Morning Keynote – Queen’s Conference on Indigenous Reconciliation – Dr. Jeff Corntassel, Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria
This is a recording from the February 10th morning session of the Queen’s Conference on Indigenous Reconciliation. To kick off the podcast, you will hear a welcome message from the conference team, a local elder, and Dean Colleen Flood, before speaker Dr. Jeff Corntassel, Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria, provides a keynote speech on Indigenous Internationalisms and Innovative Collaborations: Pathways to Indigenous-Led Resurgence and Sustainable Self-Determination.
Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel is a writer, teacher and father from the Cherokee Nation. As a Professor in Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria, his research and teaching interests focus on “Everyday Acts of Resurgence” and the intersections between Indigenous resurgence, climate change, gender, and community wellbeing. Jeff situates his work at the grassroots with many Indigenous led community-based programs and initiatives ranging from local food movement initiatives, land-based renewal projects to gendered colonial violence and protection of homelands. He is currently completing work for his forthcoming book on Sustainable Self-Determination, which examines Indigenous climate justice, food security, and gender-based resurgence.
Colleen M. Flood began her five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Law on July 1, 2023. Dean Flood is recognized as one of Canada’s leading scholars in the area of health law and policy, and is an accomplished leader, author, and commentator.
She has made a significant impact on the policies and areas of research informing health services and care delivery sectors and public health, both in Canada and around the world. Her comparative research has been incorporated into national and global debates over privatization, health system design, accountability, and governance, pandemic preparedness and response and the role of courts in defending rights in health care. Her latest work focuses on the governance of health-related artificial intelligence.
