Indigenous Leadership
Research on urban Indigenous youth voices, engagement, and participation in decision-making, including Cheryl’s M.A. thesis at Royal Roads University.
Speaking
Speaking, workshops, and conversation
Cheryl Matthew is a specialist with over 30 years of experience in Indigenous knowledge, research, and reconciliation.
Speaking topics
Conversations can be shaped for the gathering, audience, and questions at hand. Topics include:
Reconciliation
Author of Reconciliation Over Coffee: 30 Things to Know About Indigenous Reconciliation: A Practical Guide.
Ceremony and Integration
Doctoral research explored Indigenous cultural renewal, decolonization, and transformation in the Ottawa area.
Storytelling
Directed and produced Tskwijuy: Scotch Creek Watershed: Stories from the Land and Land Stewardship and Stories from the Land.
Environmental Stewardship
Work with Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band includes senior research, consultation, and engagement, as well as land stewardship media projects.
Indigenous Research
Research spans Indigenous methods, policy analysis, community-based work, and academic research, including current work with SFU’s Sea, Land & Sky Indigenization Initiative.
The Creative Process
Creative practice includes documentary and video production, video ethnography, and writing across research and book-length work.
Invite Cheryl to speak
For speaking, workshops, panels, and event inquiries, please get in touch.
Speaking inquiries