Lynn Gehl Interview; the Historical Society of Ottawa

In this video Ben Weiss of the Historical Society of Ottawa and I talk about the breadth of my work beginning with a discussion about who I am.  In this interview we discuss the history of the Algonquin, how it was that the Mississauga ceded Algonquin land in Ontario, that Quebec continues to claim our land through the Doctrine of Discovery, my work on sex discrimination in the Indian Act, matters related to Indigenous women and girls with disabilities, and Indigenous knowledge with a focus on heart knowledge.

Other topics of discussion include the plague of pretendians and the loss of Akikpautik - an Algonquin Holy Land.

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​​Lynn is an author, advocate, artist, and public speaker. She is one of only two Algonquin in the world with a doctorate in Indigenous Studies. Her work encompasses both anti-colonial work and the celebration of Indigenous knowledge. She challenges Canada’s practices, policies, and laws of colonial genocide such as the Algonquin land claims, and in 2017 she was successful in Gehl v Canada regarding unknown and unstated paternity in the Indian Act. She is fascinated with Indigenous knowledge, in particular ancient modalities of symbolic literacy and she continues to learn about them.

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