Jessie Hemphill
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Media

  • 2008, Oct. 21: North Island Gazette
    Coming Together to Plan for the Future


  • 2011, Feb. 17: Whitehorse Daily Star
    Communication called essential for planning


  • 2011, Sept. 16: AANDC Podcasts
    Jessie Hemphill: A Leader in Community Planning


  • 2013, Apr. 8: UBC Public Affairs
    Student Helps First Nations Bring Parenting Values To Life


  • 2013, May 31: The Tyee - The Hook
    Women politicos discuss breaking down barriers to transform cities


  • 2013, Nov. 20: BC Coastal Ferries Community Engagement 2013
    Port Hardy Public Open House Minutes


  • 2014, Feb. 20: Vancouver International Women In Film Festival
    Remembering the Homelands - Lisa Jackson's How a People Live


  • 2014, Mar. 11: Vancouver Co-op Radio: Redeye Collective
    Audio: How a People Live


  • 2014, Oct: BC Real Estate Foundation
    2014 Lands Awards Finalist Videos 


  • 2015, Feb: Salish Sea Sentinel
    Homalco Leaders Envision BRIGHT Future


  • 2015, Jul. 29: North Island Gazette
    Movers and Shakers: Meet Jessie Hemphill


  • 2015, Oct: Deep Democracy.ca
    Vancouver Dialogue | Interview with Jessie Hemphill


  • 2015, Nov. 6: Union of BC Municipalities
    Perspectives on the UBCM (video)
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  • 2016, Feb. 29: The Tyee | Opinion
    Hey John Horgan, Lead Us to Leap


  • 2017, Dec. 7: CBC News
    Indigenous Planners Brainstorm at P.E.I. Conference


  • 2018, Jun. 13: North Island Gazette
    Jessie Hemphill Earns Governor General's Highest Academic Award at VIU

Publications + Presentations

  • 2011, Feb: First Nation Governance: Sharing Our Knowledge
    Comprehensive Community Planning (presentation in Whitehorse, YK)


  • 2013, Summer: Plan Canada
    Indigenizing and Decolonizing: An Alliance Story (co-written with Aftab Erfan)


  • 2014, Nov. 14: Plan h Virtual Food Connections 
    Don't Be Chicken! How Local Governments Can Support Food Security
     (slide presentation)


  • 2015, Mar. 21-22: Centre for Civic Governance "High Ground: Tools for Inspired Leaders"
    Grassroots Community Planning: Community Planning Lessons Learned from First N
    ations (presentation in Vancouver, BC


  • ​2015, Nov. 16-18: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
    Joint Gathering
     | Facilitator

  • ​2011-2017: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
    BC Comprehensive Community Planning Workshop
     | Facilitator


  • 2016, Aug. 23-25: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
    Saskatchewan CCP Workshop | Facilitator

  • 2016, Nov. 22-24: Aboriginal Financial Officers' Association (AFOA)
    Alberta CCP Workshop | Co-Facilitator

  • 2017, Jan. 17-19: Vancouver, BC
    Joint Gathering | Co-facilitator


  • 2017, Feb. 21-23: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
    National CCP Workshop | Co-Facilitator

  • 2017, Jan. 24: Vancouver Island University
    ​Alumni Showcase | Keynote Presentation

  • 2017, May 30-Jun. 1: Hospital Employees Union
    Equity Conference | Indigenous Caucus Co-Facilitator


  • 2017, Jun. 13-15: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
    Indigenous Community Development National Strategy Working Group | Co-Facilitator

  • 2017, Jun. 27-29:Aboriginal Financial Officers' Association (AFOA)
    Alberta CCP Workshop | Co-Facilitator

  • 2017, Jul. 2-4: Wuikinuxv First Nation
    Treaty Annual General Assembly | Facilitator


  • 2017, Sept. 19-21: First Nations of Labrador and Quebec Sustainable Development Institute
    Quebec CCP Workshop | Co-Facilitator


  • 2017, Sept. 28: Planning Institute of BC (Vancouver Island North Chapter)
    Rural Development Symposium | Presentation on Indigenous Planning and Economic Development

SPEAKING Engagements

I am available as a keynote speaker, panelist, and/or workshop presenter with experience speaking about the following topics:
  • Community planning
  • Community engagement
  • First Nations community development
  • Women in politics
  • Youth in politics
  • Rural communities
  • Food security
  • Effective communications

I specialize in visually engaging and informative presentations with a healthy dose of interactivity built in. Please contact me if you have an upcoming event you would like me to speak at.

Bio

Jessie Hemphill (Tlali'ila'ogwala, or "Bridge Between the Worlds") is from the 'Nakwaxda'xw, Ligwitlda'xw and Métis nations.

Jessie was raised in rural Port Hardy, BC, on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Her love for her community has led to her to a career in community planning and facilitation, working with First Nations and organizations all over Canada through her company, Alderhill Planning Inc. It also led her to a seat on Port Hardy's town council, where she was first elected in 2011 (and again in 2014) as the youngest woman in Port Hardy's history, and the first person from a local First Nation. She has a Master of Community Planning degree from Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Nanaimo. She teaches at VIU and in the University of British Columbia's Indigenous Community Planning program.

A life-long volunteer with an equity focus, Jessie currently sits on the Girls' Fund advisory committee for the Canadian Women's Foundation, co-founded the Young Elected Officials Network and the British Columbia Comprehensive Community Planning Mentorship Program, and served on the board of directors for the 'Kawatsi Economic Development Corporation. 

Jessie, her husband Jamaine and baby daughter Ida love to spend time visiting family and friends over delicious meals. Jessie also really loves kayaking, hot yoga, activism, and a good nap. www.jessiehemphill.com
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