Date: Jan 21, 2025
Topic: Behind The Yellowhead Treaty Map – Reclaiming Indigenous Perspectives on Treaties in Canada
Treaties are the highest law of the land but in Canada, their histories are often erased or mal-interpreted in order to facilitate the ongoing material dispossession of Indigenous peoples.
The Yellowhead Treaty Map is an intervention, an accessible introduction to Indigenous perspectives on treaties, illuminating real and often obscured obligations and relationalities in Canada.
Join two Treaty Map producers for a short presentation on how and why the map was conceptualized and developed.
https://treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org/map/
https://yellowheadinstitute.org
Speakers:
- Yumi Numata – Yumi Numata believes that how we live and work, and the processes we use to engage each other are integral aspects of building a sustainable future.
For over a decade, equity, storytelling, and capacity building have been three areas of focus that have, and continue to inform her work.
She is the Director of Operations at Yellowhead Institute; she holds a Hons BA from the University of Toronto in Equity Studies and a MA from New York University in Media, Culture, and Communications. Yumi is Chinese-Japanese settler. - Kelsi-Leigh Balaban – Kelsi-Leigh Balaban is of Métis and Eastern European ancestry from Treaty 6 territory. Her family is from wâwâskesiwisâkahikan (Lac La Biche) and Brosseau, Alberta, with roots in Red River.
Kelsi is passionate about Indigenous governance revitalization efforts and has been active in youth organizing for issues concerning Indigenous people in cities, particularly in harm reduction and urban Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives.
Kelsi has a BA in Psychology and Native Studies, a certificate in Indigenous Governance and Partnership from the University of Alberta and a MA in Political Science from the University of Toronto.
Venue: BDO Canada LLP – Toronto Offices