CRTPA Kelowna AGM - September 12 - September 14, 2023
Agenda
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Keynote Speaker
Keilani Rose
Artist, Advocate & Speaker
creation story
Intersectional Indigenous roots blossom in the form of a modern-day renaissance artist. Keilani Rose is an award-winning filmmaker, rapidly rising DJ, and classically / culturally trained dancer. She is Lheidli T’enneh (The People Where the Two Rivers Flow Together), and Kānaka Mamao (Native Hawai’ian diaspora), with Chinese immigrant and Irish settler ancestry. Keilani is her Grandmother’s Granddaughter, a direct descendent of Great Granny Seymour, The Matriarch of the North, and finds her way through story-telling and the sacred arts of music and dance as deeply personal and intergenerational healing.
Upon graduating high school, Rose was honored with the recognition of the Governor General’s Award for outstanding academic excellence, garnering a full-ride scholarship to UNBC. But it wasn’t long until numerous roles for Disney and ABC catapulted Keilani into the entertainment spotlight.
Rose made her film debut starring in and choreographing, Within the Silence, (written & directed by Jade Tailor) which garnered the Festival de Cannes (2021) awards for Best Fantasy and Best Choreography. Best known for her role of MIIGWAN in Shoresy (Crave/Hulu), she has made a guest appearance on Skymed (CBC/Paramount+), and also leads in Cody Kearsley’s (Persephone Pictures), Breathe. Keilani is the founder and executive director of TWO RIVERS & A ROSE FILMWORKS, her production company dedicated to reclaiming space for Indigenous voices in Hollywood and mainstream media while amplifying messages of equity and justice.
An artist with true ingenuity for evolution, Rose explored beyond her dance roots and fell in love with the craft of the turntables. She borrowed a pair of Technics from her kuya, DJ Relik, set up shop on the dining table, and quickly became addicted to collecting vinyl. Now, lighting up frequencies throughout Los Angeles, Tulum, London, Vancouver and Miami, her signature sets weave stories of resilience and themes of joy, and love. She takes pride in the Native/Kanaka influence and representation woven into the music she curates.
Her topic:
LHEIDLI TOO (two rivers water)
Driven by a mission to unify, heal and empower, she has launched a climate justice/Indigenous justice campaign, LHEIDLITOO (Two Rivers Water); working in partnership with Autumn Peltier’s team, advocating for the protection and reclamation of our Sacred Waters. A campaign ignited by student mobilization and inextinguishable community perseverance, the Lheidli Too Movement brings the spirit of the Two Rivers to life as a project born from the strength in coming together. It started in September 2022, when a student group at UNBC led by Keilani Rose raised questions about the current status of the Lheidli T’enneh reservation water. The answers were unacceptable. So, they rose to the cause. With faculty support and LTFN community consent, this ongoing mission continues to expand, gaining amplification and collaboration from multiple programs, staff, students, artists, neighbours, and allies calling for action.
Artist, Advocate & Speaker
creation story
Intersectional Indigenous roots blossom in the form of a modern-day renaissance artist. Keilani Rose is an award-winning filmmaker, rapidly rising DJ, and classically / culturally trained dancer. She is Lheidli T’enneh (The People Where the Two Rivers Flow Together), and Kānaka Mamao (Native Hawai’ian diaspora), with Chinese immigrant and Irish settler ancestry. Keilani is her Grandmother’s Granddaughter, a direct descendent of Great Granny Seymour, The Matriarch of the North, and finds her way through story-telling and the sacred arts of music and dance as deeply personal and intergenerational healing.
Upon graduating high school, Rose was honored with the recognition of the Governor General’s Award for outstanding academic excellence, garnering a full-ride scholarship to UNBC. But it wasn’t long until numerous roles for Disney and ABC catapulted Keilani into the entertainment spotlight.
Rose made her film debut starring in and choreographing, Within the Silence, (written & directed by Jade Tailor) which garnered the Festival de Cannes (2021) awards for Best Fantasy and Best Choreography. Best known for her role of MIIGWAN in Shoresy (Crave/Hulu), she has made a guest appearance on Skymed (CBC/Paramount+), and also leads in Cody Kearsley’s (Persephone Pictures), Breathe. Keilani is the founder and executive director of TWO RIVERS & A ROSE FILMWORKS, her production company dedicated to reclaiming space for Indigenous voices in Hollywood and mainstream media while amplifying messages of equity and justice.
An artist with true ingenuity for evolution, Rose explored beyond her dance roots and fell in love with the craft of the turntables. She borrowed a pair of Technics from her kuya, DJ Relik, set up shop on the dining table, and quickly became addicted to collecting vinyl. Now, lighting up frequencies throughout Los Angeles, Tulum, London, Vancouver and Miami, her signature sets weave stories of resilience and themes of joy, and love. She takes pride in the Native/Kanaka influence and representation woven into the music she curates.
Her topic:
LHEIDLI TOO (two rivers water)
Driven by a mission to unify, heal and empower, she has launched a climate justice/Indigenous justice campaign, LHEIDLITOO (Two Rivers Water); working in partnership with Autumn Peltier’s team, advocating for the protection and reclamation of our Sacred Waters. A campaign ignited by student mobilization and inextinguishable community perseverance, the Lheidli Too Movement brings the spirit of the Two Rivers to life as a project born from the strength in coming together. It started in September 2022, when a student group at UNBC led by Keilani Rose raised questions about the current status of the Lheidli T’enneh reservation water. The answers were unacceptable. So, they rose to the cause. With faculty support and LTFN community consent, this ongoing mission continues to expand, gaining amplification and collaboration from multiple programs, staff, students, artists, neighbours, and allies calling for action.