Presenting

Miranda is eager to share the knowledge she has gained on her journey through life, both personally and professionally. She is available as a keynote speaker and presenter to reach and engage your audience on a variety of topics, including:

  • Truth and Reconciliation
  • Indigenous Relations
  • Challenging Colonial Systems
  • Overcoming Adversity
  • Community Engagement
  • Intersectionality
  • Political Advocacy

Recent

  • Better Together Joint Conference 2022 – Conference Opening and Closing (Heritage BC and the BC Museums Association, May 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation in Heritage: The Need to Transform Heritage Practice – Guest Speaker (Regeneration Works, National Trust for Canada, March 30, 2022, Online)
  • THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY: Official Records, Community Knowledge, and Living Memory Tell the Truths of the Indigenous Hospital Experience – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Health History Group, University of Winnipeg, March 23, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciling History – Guest Speaker (Histories of Health, Disability, and Racial Justice, Department of History, The King’s University, February 2, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation IRL – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Studies 10, Harry Ainlay High School, January 24, 2022, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: the Past and the Path Forward – Keynote Speaker (Kids Help Phone Staff Training, June 2021, Online)
  • Understanding UNDRIP: Allyship in the Fight for Indigenous Rights – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian Congregation, January 31, 2021, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: Reflecting on the last 5 years – Discussion Moderator & Panelist (The Local Good, June 10, 2020, Online)
  • Truth Before Reconciliation: How the Seven Sacred Teachings create a path to Better Relations – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian, March 29, 2020, Online)
  • Integrating Indigenous Literature into Learning – English Language Arts High School Instructors In-service (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The History of the Camsell and the Indian Hospital System – Developing our Understanding and Building Capacity Together in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • UNDRIP and the Denial of Justice (Creative Mornings, August 16, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Community Based Reconciliation – Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation Symposium, MacEwan University, July 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Understanding the TRC – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Town of Devon Employees, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, June 18, 2019, Devon)
  • Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building – Panel Discussion Participant, CAGE 2019 Symposium (Canadian Art Gallery Educators, May 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Balance For Better – International Women’s Day Banquet (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association, March 22, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The Curious Case of John Hellson: Traditional Knowledge in Archival Records – Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving Indigenous Heritage from Archives Outside Canada – A Symposium (Indigenous Heritage Circle, March 6, 2019, Winnipeg)
  • Reconciliation in Heritage: The Need to Transform Heritage Practice – Guest Speaker (Regeneration Works, National Trust for Canada, March 30, 2022, Online)
  • THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY: Official Records, Community Knowledge, and Living Memory Tell the Truths of the Indigenous Hospital Experience – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Health History Group, University of Winnipeg, March 23, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciling History – Guest Speaker (Histories of Health, Disability, and Racial Justice, Department of History, The King’s University, February 2, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation IRL – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Studies 10, Harry Ainlay High School, January 24, 2022, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: the Past and the Path Forward – Keynote Speaker (Kids Help Phone Staff Training, June 2021, Online)
  • Understanding UNDRIP: Allyship in the Fight for Indigenous Rights – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian Congregation, January 31, 2021, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: Reflecting on the last 5 years – Discussion Moderator & Panelist (The Local Good, June 10, 2020, Online)
  • Truth Before Reconciliation: How the Seven Sacred Teachings create a path to Better Relations – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian, March 29, 2020, Online)
  • Integrating Indigenous Literature into Learning – English Language Arts High School Instructors In-service (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The History of the Camsell and the Indian Hospital System – Developing our Understanding and Building Capacity Together in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • UNDRIP and the Denial of Justice (Creative Mornings, August 16, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Community Based Reconciliation – Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation Symposium, MacEwan University, July 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Understanding the TRC – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Town of Devon Employees, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, June 18, 2019, Devon)
  • Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building – Panel Discussion Participant, CAGE 2019 Symposium (Canadian Art Gallery Educators, May 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Balance For Better – International Women’s Day Banquet (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association, March 22, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The Curious Case of John Hellson: Traditional Knowledge in Archival Records – Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving Indigenous Heritage from Archives Outside Canada – A Symposium (Indigenous Heritage Circle, March 6, 2019, Winnipeg)
  • Reconciliation in Heritage: The Need to Transform Heritage Practice – Guest Speaker (Regeneration Works, National Trust for Canada, March 30, 2022, Online)
  • THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY: Official Records, Community Knowledge, and Living Memory Tell the Truths of the Indigenous Hospital Experience – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Health History Group, University of Winnipeg, March 23, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciling History – Guest Speaker (Histories of Health, Disability, and Racial Justice, Department of History, The King’s University, February 2, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation IRL – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Studies 10, Harry Ainlay High School, January 24, 2022, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: the Past and the Path Forward – Keynote Speaker (Kids Help Phone Staff Training, June 2021, Online)
  • Understanding UNDRIP: Allyship in the Fight for Indigenous Rights – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian Congregation, January 31, 2021, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: Reflecting on the last 5 years – Discussion Moderator & Panelist (The Local Good, June 10, 2020, Online)
  • Truth Before Reconciliation: How the Seven Sacred Teachings create a path to Better Relations – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian, March 29, 2020, Online)
  • Integrating Indigenous Literature into Learning – English Language Arts High School Instructors In-service (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The History of the Camsell and the Indian Hospital System – Developing our Understanding and Building Capacity Together in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • UNDRIP and the Denial of Justice (Creative Mornings, August 16, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Community Based Reconciliation – Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation Symposium, MacEwan University, July 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Understanding the TRC – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Town of Devon Employees, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, June 18, 2019, Devon)
  • Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building – Panel Discussion Participant, CAGE 2019 Symposium (Canadian Art Gallery Educators, May 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Balance For Better – International Women’s Day Banquet (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association, March 22, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The Curious Case of John Hellson: Traditional Knowledge in Archival Records – Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving Indigenous Heritage from Archives Outside Canada – A Symposium (Indigenous Heritage Circle, March 6, 2019, Winnipeg)
  • Reconciliation in Heritage: The Need to Transform Heritage Practice – Guest Speaker (Regeneration Works, National Trust for Canada, March 30, 2022, Online)
  • THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY: Official Records, Community Knowledge, and Living Memory Tell the Truths of the Indigenous Hospital Experience – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Health History Group, University of Winnipeg, March 23, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciling History – Guest Speaker (Histories of Health, Disability, and Racial Justice, Department of History, The King’s University, February 2, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation IRL – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Studies 10, Harry Ainlay High School, January 24, 2022, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: the Past and the Path Forward – Keynote Speaker (Kids Help Phone Staff Training, June 2021, Online)
  • Understanding UNDRIP: Allyship in the Fight for Indigenous Rights – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian Congregation, January 31, 2021, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: Reflecting on the last 5 years – Discussion Moderator & Panelist (The Local Good, June 10, 2020, Online)
  • Truth Before Reconciliation: How the Seven Sacred Teachings create a path to Better Relations – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian, March 29, 2020, Online)
  • Integrating Indigenous Literature into Learning – English Language Arts High School Instructors In-service (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The History of the Camsell and the Indian Hospital System – Developing our Understanding and Building Capacity Together in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • UNDRIP and the Denial of Justice (Creative Mornings, August 16, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Community Based Reconciliation – Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation Symposium, MacEwan University, July 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Understanding the TRC – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Town of Devon Employees, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, June 18, 2019, Devon)
  • Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building – Panel Discussion Participant, CAGE 2019 Symposium (Canadian Art Gallery Educators, May 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Balance For Better – International Women’s Day Banquet (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association, March 22, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The Curious Case of John Hellson: Traditional Knowledge in Archival Records – Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving Indigenous Heritage from Archives Outside Canada – A Symposium (Indigenous Heritage Circle, March 6, 2019, Winnipeg)
  • Reconciliation in Heritage: The Need to Transform Heritage Practice – Guest Speaker (Regeneration Works, National Trust for Canada, March 30, 2022, Online)
  • THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY: Official Records, Community Knowledge, and Living Memory Tell the Truths of the Indigenous Hospital Experience – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Health History Group, University of Winnipeg, March 23, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciling History – Guest Speaker (Histories of Health, Disability, and Racial Justice, Department of History, The King’s University, February 2, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation IRL – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Studies 10, Harry Ainlay High School, January 24, 2022, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: the Past and the Path Forward – Keynote Speaker (Kids Help Phone Staff Training, June 2021, Online)
  • Understanding UNDRIP: Allyship in the Fight for Indigenous Rights – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian Congregation, January 31, 2021, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: Reflecting on the last 5 years – Discussion Moderator & Panelist (The Local Good, June 10, 2020, Online)
  • Truth Before Reconciliation: How the Seven Sacred Teachings create a path to Better Relations – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian, March 29, 2020, Online)
  • Integrating Indigenous Literature into Learning – English Language Arts High School Instructors In-service (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The History of the Camsell and the Indian Hospital System – Developing our Understanding and Building Capacity Together in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • UNDRIP and the Denial of Justice (Creative Mornings, August 16, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Community Based Reconciliation – Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation Symposium, MacEwan University, July 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Understanding the TRC – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Town of Devon Employees, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, June 18, 2019, Devon)
  • Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building – Panel Discussion Participant, CAGE 2019 Symposium (Canadian Art Gallery Educators, May 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Balance For Better – International Women’s Day Banquet (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association, March 22, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The Curious Case of John Hellson: Traditional Knowledge in Archival Records – Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving Indigenous Heritage from Archives Outside Canada – A Symposium (Indigenous Heritage Circle, March 6, 2019, Winnipeg)
  • Reconciliation in Heritage: The Need to Transform Heritage Practice – Guest Speaker (Regeneration Works, National Trust for Canada, March 30, 2022, Online)
  • THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY: Official Records, Community Knowledge, and Living Memory Tell the Truths of the Indigenous Hospital Experience – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Health History Group, University of Winnipeg, March 23, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciling History – Guest Speaker (Histories of Health, Disability, and Racial Justice, Department of History, The King’s University, February 2, 2022, Online)
  • Reconciliation IRL – Guest Speaker (Indigenous Studies 10, Harry Ainlay High School, January 24, 2022, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: the Past and the Path Forward – Keynote Speaker (Kids Help Phone Staff Training, June 2021, Online)
  • Understanding UNDRIP: Allyship in the Fight for Indigenous Rights – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian Congregation, January 31, 2021, Online)
  • Truth and Reconciliation: Reflecting on the last 5 years – Discussion Moderator & Panelist (The Local Good, June 10, 2020, Online)
  • Truth Before Reconciliation: How the Seven Sacred Teachings create a path to Better Relations – Guest Speaker (Westwood Unitarian, March 29, 2020, Online)
  • Integrating Indigenous Literature into Learning – English Language Arts High School Instructors In-service (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The History of the Camsell and the Indian Hospital System – Developing our Understanding and Building Capacity Together in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing (Edmonton Public School Board, October 25, 2019, Edmonton)
  • UNDRIP and the Denial of Justice (Creative Mornings, August 16, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Community Based Reconciliation – Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation Symposium, MacEwan University, July 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Understanding the TRC – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Town of Devon Employees, July 3, 2019, Devon)
  • Introduction to Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Learning Initiative (Devon Town Council, June 18, 2019, Devon)
  • Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building – Panel Discussion Participant, CAGE 2019 Symposium (Canadian Art Gallery Educators, May 4, 2019, Edmonton)
  • Balance For Better – International Women’s Day Banquet (Indo-Canadian Women’s Association, March 22, 2019, Edmonton)
  • The Curious Case of John Hellson: Traditional Knowledge in Archival Records – Closer to Home: Locating and Retrieving Indigenous Heritage from Archives Outside Canada – A Symposium (Indigenous Heritage Circle, March 6, 2019, Winnipeg)