.jpg "Karen Aird photo")
Through her mother Marlene Cameron/Desjarlais, Karen is a member of Saulteau First Nations in Treaty 8 Territory of BC and is currently the Heritage Manager for First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) and a co-founder/former President and current Director of the national organization the Indigenous Heritage Circle (the Circle). Karen has worked as an archaeologist and in cultural heritage management for the past 23 years on many projects that convey a strong sense of place in Indigenous landscapes, encompassing the stories, legal traditions and the intangible and tangible elements into Indigenous heritage. Some of the projects that Karen has worked on include acting an expert witness for Indigenous Nations during the Site C Dam environmental assessment; project coordinator for the Secwepemc cultural heritage study; project lead for the Tse’K’wa National historic site; co-author of the FPCC Policy Paper on Recognizing and Including Indigenous Cultural Heritage and a Living Heritage paper with UNESCO Canada and FPCC; assisting with the coordination of three national engagements on Indigenous heritage with Parks Canada; leading a project to decolonize heritage and implement UNDRIP; and much more. Karen was appointed to the Parks Canada National Indigenous Advisory Board in 2019 and the Royal BC Museum Board in 2020.
On-Demand
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM MDT
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM MDT
