A collection of presentations, workshops, position papers, and emerging frameworks developed through participation in the Saskatchewan Energy & Natural Resources Forum 2026.
Then a short introduction:
In May 2026 I travelled to Saskatchewan, Canada, to participate in the Saskatchewan Energy & Natural Resources Forum.
The conversations brought together First Nations leaders, industry representatives, educators, policy thinkers, technology practitioners, and community organisations exploring the opportunities and challenges emerging from artificial intelligence.
The materials collected here are not intended as definitive answers.
They are working artefacts.
Presentations, workshop materials, discussion papers, and strategic explorations developed through dialogue with Indigenous communities, educators, government agencies, and industry partners.
Several recurring themes emerged:
• capability before technology
• stewardship before extraction
• participation before adoption
• sovereignty alongside innovation
• future generations as stakeholders in present decisions
This archive captures that evolving body of work.
Presentations & Workshops
1. Youth Summit — Saskatchewan Energy & Natural Resources Forum 2026
AI For Good: The Future of AI in Protecting First Nations Cultural Legacy
Presentation delivered with Ihaka and Liza Kerr-Kohunui and Alexandria (Ali) Bear during the Saskatchewan Youth Summit exploring cultural preservation, language revitalisation, and Indigenous participation in the development of AI systems.
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2. Who Shapes AI? Youth Summit AI Challenge
Interactive workshop and challenge session delivered with Liza Kerr-Kohunui focused on agency, participation, governance, and the future role of young people in shaping AI-enabled societies.
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3. Partnership Perspectives on AI from Aotearoa New Zealand
Capability, Sovereignty & Future Generations
Industry breakout session delivered with Liza Kerr-Kohunui exploring Māori perspectives on AI, partnership models, capability development, and long-term stewardship.
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Discussion Papers
4. Shaping AI Through Community, Capability, and Stewardship
A short orientation paper exploring Indigenous AI capability development, governance, sovereignty, and community participation.
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Applied Explorations
Building Shared Indigenous AI Infrastructure
Exploring how Indigenous communities may participate as owners, governors, builders, and beneficiaries of intelligence infrastructure.
This work examines the foundations of shared capability platforms, stewardship models, governance approaches, and long-term participation in an emerging intelligence economy.
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Organisational Capacity in an Age of AI
A conversation paper exploring how AI may strengthen organisational capability by reducing administrative burden, improving knowledge access, and creating capacity for higher-value work.
Rather than beginning with community-scale systems, this paper starts with a simpler question:
How can AI help the people already carrying the work?
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Indigenous Capability Platforms for Community Organisations
Exploring practical AI tools, capability pathways, governance approaches, and implementation models for Indigenous organisations and leadership groups.
Status: Research & Design
Continuing Conversations
This archive remains active.
The work continues to evolve through conversations across Aotearoa New Zealand, Canada, Indigenous communities, educational organisations, industry partners, and emerging AI practitioners.
Several questions continue to sit beneath the work:
- How do communities participate as owners, governors, builders, and beneficiaries of intelligence infrastructure?
- What forms of capability and stewardship are required for meaningful participation?
- How might AI strengthen not only communities, but the organisations and leaders carrying the work today?
- What becomes possible when sovereignty, capability, and future generations are considered together rather than separately?
The answers remain unfinished.
The conversation continues.