Patrick utilizes the power of storytelling to engage with audiences and has become a highly sought public speaker with appearances at many high-profile festivals, conferences, and events.

Patrick is available for speaking engagements on a broad range of topics for audiences of all ages, including:

  • Recreation, colonialism and reconciliation from the settler ally perspective
  • History of trails, mountain biking & recreation in BC and Canada
  • Engaging with First Nations as aspiring allies
  • Recreation, trails and creating healthy, adaptive, and resilient communities
  • Trails as a pathway to addressing the climate crisis
  • Disrupting narratives and harnessing the power of transformative stories
  • Techniques and strategies for creating engaging and compelling stories

Want Patrick to speak at your event?

Contact 604.345.6472 or send Patrick a message

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Trail Building, Youth Empowerment + Indigenous Sovereignty with Patrick Lucas Part Two Keeping it Together Podcast | Ep 14, pt 2

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Trail Building, Youth Empowerment + Indigenous Sovereignty with Patrick Lucas Part One Keeping it Together Podcast | Ep 14, pt 1

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Allies on Bikes Patrick’s keynote address to the Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium at SilverStar Resort

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Webinar: Understanding Indigenous Land Protocols to Guide Recreation Outdoor Recreation Council of BC

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Webinar: Putting in the Work sharing lessons on building relations with Indigenous People – Outdoor Recreation Council of BC

Utilizing bikes and our sense of play to find a pathway through our time of crisis
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Balance & Momentum Utilizing bikes and our sense of play to find a pathway through our time of crisis

Assisting youth to understand the power of storytelling to advocate for social change

Harnessing the Power of Transformative Storytelling | Co-Creating Sustainable BC Initiative Fraser Basin Council

How storytelling in tourism can support authentic reconciliation

Truth, then Reconciliation BC Tourism Summit 2021

I first heard Patrick speak at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference in Whistler, BC. His ability to connect meaningfully with the audience through humour and engaging storytelling is truly impressive. I have had the pleasure to hear Patrick speak many times since that initial conference and each time he has proven to be the hit of the show.

Mike Bellegarde, Saskatoon Tribal Council
Address to Destination BC and regional DMO staff on how to engage with First Nations as aspiring allies and advocates for reconciliation

Allies for Truth & Reconciliation Destination BC

Webinar with Tom Eustache on strategies for decolonizing trails and reconciliation
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The Importance of Decolonizing Trails Webinar Trails Society of BC | January 2021

Webinar with Tom Eustache on tips and strategies for engaging with First Nations on trails and recreation projects
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Working in a Good Way Webinar Outdoor Recreation Council of BC | January 2021

Public address with Tom Eustache on sport and reconciliation for the UBC School of Kinesiology

The Truth About Sport and Reconciliation University of British Columbia Longhouse, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education | September 2019

Keynote address to the Arc’terx staff on understanding the link between recreation, colonialism and how we can become allies to Indigenous Peoples
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Allies on Bikes & Trails Birdx, Arc’terx Tedx Talk series | September 2019

Public address on colonialism and reconciliation

Riding from Colonialism to Reconciliation Think Bike Whistler | June 2019

Public address on the link between recreation and genocide in North America

Recreation & Genocide Western Mountain Bike Advocacy Symposium | North Shore Mountain Bike Association & International Mountain Bike Association | October 2018

People loved hearing about the history of the AYMBP, and your progress in so many different communities. It was informative & inspiring!

Tyler Jordan, President, 7Mesh Cycling Apparel
Public lecture with Tom Eustache on the utilizing trails to foster healthy resilient communities

Trails and Community Resilience in the Climate Crisis First Nations Health Authority and Health Canada

Webinar on strategies for integrating storytelling into community planning practise
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Community Planning & Storytelling World Town Planning Day, Canadian Institute of Planners | November 9, 2017 

Patrick recounts his story behind the creation of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program to a sold-out audience at the Vancouver Playhouse
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Every Trail Has a Story Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon at Vancouver Playhouse | January 2017

As one of our few non-Indigenous speakers, Patrick delivered a fun and engaging talk with compelling stories and was a highlight of the conference.

Keith Henry, CEO, Indigenous Tourism Canada Association
Patrick participates in a panel on regional collaboration in mountain bike tourism development in Northern BC

Creating Indigenous Tourism International Aboriginal Tourism Conference | April 2014  

Patrick moderates a panel on the importance of fostering relationships between mountain bike clubs and First Nations

First Nations & Mtn Bike Tourism: Building Relationships Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium| February 2013

Storytelling

Patrick recounts family Christmas in Germany during the height of the Cold War
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Meat Pie Escape The Flame (Christmas Edition with Metro Vancouver & Shaw TV) | November 2015

Patrick recounts an experience of growing up as a military brat while travelling in the UK with is family
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Foreign Brat The Flame (Vancouver International Fringe Festival) | September 2015

Patrick appears at the Flame Storytelling series and tells a story of an old friend and his efforts to build a meditation platform in the forest

The Platform The Flame (Cottage Bistro) | April 2015

My best friend and I were born on the same day, in the same hospital, four hours apart. We always joked about it saying, “talk about the lottery of birth.” Two weeks after our fortieth birthday, I lost my friend to cancer. A story about the impact someone can have on your life
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Lottery of Birth All Souls Storytelling Evening: Wild Night & New Road, Celebrating Death and Dying Through Story | October 2015

Patrick appears at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and shares his story of the Chief’s Ride, a mountain bike event hosted by the Tahltan First Nation in northwestern BC

Riding the Sacred Headwaters Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival | February 2015 and World Storytelling Day | Vancouver Society of Storytellers | March 2015​

Master of Ceremonies & Facilitation: 

Patrick has extensive experience as a master of ceremonies for community and cultural events such as the Vancouver International Film Festival, as well as panel discussions and other occasions.