2024 National Gathering of Graduate Students
October 10 & 11, 2024. Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, Vancouver, BC on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
The National Gathering of Graduate Students (NGGS) is a national annual gathering that brings together Indigenous graduate students doing research on Indigenous health and well-being.
This is a unique event focused on the development, training, and mentorship of Indigenous students across Canada. It is also an opportunity for Indigenous students to network, relationship-build, knowledge share, build capacity, and participate in cultural activities. The NGGS is meant to foster belonging and support for Indigenous graduate students, as well as a place for skill and capacity building and knowledge transfer.
The National Gathering is a NEIHR and Indigenous Mentorship Network student gathering, not an open conference. Students are able to register if they have received an acceptance letter indicating that their abstract has been accepted for presentation, or if they have been invited by a NEIHR/IMN to attend. Also attending will be faculty, community partners, and staff associated with and invited by the NEIHR/IMN networks. For more information, contact the NEIHR in your territory.
Please click on the following links for downloadable PDFs of the event program, presenter guidelines and presentation schedule:
NGGS Program
Presenter Guidelines
Student Program
French Program
Student Presenters: if you are planning to use slides for your presentation, please submit them to the event planner, Jodi, at jodi@elevenevents.ca no later than Oct 10! The presentation schedule is tight and there will be no time to upload slides via USB between presentations. Each slide deck must be pre-loaded before the event. However, it is also highly recommended to bring a USB with your slides just in case of technical issues.
Talaysay Tours: Talking Trees Tour
The Talking Trees Tour will be taking place on October 10th. Tickets and transportation will be fully covered by the BC NEIHR. Departure by shuttle service is at 2 pm sharp. We ask that all those using the shuttle be at the pick site by 1:45 pm. If you are interested in walking, it is about a 20-minute walk.
Whether taking the shuttle or walking, all attendees must sign up for the tour at the event registration table (Oct 9th from 3 – 5 pm or Oct 10th from 7 – 8 am). We will be providing a QR Code to sign a waiver.
There are 145 spots maximum reserved for students and NEIHR team members. At 1:45 pm any remaining spots will be made available to other guests (e.g., partners, family members, exhibitor booth attendees, etc.) on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in an extra spot, please wait at the shuttle at 1:45 pm to try and secure it. For those not attending, this will be free time.
More information regarding what the tour entails can be found on page 9 of the event program and their website at https://www.talaysay.com/talkingtrees-vancouver.