Indigenous Queerness: The Colonizers Brought the Closet

Overview

Delivery method

Classroom

Duration

1 hours

Audience

PHAC employees

Description

Join us for an intersectional and enterprise-wide learning event to celebrate both National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month!

The Indigenous Equity Branch, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the OPS Pride Network and Nation to Nation are proud to present "Indigenous Queerness: The Colonizers Brought the Closet", a panel presentation with guest speaker Riley Yesno.

Riley Yesno is a queer Anishinaabe scholar, writer and commentator from Eabametoong First Nation.

She is highly sought after for her words and analysis— called an 'Indigenous powerhouse' by the Toronto Star— she has been a contributor and commentator for some of the largest media outlets in Canada and the world, including the New York Times, BBC World News, The Globe and Mail, and CBC National News.