Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is the knowledge passed down within Indigenous Peoples that connects us to the land intuitively. . This is a recording of the session held on March 13, 2025 | 12 – 1:30 pm | In-person at The Hub, Downsview Park, 70 Canuck Ave., Toronto & Online
Dr. Adriane Lickers Xavier is an award-winning scholar and is acting Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University, where she has made valuable contributions to the fields of the study of Indigenous food security and sovereignty, Indigenous land connections and rematriation, and Indigenous foodways.
Kitty R. Lynn Lickers is a grandma, auntie, mother, sister, friend, and most important a storyteller. Kitty is Bearfoot Onondaga from Six Nations of the Grand River. She engages in every kind of food activity that leads toward access, sustainability, and sovereignty in our food systems. She is a firm believer in the connections we have to each other, the land, and the importance of everyone getting what they need and want in regard to their food and foodways.
Ryan McMahon is an acclaimed Anishinaabe comedian, writer, and journalist. For nearly two decades, Ryan has been a trailblazer in Indigenous comedy and storytelling across all mediums. His goal: smash the status quo and rebuild the world around him through laughter and Indigenous storytelling.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge is presented in partnership with the City of Toronto, ACSA Community Services, Downsview Park, Skills for Change, Toronto South LIP, and North York Community House.