In celebration of Earth Day, April 22 (2022), we have partnered with the Indigenous Environmental Justice Project in organizing an conversation with Joseph Pitawanakwat. Joseph is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong First Nation. He is the Founder & Director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a-year, indigenous outdoor-education based business dedicated to learning and teaching about the uses of hundreds of plants from Canada's Great Lakes region. He is also a Masters student in the MES program at York University.
The conversation will be hosted by Dr. Deborah McGregor who is Anishinaabe from White River Fish Nation, Birch Island, Ontario. She holds the Canadian Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at York University.
For more information or questions, please contact the Indigenous Environmental Justice Project at theiejproject@gmail.com or via social media, at:
https://www.instagram.com/theiejproject/ on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/theIEJproject on Facebook
https://twitter.com/theIEJproject on Twitter.
The event is co-sponsored by CIKL and the Indigenous Environmental Project.