The Indigenous Studies Series gives a platform to Indigenous scholars to present their recent research, books and other important initiatives. The aim of the series is to engage members of the York community — and beyond — with Indigenous Studies initiatives to gain a better understanding of contemporary and historical events effecting Indigenous communities and all of us living on Turtle Island.
Join us for the upcoming Indigenous Studies Lecture, Rematriating Justice: Honouring the Lives of Our Indigenous Sisters. Dr. Jennifer Brant will discuss how racist and sexist views against Indigenous women continue to shape maternal health experiences today. The lecture takes place on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at 280N York Lanes.
Dr. Jennifer Brant is first and foremost a mother of two boys and belongs to the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk Nation) with family ties to Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Brant is the founding director of the Indigenous Literatures Lab and an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto where she teaches courses on Indigenous maternal theory, Indigenous literatures and methodologies. Brant is also the co-editor of Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada (2016) and Rematriating Justice: Honouring Our Missing Sisters (2024).