Steering Committee

What the Steering Committee Will Do

Over four meetings between December 2025 and February 2026, the Steering Committee will:

• Review and discuss imagiNorthern’s draft governance framework
• Bring lived experience and Northern insights into decision-making
• Help prepare for and refine the January 2026 Community Conversations
• Advise on imagiNorthern’s next steps over the next two years
• Ensure the direction of imagiNorthern remains grounded in Northern priorities

The work will be facilitated by Inga Petri of Strategic Moves, an experienced strategist and facilitator who has been working with imagiNorthern since 2022 and with Manitoba’s arts and culture sector since 2011.

Who We’re Looking For

You do not need formal governance experience to participate.

We welcome people who:

• Live in Northern Manitoba or northern Saskatchewan
• Have experience as artists, creatives, makers, storytellers, knowledge keepers, food entrepreneurs, arts administrators, or community builders
• Bring Indigenous perspectives and lived experience (First Nations, Métis, Inuit; on- or off-reserve)
• Reflect the diversity of the North — including youth, Elders, 2SLGBTQ+ community members, women, newcomers, and people with mixed cultural backgrounds
• 
  Are ready to speak openly, listen actively, and collaborate
  

Our goal is to ensure at least 50% of the committee is Indigenous, with representation from communities across the North, ideally north of the 53rd parallel. 

Commitment & Meeting Schedule

There will be four meetings, 90–120 minutes each. All meetings are virtual (Zoom).
The Steering Committee will confirm its preferred schedule, but the proposed timeline is:

• Meeting 1: December 16, 2025 (TBC)
• Meeting 2: early January 2026
• Optional Community Conversation 1: January 14, 2026 (TBC)
• Meeting 3: late January 2026
• Optional Community Conversation 2: January 31, 2026  (TBC)
• Meeting 4: early February 2026

Before each meeting, members will receive materials to review at least 4 days in advance.

Honorarium

Steering Committee members are paid $150 per meeting
(4 meetings = $600 total).

Payment schedule:

• 25% ($150) after Meeting 1
• 75% ($450) after Meeting 4

Community Conversations are optional; those who participate may receive a separate $30 honorarium, paid to the first 30 participants registered and attending per session. 

What You Need

• Ability to receive documents by email or Google Drive
• Ability to read materials before meetings (or use a screen reader, e.g., Microsoft Word Read Aloud)
• A reliable way to join Zoom via computer or smartphone
• Willingness to share your honest thoughts and listen to others

If technology is a barrier, we will work with you to find solutions.