Pierre Genest Lecture by Professor Aaron Mills, “Kinship’s Normativity: the Anishinaabe Law of Belonging”

This annual lecture, established to honour the memory of Pierre Genest, a 1954 Osgoode graduate and an esteemed Canadian lawyer and advocate, is Osgoode’s most important named public lecture. During this talk, Professor Aaron Mills will discuss his article “First Nations’ Citizenship and Kinship Compared: Belonging’s Stake in Legality.” This article challenges the common framing of […]

Mass Vaccination Challenges: Lessons from Canadian First Nations and Remote Communities Symposium

CIFAL York, Y-EMERGE, ADERSIM, and Mathematics for Public Health, Fields Institute are very pleased to host the first Vaccine for First Nations and Remote Communities Symposium. The Symposium aims to address the unique challenges and lessons learned surrounding mass vaccination in First Nations and remote communities. Considering unique conditions of these communities, mass vaccination had […]

Connecting Frog Lake First Nation: Innovative Applications of Drone Technology

Drones for Public Health, Safety, Risk, Humanitarian and Emergency Management Speaker Series The use of drones and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) has revolutionized numerous sectors, offering unparalleled advantages in mapping, monitoring, efficiency, safety, and accessibility. In the realms of public health and safety, Risk and emergency management, and humanitarian response, these technologies have become […]

Mass Evacuation and First Nations

Governance, Science & Technology of Mass Evacuations Speaker Series Mass Evacuation and First Nations Featuring: Tara K. McGee, professor, University of Alberta; Jennifer Jesty, emergency resiliency manager, Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq; Maia Foster-Sanchez, Stronger Together: Evacuation Partnerships; and Michelle Gervais, Stronger Together: Evacuation Partnerships. Moderated by Eric Kennedy, York University. Virtual Session 2 | […]