Wednesday June 24, 2026

Chateau Nova, 3^rd Floor, Caribou Room, Yellowknife, NT

 8:45 – 9:15 a.m. (MT)

Opening Ceremony

Frank and Beverley Hope, Shakes the Dust Hope Consulting, Yellowknife, NWT

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. (MT)

Welcome and Opening Remarks

The Honourable Chief Justice Shannon Smallwood, Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories

The Honourable Chief Judge Jeannie Scott, Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. (MT)

Working and Living with Trauma: Key Concepts

Moderator – The Honourable Judge Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass, Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories

Speakers:

Vincent Belanger, Registered Psychologist

Rainer Erasmus, Professional Counsellor and Life Coach

 10:45 – 11:05 a.m. (MT)

Refreshment Break

 11:05 – 12:20 a.m. (MT)

It Doesn’t Have to be This Way: Eliminating Unnecessary Trauma from the Fact-Finding Process

Moderator: The Honourable Chief Justice Shannon Smallwood, Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories

Speakers:

The Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, N.S.

 12:20 – 1:30 p.m. (MT)

Lunch Break

 1:30 – 2:40 p.m. (MT)

Workshop on Grief and Trauma

Moderator: Chris Buchanan, McLennan Ross LLP, Yellowknife, NWT

Speakers:

Roy and Jean Erasmus, Dene Wellness Warriors, Yellowknife, NWT

 2:40 – 3:00 p.m. (MT)

Health Break

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (MT)

Intimate Partner Violence in the North – Panel Discussion

Moderator: The Honourable Chief Judge Scott, Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories

Speakers:

To Be Announced

 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. (MT)

Closing Remarks