: An Indigenous Wellbeing Model Building Confidence and Identity Across Tamariki, Rangatahi and Adults
Kristyl Neho, Maia Dreams Charitable Trust
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
Workshop Continued
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Workshop Continued
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM WORKSHOP: Culture is Healing: Bush Medicine, Boomerang & Clapsticks Making
Cheryl Campbell, Roslyn Ryder, Chris Ryder, Lionel Buzzacott, Akeyulerre Aboriginal Corporation
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Workshop Continued
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Workshop Continued
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop Continued
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome to Day Two!
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM Centring our knowledges: Development of the Indigenous Quality of Wellbeing Index for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish, Creenation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM Cultural Dance Performance
Wiradjuri Echoes
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Chair: Dr Ella Cullen
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM We Already Told You: Evidence, Power, and the Refusal to Act
Tamara Noel & Evelyn Walker, Kwy Aboriginal Corporation
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM Waangkiny-YarnUp!
Tara Farmer & Jenni Lys, Centrecare Inc.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM A Reflection on Cultural Wellbeing When Interacting with Collections Through Object Based Learning at the University of Sydney Library
Pippa Herden, First Nations Collections Curator at the University of Sydney Library
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM The Strength Within Us
Professor Sandra Creamer AM, CEO, Australian Women’s Health Alliance
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM What We Carry, What We Care For
Tishiko King, Founder of Just Futures Collab & Ocean Advocate
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

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