Dr. Lynn Gehl
Keynote Speaker | Peterborough, Ontario
Indigenous Knowledge Keeper
Treaty Rights | Land Claims | Access & Inclusivity Expert
Dr. Lynn Gehl Expertise Indigenous, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, Resilience & Change, Women's Leadership, Disability, Reconciliation, Indigenous Rights, , , and .
About Dr. Lynn Gehl
Dr. Lynn Gehl is an author, advocate, artist, and public speaker. She is one of only two Algonquin in the world with a doctorate in Indigenous Studies. Her work encompasses both anti-colonial work and the celebration of Indigenous knowledge. She challenges Canada’s practices, policies, and laws of colonial genocide such as the Algonquin land claim; and in 2017 she was successful in Gehl v Canada regarding the matter of unknown and unstated paternity in the Indian Act. Lynn is fascinated with Indigenous knowledge, in particular ancient modalities of symbolic literacy and she continues to learn about them.
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DR. LYNN GEHL BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Lynn Gehl is an advocate, academic, author, artist and 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.
Relying on an Algonquin Indigenist knowledge framework Lynn’s interests consist of both anti-colonial and Indigenous knowledge, with a focus on serving the most oppressed and also her nation affiliation, the Algonquin Anishinaabeg. She tackles sex discrimination, Canada’s land claims process, genocide, Indigenous women/girls with disabilities, and allyship. In terms of Indigenous knowledge, she offers models that open thought spaces, and she is fascinated with ancient forms of symbolic literacy such as wampum diplomacy and reading the land/waterscape of Akikpautik. Within this context she relies on her artistic and creative skills producing entities such as wampum belts and petroforms; and appreciating the role that concepts have as agents of change, she has birthed important concepts such as ‘The Indigenous Famous Five’, ‘6(1)a All the Way!’, ‘Follow the Turtle’, and the ‘Political Model of Disability’.
Dr. Lynn Gehl is the author of several publications: academic journal articles, peer reviewed books, United Nations submissions, and community based online news articles. Her book titles consist of: The Truth that Wampum Tells, Claiming Anishinaabe, and Gehl v Canada. Some of her community publication titles consist of: The Ally Bill of Responsibilities, That White Woman’s Gaze, and I am Only a Woman. The Gehl Report, and her 2024 United Nations submission, titled Time for a Change: Introducing the Political Model of Disability, are also important publications. Lynn and her work have been featured in a 2022 TVOntario segment and documentaries such as The Pretendians, and the Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands Strong Hearts, and several APTN Investigates episodes.
Dr. Lynn Gehl has appeared as an expert before both the House of Commons and Senate parliamentary committees, and she was a successful plaintiff in 2017 at the Ontario Court of Appeal in Gehl v Canada regarding the matter of unknown and unstated paternity and the Indian Act. Her intellectual work was/is a component of the successful 2019 McIvor v Canada United Nations decision, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Inquiry report, and the Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools final report. In 2023 she was the recipient of the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. Dr. Lynn Gehl is a public speaker and delivers teachings and lectures to schools, universities, organizations, and various industries.
Dr. Lynn Gehl Topic Presentations
Dr. Lynn Gehl Peterborough, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
Algonquin Anishinnaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley: an Introduction.
Debwewin Journey: Understanding the Intelligence of the Heart
Indigenous Knowledge Vs Western Knowledge
Gehl V Canada: Unknown and Unstated Paternity and the Indian Act
Introduction to the Treaty and Land Claims Process
Allyship and Reconciliation
Intersectionality and Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities
Creator's First Sacred Pipe (also Known as Akikpautik / Pipe Bowl Falls / Chaudière Falls)
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