October 1-3, 2026
Camp Assiniboia
Registration opens mid-March
Friday Keynote Speaker – Angela Taylor
“Rooted in Inclusion: Supporting Neurodivergent and Complex Learners Through Outdoor Connection”
This keynote will explore how nature-based education can be both healing and regulating for children with ADHD, autism, trauma, and other invisible disabilities—while also offering actionable strategies for educators. We’ll look at how the nervous system interacts with natural environments, how co-regulation and sensory awareness show up in outdoor learning, and how to build inclusive, low-arousal environments that allow all kids to feel a sense of belonging and curiosity.
Angela Taylor, PhD Candidate, MA., PBBE, is a therapist, educator, and internationally recognized expert in neurodiversity, trauma, and family support. Shes honored to live on Treaty 1 territory land with her family. She parents 6 children, celebrating many neurotypes in her family. She is AuDHD, living with many of the sensitivity of our most complex and spiciest community members.
With 27 years of experience, she specializes in creating neurodivergent-affirming, strengths-based approaches that move beyond compliance-driven models.
Angela is the author of Embracing Neurodiversity, a widely used resource across Manitoba that provides families, educators, and professionals with practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent individuals. As the founder of Embracing Neurodiversity, she trains therapists, social workers, and educators to navigate systems, reduce family stress, and build affirming, relationship-centered supports.
Angela’s work is dedicated to amplifying neurodivergent voices, reducing barriers, and ensuring families feel empowered rather than exhausted when navigating mental health and education systems.
Saturday Keynote Speaker – Rebecca Lariviere
Take a deep dive into underlying values and teachings that can create the foundations needed for Indigenous Child Care programming. There is so much motivation towards Indigenous Child Care and lots of good work happening at surface level. What is missing is creating a culture in centers that are foundational in social justice. This is reflective of how Indigenous Peoples and their children live with their entire lives being politicized from the day they are born. I will utilize lessons learned from communities I have worked with as well as my Truth for Children tour I did last summer around Winnipeg. This includes voices from Elders, Community Members, and Children. With a focus on environmental justice, equity for all, and speaking truth to children in developmentally appropriate ways, this talk will support perspective and attitude change that will trickle down to the children in our care making for meaningful impact that bridges generations.
Rebecca LaRiviere is a member of the Métis Nation and resides in Treaty 1 territory. She is a mother, an Early Childhood Educator (ECEIII), a professional speaker, and an Instructor at Red River College Polytechnic. Rebecca has spent her career learning from and working with Indigenous caregivers on and off-reserve. Through education and collaboration, she advocates for the strengths that already exist in her students and the communities she works with. Rebecca seeks to bridge Indigenous worldview and traditional child-rearing practices with contemporary child development research. Rebecca challenges the status quo of social systems through her professional, personal, and community work.
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