Brad is the current Associate Superintendent of Indigenous Education with the Ministry of Education. Paul’s Indian Residential School for eight years in North Vancouver. He also founded the Antica Podcast network, Canada’s largest private distributor and producer of podcasts, which was recently acquired by eOne. Recent projects include Tanya Talaga’s “7 Truths” (Audible) and “Spirit to Soar” (CBC) Melissa Fung’s “Captive” (TVO) and podcasts with Will.I.am, Emmanuel Acho, Michelle Romanow, and Meredith Erickson.īrad is a proud member of the Squamish Nation and carries the ancestral name Tsnomot, which he shares with his late grandfather and father. His work has received multiple awards and nominations ranging from the Donald Brittain Award for best Canadian social political documentary, to the best new format at MIP (France), International Emmy for the best reality show, best of Commonwealth, and the Red Cross Prize from the Monaco Film Festival. For the past 10 years he and his company, Antica Productions, have produced a wide slate of projects – from starting “Dragons’ Den” and “Shark Tank” in reality TV to his more recent work with Mike and Gord Downie on “Secret Path”. He started his career doing feature documentaries in Iraq after the first Gulf War and then spent more than 20 years at CBC TV News, ending his time there as the executive producer of the National. Stuart has been a journalist, producer, and filmmaker for over 30 years. Bob carries and honours his Ojibwe Spirit Name, Kinoozishingwak (Tall Pine) and is a member of the Bear Clan. He is from the Mohawk and Ojibway Nations and resides at Six Nations Reserve, Ontario.

Bob is a recipient of the Indspire Award for Public Service and recently received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from McMaster University. He has taught, debated, and lectured at a number of universities in Canada and the United States. He is also the Chair of the Downie-Wenjack Fund and Chair of Reconciliation Canada. Currently, Bob is the Vice President of Indigenous Relations at the NWMO and an Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Fellow at Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario where he developed one the first graduate level courses on Reconciliation in the country.īob is a Board Member with the Consensus Building Institute, Cambridge MA and with the Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council. In 2019 Bob served as Chief of Staff to National Chief Perry Bellegarde and played a key role in historic budget allocations and the passage of Bills C-91 and 92. Bob has led the negotiations of co-management agreements, helped build strong corporate partnerships and has lead processes focused on strategic plans and community development. Some of his Indigenous learning has focused on medicine plants, traditional songs, traditional environmental knowledge and leadership. Bob has had the benefit of excellent Indigenous mentorship and western learning which allows him to work well in both worlds. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Fellow at the Harvard Law School where he researched and lectured on the role culture plays in conflict. His public service includes Assistant Deputy Minister for the Government of Canada and Senior Executive in Ontario. Bob led the process, supported by an excellent team and many organizations from across Canada and internationally, to create the policies and processes in order to firmly establish the Commission.īob also served as the Chief of Staff to the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine, where he was a member of the team that negotiated the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class action settlement in Canada’s history. Robert (Bob) Watts is a much sought-after expert in Indigenous policy, negotiations, training, and conflict resolution. He is the former Interim Executive Director of the Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which examined and made recommendations regarding the Indian Residential School era and its legacy.

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