When the land hurts: Indigenous feminism on suicide, environmental violence, and the struggle for inhabitability.

Speakers:

Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, University of Toronto

On June 16, 2023, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos for a seminar entitled “When the land hurts: Indigenous feminism on suicide, environmental violence, and the struggle for inhabitability.”

Jeffrey Ansloos, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health at the University of Toronto. He holds appointments in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the School of Cities, and the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health. His scholarship examines social, political, environmental, and affective dimensions of Indigenous health inequality, focusing on suicide, housing, and mental health and policing. Dr. Ansloos directs the Critical Health and Social Action Lab, a hub for community-engaged research and action for health justice with communities, funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institute for Health Research, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Ansloos is a citizen of Fisher River Cree Nation and is Cree and English. Born and raised in Treaty 1, he presently resides in Tkaranto.

Resources

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/9l5Drl5oEGg?si=wHNfq3_s-9-lh0kK