Celebrating Indigenous Knowledge to Decolonize Disability

As aspirations to ensure decolonization and reconciliation informs the strategic directions of practice, policy and research in academia, it is imperative Indigenous lived experiences and knowledges are included in these efforts.  

In this talk, Dr. Rheanna Robinson will draw on her experience as an Indigenous scholar that lives with chronic illness and disability to describe how her work within Indigenous Disability Studies and Indigenous patient-partnered research represents a compelling example of how Indigenous knowledges offer the world meaningful representations of equity and inclusion in diverse and varying ways. 

This virtual event is free and open to the public. 

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Bio

Dr. Rheanna Robinson is an Associate Professor in the Department of First Nations Studies at UNBC and a Co-Lead for the Indigenous Research Stream with the Canadian Institute of Inclusion and Citizenship at UBC. She is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation, and was raised in the community of Smithers, in Northern British Columbia. Her research mobilizes Indigenous traditional perspectives and contemporary experiences regarding disability and the ongoing health inequities for Indigenous Peoples in the North and beyond.