About this Event
How can we learn to build a better relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada? What responsibilities come with being a “guest” on the land?
In this talk, Dr. Ruth Green will discuss how understanding roles and responsibilities within this relationship is a necessary, but often overlooked, step. Ruth will examine Indigenous guest and host roles, in addition to the responsibilities that each carry. Dr. Green will also emphasize the importance of recognizing Indigenous treaty over colonial treaty within this relationship. What does it signify about our relationship when we defer to elected chief/council and other colonial-enforced systems? Attendees will learn how good intentions, such as allyship or Reconciliation, can be impacted by a failure to recognize these roles and responsibilities.
No registration required. Drop-In program. All are welcome.
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Dr. Ruth Green is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at York University. Ruth uses She/her pronouns and identifies as an urban Indigequeer woman. She is an activist turned accidental academic. Ruth is a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, from the Kanien’keha:ka Nation and is a member of the Turtle Clan. She also acknowledges her paternal Celtic heritage. Ruth is currently the Special Advisor to the Dean of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on Indigenous Issues. She has a PhD from OISE in Adult Education and Community Development, an MSW and a BSW from X University, now known as Toronto Metropolitan University
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada
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