Panelists will explore how sport and recreation is used to justify the occupation and exploitation of Indigenous land.
About this Event
This panel discussion will unpack how sport and recreation is not only impacted by anti-Indigeneity, but also operates as an active arm of the colonial project in Canada. Drawing from key examples such as the Siege of Kanehsatà:ke, panelists will explore how sport and recreation is used as a tool to justify the occupation and exploitation of Indigenous land, and maintain unequal relationships between settlers and Indigenous Peoples.
This event will also provide strategies for resistance, and serve as a call to action to non-Indigenous students, staff, and faculty members involved in physical activity to work in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in actively resisting continued colonial violence.
Panelists are:
Ellen Gabriel, Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Indigenous Human Rights and Environmental Activist/Artist
Nichole Leveck, Indigenous Human Rights Activist, Jingle Dress Dancer, U of T Student
Jacqueline Scott, PhD student at U of T OISE in Social Justice Education, leader of Black History Walks in Toronto and author of travel and adventure books from a Black perspective
REGISTER
This session will be hosted on BlackBoard Collaborate - an online webinar hosting suite that requires no additional downloads or apps. The link to access the session will be emailed to you the day before the session.
Presented in partnership with the U of T Social Justice Education -Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en, and the U of T Faculty of Medicine Office of Inclusion & Diversity. This session is part of U of T Sport & Rec's annual Diversity & Equity Conference.
If you require accommodation(s) in order to participate, please e-mail edib.sportandrec@utoronto.ca to inquire about making appropriate arrangements.