Identity through an Indigenous lens: 2SLGBTQ+ People with EJ Kwandibens

UTM Office of Indigenous Initiatives in partnership with the Office Sexual & Gender Diversity invites you to a keynote speaking session with EJ Kwandibens.

When:

• Wednesday, June 12th
• 12:00 – 3:00 PM EST

Where:

• Tipi and Teaching Lodge, Located down Principal’s Road (next to pond)

About the facilitator:

EJ Kwandibens, also known as Anikay-Keesic, is a member of the Loon Clan and is of Northern Woodland Anishiinaabe (Ojibway) of the Waahbiidaahgaah (Whitesand) First Nation community which is a part of the Robinson Superior 1850 Treaty region located 21 hours north of Toronto. EJ has over two decades of work experience for cultural awareness development in healthy living. He has worked across many sectors such as, Educational Institutions, Correctional Services, Social Services, Child Welfare and Mental Health. He advocates the power of change through Indigenous Cultural Modalities. The values and principles guiding his Indigenous ways of knowing and being stems from intergenerational knowledge transfer. Oral traditions form the foundation of Aboriginal societies, connecting speaker and listener in communal experience and uniting past and present in memory. The philosophy of “Miino Biimaahdizewin: Balanced Good Life” is a reclamation of the self and one’s ability to be interconnected through a holistic cultural lens.

This session will discuss what Two Spirit identity looks like through an Indigenous lens in community and the responsibilities that follow.

Please note, the UTM Indigenous Centre will send a confirmation email to confirm your registration.

If you require accommodation(s) to attend this in-person event, please email faith.desmoulin@utoronto.ca