Indigenous art, technology, and economic vision to converge at Vancouver forum

The Indigenomics Institute will host the 2nd Annual Indigenomics IMPACT Forum on May 27–28, 2026, at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia — bringing together Indigenous art, immersive technology, and economic leadership under a space dome transformed into a full-sensory Indigenous-led environment.

A centerpiece of this year’s program is Salish Sea Dreaming, an immersive extended reality artwork by Move37XR that draws participants into the Salish Sea as an interconnected ecological, cultural, and economic system. The work treats stewardship, innovation, and prosperity as inseparable — reflecting the forum’s broader vision of Indigenous economies rooted in place and relationship. The event also features an extensive immersive experience created in collaboration with Squamish artist Austin Harry, weaving together Indigenous art, film, and technology into a unified environment.

The forum blends storytelling and economic future-building with AI-enabled tools that make Indigenous economic impact visible in real time, offering participants a direct view into value creation, systems, and outcomes. Conversations and showcases will highlight Indigenous enterprise, innovation pathways, and economic reconciliation in action.

The forum will also feature a dedicated segment on Indian Act economics, marking 150 years of the Indian Act with the introduction of the National Indian Act Economics Campaign. The campaign names Indian Act economics as active economic architecture, gathers evidence through a national survey, and calls on leaders across sectors to help shift toward Indigenous economic power.

“Indigenomics IMPACT is the experience of Indigenomics in action where Indigenous economic intelligence becomes a living experience, and where relationships, investment pathways, and partnership outcomes can move forward together,” said Carol Anne Hilton, host and founder of the Indigenomics Institute.

Registration and full program details are available at indigenomics.com/events/impact.