"I am inspired by so many people - people I know and don't know. People as famous as Lady Gaga, and people as close to me as my friends and peers. Lynn,  you are one of those people too."
 Alison Kemp


"I believe witches were women with above average intelligence who made too many good points about fairness and perhaps bucked the system. Lynn, keep an eye out for large piles of wood that may be intended for you."
Frank D'Aquila


"Thank you very much for your Ally Bill of Responsibilties. It really feels safe to have guidance that is clear and articulate in a language that I understand as I gaze with unease through the mists surrounding someone else's oppression at the hands of the cultural groups that form my heritage.  It helps when you clarify what I can offer Indigenous people without compounding their oppression."
Lawrence Boxall


"I am one of the privileged women who traveled from Toronto to learn from you at the Petroglyphs.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you.  The whole experience changed my life and enriched my heart.  I hope our paths cross again and again."
Honey Novick

"Lynn, your work has demonstrated that it is one thing to unearth the histories that the colonizers have denied and distorted and twisted–it is another to revive the hopes and aspirations and strengths of our nations through reviving the wampum belts. We’alalin"
Bonita Lawrence

"Lynn, Your study of the Treaty of Niagara in the fashion in which it was conducted is honourable. We can all take a lesson here and remember that knowledge is sacred and truth comes long
 before the words that might express it. This work is significant in the struggle
 to de-colonize our lands and the hearts and minds of the people."
Robert (Bob) Lovelace

"Chi Migweetch to you for organizing this great sharing day. It was an honour to be invited to speak about the South March Highlands and to hear from everyone else. Your questions and comments, your wampum belts and your presentation about colonial aspects of the genealogical system sure sparked some reflexions on my part."
Eugénie Boudreau
University of Ottawa

"Thank you for organizing such a meaningful education day and for welcoming my participation.  Algonquin Sharing Day was quite the event and I am grateful for all you did to make it the success that it was!"
Geri Blinick

"It was a pleasure meeting everyone at the Algonquin Sharing Day, that Lynn took the lead to organize. This was for me a very special event where perspectives on so many issues grew to a new level. I got to meet new and wonderful people and realize we are all caring for Mother Earth.  I hope that we will be blessed to have another Algonquin Sharing Day soon."
Daniel Bernard Amikwabe

"Wow Lynn! This is a wonderfully concise and meaningful piece of work. You've provided so much information about the reality of land claims in plain language!"
                                                                                                                                    Cathy J Willis

"You amaze me with your determination, strength and endurance, a quality many 'kwe' have inherited from our foremothers, to preserve our culture and identity.  The vision of living in a world where justice for our women/men and their children come first, seems like a dream.  But with your courage to move forward and make that dream a reality gives me hope for our future generations."
                                                                                                                                 Esther Gilbank

"'When you educate a man, you educate an individual; when you educate a woman, you educate a whole family' (R. M. MacIver)...and in Lynn's case, the entire Anishinaabeg Nation! Gchi-miigwech!"
                                                                                                                           G Horton Baptiste 

"This person Lynn is the most courageous and determined person I have ever met.  Thank you Lynn for sharing a lot with us."
                                                                                                     Micheline Dionne O'bomsawin 

"It has been a real pleasure for me to know you and count you among my friends. I admire your steadfastness in learning, especially about your own people and your culture. I've watched you grow ever more skilled in being able to manage this cyberspace technology so that your words of wisdom and your enquiring mind can carry you and us forward into new understanding about each others' cultures and traditions. May you always walk tall with the Creator as a beautiful, talented and faithful
Anishinabekwe!"
                                                                                                                                     Jean Koning
    
"Since I have gotten to know Lynn, I have learned that she is honest and dedicated to her native studies. Lynn is a fantastic researcher who I admire. I refer to her as my other daughter, even though I  have only gotten to know her over the past ten or so years. There are times when we disagree, but that has never interfered with our friendship. To be able to disagree without getting nasty and personal shows that she is honourable and of good character."
                                                                                                                                      Bob Majaury

"With courage, brilliance, and truth, Lynn challenges the status quo of systematic assimilation and gender discrimination within the Indian Act and within the land claims and self-government process. I am in awe of her determination to share knowledge and to explore traditional ways of knowing and understanding. I am inspired by her ability to continuously move forward fearlessly as an academic, a writer, and an activist.  Perhaps most special of all is Lynn's ability to recognize and validate the existence and importance of Heart Knowledge. It is with this ability and with her kindness that she has always made me feel like I belong.  When I am searching for answers rooted in culture and tradition, Lynn is my teacher."
                                                                                                                                  Lindy Garneau

"Many years ago at York University, our relationship began as teacher-student.  Even as an undergraduate, you stood out for your ability to comprehend and draw from a wide range of approaches to knowledge – from the hard sciences to the social sciences to the humanities.  In addition you had, and continue to display, the rare gifts of great depth of understanding as well as critical and reflexive skills. These abilities, combined with your commitment to justice and your investment in people, are the makings of wisdom.  Since those early days at York, you have become my teacher.  I have always considered it a privilege that you have stayed in contact and have shared your journey. From you I have learned about heart knowledge, about gender discrimination within the Indian Act, and about how the fight for indigenous justice must be fought on many levels, including thinking about how we learn and how we think we know what we know.  Thus I am also learning from you about traditional ways of knowing.  I hope our paths will continue to cross on this road to understanding."
                                                                                                                            Elizabeth Graham
                                                                                                             University College London

''I had the chance to meet Lynn at the Amun March (Marche Amun).  Since this day, I have seen in her a lot of determination, passion, and perseverance to denounce all forms of discrimination suffered by our peoples for too long. Thank you Lynn for all the love you give to our causes.''
                                                                                                                    Michele Taina Audette
President, Quebec Native Women Inc

"It was immediate and obvious when we met that our relationship would be a long one. Lynn is one of the positive and truly committed persons who want to right the wrongs through her capacity to tap into texts and go beyond thematic content to afford us a glimpse at the implications and hurdles that are dimly there yet threatening to the creation of 'another reality.'"
                                                                                                                             Linda Many Guns

"It is such a pleasure to have shared ideas with Lynn and to have benefited from the result. The strength of her work comes from the thought, heart, and good intent with which she approaches her research and writing. I am grateful for her dedication, insight, and thorough analysis exploring subjects that are under-represented in the literature and critically relevant to Anishnaabe and Canadian futures."
                                                                                                                                  Susan DeLisle 

"I had the pleasure of having Lynn as a student in my French class when she was in Grade 3. Some forty years ago. She was an excellent student and a lovely person as well. She even attended my wedding in 1973. I find her current work very interesting and extremely informative."
                                                                                                        Harry Tye
 Elliot Lake, Ontario

"My friendship with Lynn began when we were 5 years old - and has lasted for over 40 years. Although our lives went in very different directions, we remained friends and I have followed her education. Every time she sent me an article to read I was so proud of her. I can't tell you how very proud I am to call her
'Dr. Lynn Gehl.'"
                                                                                                                        Cindy Rivers Aubrey

"Lynn Gehl’s dedication to the renaissance of her indigenous wisdom, specifically of the Algonquin Anishnaabe people, is powerful and inspiring. The traditional knowledge that she seeks, holds and teaches is equivalent to that of a UNESCO World Heritage designation. Her work and discourse emboldens a cultural heritage that is an irreplaceable source of life and meaning. I adore the force that is Lynn Gehl, and look forward to all of her future projects and explorations!"
                                                                               Pegi Eyers
Visual Artist & Writer

"Lynn Gehl is a shining light in the confused world of Native research and community development.  She has developed and implemented a unique methodology that encompasses the living spirit of the community and people she works with.  She is a warrior woman and fights fiercely for the respect and integrity of the subject matter she is presenting.  Lynn has a gift, it is the gift of kindness, honesty and truth she shares with those she meets and knows.  Her true strength is evident as she continues to walk straight and tall on the red road."
Dorothy Taylor

"Lynn Gehl has consistently represented Aboriginal values and sensitivities wherever she
 has studied, worked or engaged.  Often she has provided clear direction when coordinating
the efforts of Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals for community action."
 Roy Brady

"Thank you Lynn for all your hard work!  It keeps me informed and motivated in my thesis work to help women understand their rights (and obvious lack thereof) according to the Indian Act."
Jessie King
 from BC

"It was in your class that I gained the knowledge on wampum belts.  It changed my life and for that I say Miigwetch!"
 Norma-Jean Sagassige

"Lynn, your work as one of the organizers of Dr. Helen Caldicott’s speaking event at Showplace was stellar. You were not only committed and thorough, kind and ever-present, but you were an invaluable part of the process. You brought an important perspective and insight not only to the event itself, but the process of organizing. Wouldn’t-a-been nearly so great without you, Lynn – Thank You!"
Miriam Stucky
 Safe And Green Energy

"Lynn is a warrior and she has accepted that the life of a warrior is not easy. I deeply respect her for her integrity and trust her in her fidelity to her path. As my elder, she teaches me to be a better person. Many thanks for allowing me the opportunity to share my regard for Lynn."
Nancy M. Smith

"I was one of Lynn’s teachers when she was an undergraduate at York. It was clear then, that she had both the ability and the desire to apply theoretical constructs (which many students learn as abstracts and never apply) to the circumstances of her life in serious pursuit of a comprehensive understanding not only of why her traditional rights were denied her, but also of how to change circumstances not only for herself but also for all other similarly disenfranchised Native Canadian women.  As I read nineteen preceding testimonials, my head kept nodding in agreement, 'That describes the Lynn I knew', a person of integrity determined to make a difference.  Every word speaks of who she was, who she is and who she will become."
Marylouise M. Bat-Hayim

"Lynn the work that you have undertaken and continue to do so diligently regarding
Aboriginal women's issues, the Algonquin land claim process, and
Anishinaabe ways of knowing and being is appreciated."
Shirley Williams
  Elder and  Professor Emeritus

"The resistiveness and the power that comes through your writing, is inspiring.  I hope you never stop doing what you do so well, even if it does seem to take forever."
 Sylvia Smith

"Excellent article Lynn, don't worry about the naysayers, it just means you
 are having some influence!"
Helen Mary Caldciott

"The family history and archival research that you did for me and my family cannot be overstated. I am very grateful for your generous effort. It made a world of difference. At 69 years old you started me on my life path. I will be forever grateful to you…you are now part of my family…and I can never thank you enough…without you I would still not have an identity!"
Skip (Harold) Ross - Algonquin Anishinaabe

"Your ancestors would be happy to know that you have kept a record of the lineage. So many people don't.
Many people in our area 'claim' to have 'indian blood' but do not now how to trace it back."
Melanie Douthit

"When I think of the work you do Lynn I am happy that another younger
woman continues to address the discriminatory issues that effect the descendants of Indigenous women. The introduction of issues regarding unknown and unstated paternity with the 1985 Indian
Act are appalling. Children should not bare the brunt of Canada's discrimination."
  Jeannette Corbiere Lavell
President, Native Women's Association of Canada

"I'm still working through the things I heard and saw, and even touched, but it was exciting to see how the story you told us about the past, and the wisdom you shared about how to listen in the present, were so connected. For me, just to know more about what was done in the past, and the reality of the present, it has a real positive effect on my life here and now!"
    David Raymond