Disability Decolonized: Keynote Presentation by Dr. Rheanna Robinson
In observance ofÌýÌý(IDPD) and Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, the Disability Inclusion Team and the Office of Indigenous Relations are honoured to co-host a keynote presentation on Indigenous perspectives on disability.Ìý
Keynote speakerÌýÌýwill draw on her lived experience as a Métis woman with a disability, her work as a disability advocate, and her research as an Indigenous scholar at the University of Northern British Columbia.Ìý
Please join in person or via live-stream.
Event Details
Date:ÌýFriday December 1, 2023Ìý
Time:Ìý11:00am – 12:30pmÌý
Location:ÌýFed Hall, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.Ìý
Livestream:ÌýZoom with live captioningÌý
Accessibility:ÌýThe University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is committed to achieving barrier-free accessibility for persons with disabilities who are visiting, studying, or working at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.Ìý
The in-person event will include ASL interpretation and live captioningÌýÌý
If you have questions concerning accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact the event organizers by email, atÌýaoda@uwaterloo.caÌýor by phone at 519 888-4567 ext. 40548.Ìý
Dr. Rheanna Robinson
Associate Professor
University of Northern British Columbia
My name is Dr. Rheanna Robinson. Land acknowledgments are important and I would like to begin by acknowledging the territory of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation where the Prince George campus of UNBC is located and I have had the privilege to live, work, and learn for more than two decades. I am Métis and a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Raised in Smithers, BC, I have a long history in Northern British Columbia and have been involved with UNBC as a student, staff, faculty member, and volunteer since 1995. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in History and First Nations Studies at UNBC in 2001, a Master of Arts degree in First Nations Studies at UNBC in 2007, and completed my PhD in Educational Studies at UBC in 2016.Ìý
I am an Indigenous scholar who is deeply committed to the discipline of First Nations Studies. I value the role of Indigenous Knowledge within institutions of higher learning and what this knowledge offers the world. My research interests include: Indigenous Disability Studies, Indigenous Education; Indigenous Theory, Methods, and Indigenous-led Community-based Research.Ìý