The OCDSB Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents a webinar with Riley Yesno, for OCDSB grade 7 to 12 students and staff.
Date: Tuesday, November 10th, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Livestream Link: https://youtu.be/DlFtt_lTWdI
Riley Yesno (she/her/hers) is a queer Anishinaabe writer, researcher, and public speaker from Eabametoong First Nation. Riley grew up primarily in Thunder Bay, ON and currently calls Toronto, ON, and St. John’s, NL, home. She has experience working at all levels of change making, from the grassroots to the international, and has participated in over 100 panels, workshops, and conferences. Riley has attended climate negotiations at the United Nations, delivered a TEDx Talk, and travelled the world public speaking. You can find Riley’s writing in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Maclean’s, and many others. She is currently studying at the University of Toronto.
The event will be hosted by Kyl Morrison, Indigenous Grad Coach.
This event is open to OCDSB grade 7-12 students and staff. To access the livestream, click the YouTube link above before the event. The recording will be available for one week following the event.