June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day — a time to celebrate the cultures, languages and traditions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and recognize efforts to effect change and address injustices in Canada. Western University has experts available to speak on a variety of topics related to National Indigenous Peoples Day throughout the week.
Vanessa Ambtman Smith (Two Thunderbirds/Niizhbinesiik)
Assistant Professor, Geography & Environment, Indigenous Studies
Nêhiyaw-Métis
- Indigenous health geographies
- Indigenous traditional healing spaces within a hospital context
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, History
Kanyen’kehaka (Mohawk) and band member of Six Nations of the Grand River
- Indigenous-government relations
- Indigenous-Crown relations
- Indigenous-Vatican relations
- Indigenous commemoration and public history
- The Sixties Scoop
- Residential school system
Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Forensic Pathologist
Citizen of Métis Nation
- Death investigation bioethics
- The role of forensics in the search for residential schools missing children
- Public health
Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
Métis
- Indigenous art
- Contemporary art
- Experimental art
- Ecological and environmental art
Associate Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; Western Research Chair and Director of Indigenous Planetary Health
Deninu K’ue First Nation
- Indigenous health
- Planetary health
- Traditional medicine
- Indigenous global health
MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, j.mitchell@uwo.ca
