An author talk with Dr. Lynn Gehl in honour of Treaties Recognition Week
Join the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives of Canada for an evening with Dr. Lynn Gehl, an Anishinaabe Algonquin advocate, academic, and author, to discuss the history of the treaty process and its ongoing impacts for Treaties Recognition Week.
Many people have difficulty understanding the treaty process in Canada and how it shifted into the land claims process. With this, many people wonder if the current land claims process really is a modern treaty process that respects Indigenous rights as laid out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
In this talk, Dr. Lynn Gehl will offer a brief framework for understanding the historic treaty process, the land claim process, and the story of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley. While the Algonquin Nation is the host of Canada the nation state, they were denied a treaty during the historic treaty process. Yet, their ancestors were present at the 1764 Treaty of Niagara and submitted their first land petition in 1776.
Dr. Gehl will draw on her first-person experience as an Algonquin, and our history, to illustrate that colonial genocide continues today.
A book signing will follow the program.
Simultaneous translation to French is available for this program. Please let staff know if you would like simultaneous translation.
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA). Provided in partnership with Library and Archives Canada.
Accessibility
Ottawa Public Library is committed to ensuring that all programs are accessible to everyone. If you need assistance registering for this program or require specific accommodations to participate, please contact us.
Author Biography
Dr Lynn Gehl ‒ advocate, academic, author, and artist ‒ holds a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Indigenous Studies, a Master’s degree in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies, and an undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology. She also has a diploma in Chemical Technology. Her Master’s and doctoral work were supported through Ontario Graduate Scholarships, and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council scholarship, and her undergraduate degree was awarded with Summa Cum Laude distinction. Her doctoral work provided a first ever insider Indigenous analysis of the land claims process in Canada through a distinct Anishinaabeg methodology, “debwewin miikan-zhidchigewin”, that she articulated through relationships with Indigenous knowledge holders and published in an international journal.