Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 1:00-2:30PM EDT / 10:00-11:30AM PDT / 11:00AM-12:30PM MDT / 5:00 – 6:30PM GMT / 6:00-7:30PM BST / 7:00-8:30PM CAT & CEST / 8:00-9:30PM EAT, EEST & IDT

This International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma is held in recognition of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples which is observed annually on August 9 and its 2025 theme. Our panelists are experts in Indigenous community solutions to govern their own lands and resources without external interference. We will learn about innovative programs in the First Nations of Canada, rural Mexico and Kenya – all working towards engaging the power of traditional wisdom and ensuring safety and security for their communities.

Speakers:

Daniel Kobei

Founder and Executive Director of the Ogiek Peoples’ Development Program (OPDP), a Kenyan NGO advancing the land and human rights of Indigenous Peoples. Mr. Kobei is a dedicated human rights defender with deep expertise on indigenous issues. He notably led the Ogiek to a landmark 2017 victory against the Kenyan government at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, Tanzania.

Alexis Ford-Ellis

A Gwich’in woman, grew up in a substance-using environment, lived through a lot of trauma, and now walks a journey of wellness.  Alexis is Director, Mental Health and Wellness at KCII. In 2010 she completed her master’s degree, with her research: How​ is the Medicine Wheel Considered in Therapeutic Practice, published September 2019. Alexis brings a wealth of expertise and lived experience in delivering mental health messages.  

Dr. Leslie Korn

Founded the Center for Traditional Medicine in 1975 in rural Indigenous Mexico, providing clinical care and supporting decolonial projects in nutrition trauma, and food sovereignty. She has produced documentaries on traditional foods and medicines and authored nine books, including Rhythms of Recovery: Integrative Medicine for PTSD and Complex Trauma and Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health. She is the Director of Research at the Center for World Indigenous Studies.

Andre Laperrière, BA, MA, MBA 

An expert in international development, populations displacement and hunger, with degrees in Administration and Industrial Relations, Canadian Mr. Laperrière worked for over 18 years, mostly with the United Nations, in conflict and post-conflict areas on three continents with refugees and internally-displaced persons, including in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the first Executive Director of the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court.

Moderator:

Dr. Yael Danieli

A Clinical psychologist, traumatologist, victimologist and psychohistorian, Dr. Danieli is Founder, Executive Director and Senior Representative to the United Nations of the International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma (ICMGLT); Director, Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and their Children and Past-President, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.