Previous Water Rights Conferences

These events were organized by

The CREATE H2O Science and Engineering Training Program

and

The Right to Clean Water in First Nations Project

2017

The Fourth Annual University of Manitoba Water Rights Conference

Conference Presentations



Presenter Affiliation Title
Selvin Peter

University College of the North

Determination of the Effect of Activated Carbon in Water Treatment Processes

Slides

Craig Murray

Trent University

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Wastewater, Receiving Waters and Dring Water

Slides

Karen Busby

University of Manitoba

Research to Action Study: Preliminary Thinking on Design and Ethics Application

Slides

Melanie O'Gorman

University of Winnipeg and St.Theresa Point F.N.

The cost of inaction on water infrastructure

Slides

Ruidong Mi

University of Manitoba

Detection of E.Coli / Total Coliforms and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Drinking Water Collected from Three First Nations Communities in Manitoba

Slides

Masoud Goharrokhi

University of Manitoba

Methodology and Objectives of Collecting Sediment Samples along the Nelson River System

Slides

Dr. Priscilla Settee

University of Saskatchewan

Water: our First Relative, our First Responsibility Abstract of Talk OR

Video of Presentation

OR Podcast of Presentation

Dr. Lalitia Bharadwaj

University of Saskatchewan

From the Lab to the Reserve: The Transformative Power of Community-Engaged Scholarship

Video of Presentation

OR Podcast of Presentation OR UM Today news story

Mauli Gamhewage and Anita Murdock

University of Manitoba

Pesticides in Four Manitoba Rivers

Video of Presentation

2016

The Third Annual University of Manitoba Water Rights Conference

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Conference Presentations

Presenter Affiliation Title
Daryl Redsky

Shoal lake 40

Introduction to the Keynote Speaker

Video of Mr. Redsky's Keynote Presentation

Ayush Kumar

U of M Associate Professor Dep't of Microbiology

Detection of antibiotic resistance genes in water systems from a First Nation community in Manitoba

Slides

OR Video

Karen Busby

U of M Prof. of Law; Director Centre for Human Rights Research

Blue Lakes and Rocky shores: Canada's Obligations to Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation in First Nations

Slides

Geethani Eragoda

U of M Ph.D student Dep't of Soil Science

Drinking water quality attributes in piped and cistern water in First Nation communities in Manitoba

Slides

Vanja Karpisek

U of M M.Sc student Dep't of Civil Engineering

Natural Wetlands As Additional Wastewater Treatment For Phosphorus Removal In Lake Manitoba First Nation Community

Slides

Janice Rots-Bone

U of M Masters of Arts student

Water was never surrendered in Treaty Five

Slides

Amanda Klasing

Human Rights Watch Women’s Rights Senior Researcher

MAKE IT SAFE Canada’s Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis Web Page OR Video OR

Slides

Katherine Starzyk

U of M Assistant Professor Dep't of Psychology

Framing Water as a Right Increases Support for Resolving First Nations Water Issues Fact Sheet OR Video

2015

The Second Annual University of Manitoba Water Rights Conference

Conference Presentations

Distinguished Speaker

Ovide Mercredi (Video)

Drinking Water
Presenter Title
Shirley Thompson

Wasagamack - Living without running water and sewage

Slides

Geethani Eragoda and Frank Cook

Comparison of drinking water quality in two water distribution systems common to First Nation communities in Manitoba

Slides

Kenneth Brezinski

Monitoring the Natural Organic Matter Composition of Lake Winnipegosis Using Solid Phase Extraction

Slides

Source Water
Presenter Title
Johanna Theroux

Identifying Sediment Sources in Norway House Cree Nation Source Water Using Sediment Fingerprinting

Slides

Waste Water
Presenter Title
Jonathan Challis

Measurement of Wastewater Contaminants in Norway House Cree Nation

Slides

Mahrooz Sabri

The Effects of Freeze/Thaw Treatment on Wastewater Sludge Character

Slides

Advocacy
Presenter Title
Colin Bonnycastle

The Right to Clean Water in First Nations: The Photovoice Project

Slides

Karen Busby

Essential Services of reasonable quality to all Canadians

Slides

Matthew Quesnel

Increasing Openness to Persuasive Appeals

Slides

2014

The First Annual University of Manitoba Water Rights Conference

Conference Presentations

Invited Speaker

Presenter Title

Katherine Morrisseau-Sinclair

Lake Winnipeg Water Walk 2014.

Video

Presentations by H2O Students and Professors

Presenter Title
Geethani Arachchilage

Drinking Water Quality as Affected by Water Treatment, Distribution, and Source Water Quality.

Slides

Charles D. Goss

Simple Method for Monitoring Organic Matter Composition in Manitoba Surface Waters.

Slides

Richard Herman

Sources of Drinking Water Contamination for the M'Chigeeng First Nation in West Bay, Manitoulin Island.

Slides

Johanna Theroux

What are the effects of the Two Mile Channel on Sedimentation and Contamination in Norway House Cree Nation Waters?

Slides

Ayush Kumar

Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Urbanized Near-Shore Zone of Lake Ontario.

Slides

Ru Li

Comparison of PMA-based 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing methods to discriminate dead and active microbes in water samples.

Slides

Presentations by Community Partners

Presenter Title
Irving Leblanc
Assembly of First Nations

National Perspective on First Nations drinking water and wastewater.

Slides
Pat Linklater
Nisichawayasihk councilor

Where Three Rivers Meet

Slides

Ken Mattes

Manitoba First Nations Circuit Rider Training Program Manitoba First Nations Circuit Rider Training Program

Slides

Social Science Presentations

Presenter Title
Chantelle Bellrichard

What Will Make Canadians Care?

Interview with presenter Katelin Neufeld

Aimée Craft and Elders

PDF of the Anishinaabe Water Law Report

Khan Jahirul Islam

Socio-Economic Well-Being and Water Infrastructure

Slides

Behnaz Alimohammadisagvand

Alternative Financing for Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

Slides

Nana Ama Addae-Boahene

Advocacy

Slides

Brenda Elias

Navigating the Right to Water

Slides

Katherine Starzyk

Issues in Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Slides