Please join us to learn about youth civic activism through the stories of O:se Kenhionhata:tie Land Back Camp. O:se Kenhionhata:tie Land Back Camp started in the summer of 2020, when a collective of Indigenous Two-Spirit individuals started occupying space in Victoria Park, Kitchener. Their intention has been to create a long-term space for Urban Indigenous communities, particularly youth, to have open and free access to land.

Together we will watch the short film Stories of Land Back Camp. We will then have the honour to learn about the activism of the land back movement from the co-founders of the camp Amy Smoke and Bangishimo.

Meet the Co-Founders of the Camp

Amy Smoke, Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan from the Six Nations of the Grand River, is a Two Spirit land defender/water protector and community organizer, a co-founder of O:se Kenhionhata:tie Land Back Camp, and an instructor at the University of Waterloo.

Bangishimo, who is an IndigiQueer Anishinaabe activist, is originally from Couchiching First Nation located on Treaty #3 territory, a co-founder of O:se Kenhionhata:tie Land Back Camp, and an extraordinary photographer.

 

When: March 18, 2025, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST.

Where: In person at LR Wilson Room 1025 and online via Zoom.

Co-hosted by the Indigenous Studies Department and Wilson College of Leadership & Civic Engagement.