TRCM Lunch and Learn Series - Elder Florence Paynter and Brenda Gunn: Treaties and Reconciliation

In honour of "Truth and Reconciliation" month, we welcomed Elder Florence Paynter and Professor Brenda Gunn to share their reflections on Treaties and Reconciliation. ELDER FLORENCE PAYNTER - BIO: A Member of the Sandy Bay First Nation Treaty Territory 1 and a Norway House Cree Nation Treaty Territory 5A. Florence is a fourth degree Mide Anishinabekwe and holds a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Manitoba. Florence speaks Anishinabe fluently and has been involved in many language and cultural initiatives and ceremonies. She helps teach the cultural and spiritual knowledge and traditions of the Anishinabe people. Florence attended residential school and works hard to teach about the history of our people, the legacy of Indian residential schools, and its impact on us as people. She believes that we can be proud of who we are by learning about our own families, our own histories and our own languages. PRFESSOR BRENDA GUNN - BIO: Brenda L. Gunn, Professor Robson Hall Faculty of Law. Brenda has a B.A. from the University of Manitoba and a J.D. from the University of Toronto. Brenda completed her LL.M. in Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy at the University of Arizona. Brenda also worked at a community legal clinic in Rabinal, Guatemala on a case of genocide submitted to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. As a proud Red River Metis woman, Brenda continues to combine her academic research with her activism pushing for greater conformity between international law on the rights of Indigenous peoples and domestic law. Brenda developed a handbook on understanding and implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that continues to be a main resource in Canada on the UN Declaration and has delivered workshops on the Declaration across Canada and internationally. To book a Speaker for your next event, go to our website: https://trcm.ca/contact-us/book-a-spe...