Heritage Festival of Saskatoon - Speaker Series

Описание: Join us for an evening of insight and storytelling from featured guests Lyndon Linklater and Charlie Clark as part of the Heritage Festival of Saskatoon.

Lyndon J. Linklater is a traditional knowledge keeper and storyteller with an educational background in Indian Social Work, Indian Studies and some law. He is a citizen of the Thunderchild First Nation (Plains Cree) in Treaty 6 and has roots in Couchiching First Nation (Fort Francis, Ontario) in Treaty 3.

He is the longest serving member of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner’s Speakers’ Bureau, since he was appointed in 2000. Over the years, he has spoken to tens of thousands of people, delivering awareness and enlightenment on Treaty and First Nation worldview. Presently, Lyndon shares work with the Remai Modern Art Museum in Saskatoon as their Indigenous Relations Advisor providing advice to their board and staff and delivering cultural programming.


Charlie Clark’s ancestral roots are English, Irish, and German. He grew up mostly in British Columbia before moving to Saskatoon where he and his wife Sarah have been living since 2002, raising their three children and their dog Cocoa.

Charlie served as Mayor of Saskatoon from 2016-2024, and was a City Councillor for ten years before that. During that time Charlie worked with First Nation and Metis governments and organizations to strengthen relationships and build partnerships, working together on a wide variety of initiatives including how to return to the original spirit and intent of the Treaty Relationship - to work towards Wetaskiwin (living peacefully together on this land) through supporting each other to build Miyo-Pimatisiwin - good livelihoods.  He is aware that he has only just begun to understand these core Treaty principles, but believes that these principles can be the basis for creating a better society and future for everyone.

Today Charlie is doing work with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner exploring how to strengthen relationships between First Nations and Municipal Partners across Saskatchewan.