Indigenous Connections Summit in Tiohtià:ke

From March 11-13, 2025, the first edition of the Indigenous Connections Summit will take place at the Palais des Congrès in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). It is organized by the Ashukan Institute in collaboration with KWE! Meet with Indigenous Peoples Festival. The Summit will foster discussions to understand, act, and measure progress in reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and the rest of Canadian society. Reconciliation with Indigenous communities has become much more of a priority in recent years. But Melanie Vincent, the Executive of  ‘Kwe’ wonders if that’s enough?

“Everybody wants to do reconciliation, but are we actually making any progress and how do you measure that. Even with us at the festival, I was asking myself too – we’ve been doing the festival for 8 years – are we making any progress, are we reaching our goals to create some better relationships with our partners, with citizens at large.”

Hydro CEO Michael Sabia is chairing the event