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Evan Tlesla II Adams is a Coast Salish actor & physician from the Tla’amin First Nation near Powell River, BC, Canada. Evan stars as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in Miramax’s SMOKE SIGNALS, written by Sherman Alexie & directed by Chris Eyre. He also won Best Actor awards from the American Indian Film Festival, & from First Americans in the Arts, & a 1999 Independent Spirit Award for ‘Best Debut Performance’. He won a 2011 Gemini Award for co-hosting the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards along with Adam Beach. Aside from his career in the arts, Evan has completed a Medical Doctorate from the University of Calgary in 2002, & a residency in the Aboriginal Family Practice program at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Dr. Adams has a Masters of Public Health (2009) from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. He was the first-ever Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor in the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, BC Ministry of Health (2007-2012). He was the Deputy Provincial Health Officer for the province of BC from 2012 to 2014. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority.

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Dr. Evan Adams is a motivational speaker who offers perspectives from Indigenous realities, academia, medicine & the performing arts.

Invited Presentations

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Invited Presentations

Setting the Policy Table: Restricting Marketing of Sugary Foods & Drinks to Children, Heart & Stroke Foundation – June 27, 2017

One Story of 2-eyed Seeing, Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education, Melbourne, Australia – April 5, 2017

Indigenous Health & Risk Management, United Nations Regional Platform Panel Session on Indigenous Populations & Risk Reduction, Montreal, QC – March 7, 2017

Youth & Drugs/Tobacco/Alcohol Use: Harm-Reduction Message, Gathering Our Voices Youth Conference, Kelowna, BC - March 21, 2017

Traditional Medicine & Practice pre-forum presentation, BCSQC Quality Forum, Vancouver, BC - February 28, 2017

Building a Strong Heart: Intergenerational Trauma & Achieving Strength & Resilience for Parents & Young Children, Early Learning Forum Keynote, Skidegate Health Centre Haida Gwaii - February 22, 2017

Opioid Crisis – Harm-Reduction Approach, Strathcona /Downtown East Side Town Hall with VCH CMO Dr. Patricia Daly - January 19, 2017

Towards a 10-Year Population Health & Wellness Agenda – co-presenter Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial Health Officer, Ministry of Health – Gathering Wisdom VIII, Vancouver, BC – November 30, 2016

Opening Keynote – American Indian Society of Science & Engineering (AISES) National Conference on Educational, Professional and Workforce Development, Minneapolis, MN – November 10, 2016

One Eye Forward, One Eye Back: Transforming the Health Care System in BC – 17th Annual Carl Moore Lectureship, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON – September 28, 2016

Nothing About Us Without Us: Implementing the TRC Calls to Action on Health, Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Indigenous Wellness Conference, Vancouver, BC – August 23, 2016

Indigenous Child Health in BC, International Associations of Pediatricians (IPA) Congress, Vancouver, BC – August 19, 2016

One Eye Forward, One Eye Back – Healing Our Spirit Worldwide – The Seventh Gathering, Mauri Ora, New Zealand, November 16, 2015

Improving the Health of Native People: A Public Health Approach – American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA, November 6, 2013

Presentations

What's Your Story? (2017)

Follow Dr. Evan Adams as he discovers his family history with the British Columbia Archives.

What's Your Story?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkcBhHYhMuA

Wellness, Two-eyed Seeing & System Change: Dr. Evan Adams at TEDx PowellRiver (2013)

Award-winning Canadian actor & medical doctor, Evan Adams is a member of the Tla'amin (Sliammon) First Nation from the Upper Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. He is an experienced motivational speaker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAjSj9tDq1E

Star of SMOKE SIGNALS (1998)

Evan Adams played Thomas Builds-The-Fire in the 1998 indie hit, SMOKE SIGNALS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_Signals_(film)

Here's a clip from SMOKE SIGNALS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBEhz8vw2AM

Evan Adams went on to earn a medical degree at the University of Calgary and is now the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Indigenous Services Canada.

Welcome to Dr. Evan Adams' website!

About Dr. Evan Adams

BIOGRAPHY OF DR. EVAN ADAMS

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Invited Presentations

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Invited Presentations

Presentations

What's Your Story? (2017)

Wellness, Two-eyed Seeing & System Change: Dr. Evan Adams at TEDx PowellRiver (2013)

Star of SMOKE SIGNALS (1998)

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Welcome to Dr. Evan Adams' website!

About Dr. Evan Adams

BIOGRAPHY OF DR. EVAN ADAMS

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Invited Presentations

Many years' experience speaking at events, injecting energy, kindness & wisdom

Invited Presentations

Presentations

What's Your Story? (2017)

Wellness, Two-eyed Seeing & System Change: Dr. Evan Adams at TEDx PowellRiver (2013)

Star of SMOKE SIGNALS (1998)

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