Celebrating Indigenous Expertise in Sustainability

Hosted by Concordia University, this event brings together guest speakers to discuss and celebrate Indigenous expertise in environmental sustainability. Sub-events include “Decolonizing Climate Policy in so-called Canada”, “Co-developing knowledge with Indigenous communities to facilitate sustainable fisheries management”, and “Partners in Indigenous Conservation and Environmental Futures”.

Telling Our Own Stories: Self-Determination in Data and Research – Virtual NAISA Regional Gathering

The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association  This gathering, held at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is to highlight and support Indigenous people and communities that are reclaiming their roles as storytellers within their communities.

Decolonization Is for Everyone | Nikki Sanchez | TEDxSFU

Indigenous environmental activist Nikki Sanchez discusses decolonization’s target audience during her TEDTalk. She discusses the uncomfortable question to the settler of “can you name the territory your grandmother was born on?”.

Resources for Decolonizing Your Teaching: A Queen’s University Research Guide

This research guide (created by Ian Fanning and Lindsay Brant in collaboration with the Queen’s University Centre for Teaching and Learning) serves as a starting point for settler educators in their journey towards decolonizing the classroom. This comprehensive guide begins with an introduction to Indigenous histories in Canada,

Two Row on the Grand

Two Row on the Grand was an event hosted by Six Nations on July 24, 2019 to August 1, 2019. It was a symbolic representation of the Two Row Treaty that was put into action over 500 years ago. The goal was to bring the Treaty to life by paddling down the Grand River from Five Oaks to Port Maitland in two rows.

TedX Talk: “Breaking the Silence Surrounding Canada’s Indigenous Crisis” by Qajaq Robinson

This Ted Talk proved to be an especially illuminating and important tool for a possible altering of settler consciousness. This talk was given by a settler woman named, Qajaq Robinson, who is the commissioner of the National Inquiry for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In her 20 minute long speech, she touched on many critical aspects of the Canadian state, and its continued role of passiveness,

Karen Jamieson Dance: Dialogue Through Dance

Through the expression of Indigenous dance, culture can always be expressed. Two women have pushed these boundaries of dance expression, to create a blend of Indigenous dance and European dance. The goal of their dance is to

Unify Toronto Dialogues presents: Indigenous Rights Holders, Indigenous Land Defenders

This session of Unify Toronto Dialogues explored how exercising Indigenous Rights and re-establishing Indigenous governance are the best, if not the only, hope for protecting the land and water from further assault and beginning the process of regeneration. Presenters looked at how realizing this hope requires spiritual, political, technical and social action.

Decolonizing the Table: An Evening on Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Resetting the Table, Food Secure Canada’s (FSC) 9th Assembly, brought 900 participants passionate about healthy, just and sustainable food together on October 13, 2016 at Ryerson University in Toronto. Indigenous food sovereignty was at the forefront of the conversations. The Assembly was launched with a public event, Decolonizing the Table: An Evening on Indigenous Food Sovereignty. This opening plenary was led by individuals playing instrumental roles in the Indigenous food movement.

River Run 2016: Healthy river, healthy people

In Spring 2016, individuals from Grassy Narrows First Nation traveled 1700 km to Toronto, Ontario to address Premier Kathleen Wynne. They demanded justice, and for the 9000 kg of mercury that was dumped in their river in the sixties to finally be cleaned up.

First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education Association of Ontario (FNMIEAO)

The First Nations, Metis & Inuit Education Association of Ontario (FNMIEAO) supports and assists educators to understand issues related to First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples in Canada as well as offer strategies and resources for teaching content to all learners.

Indigenous Health Conference

This annual interdisciplinary conference is hosted by the Continuing Professional Development Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.  The conference has a strong focus on the voices of Indigenous people, and is committed to improving knowledge sharing and cultural sensitivity for better healthcare delivery and research directions for Indigenous people in Canada.