Portrait of Lenore Keeshig and her horse by Hawlii Pichette, Urban Iskwew.
Indigenous Speakers Series presents Lenore Keeshig
The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present Lenore Keeshig, storyteller, poet, author, and naturalist, for our first in-person event in more than two years.
About Lenore Keeshig
Lenore Keeshig, a citizen of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, is a traditional storyteller, poet and author, living at Neyaashiinigmiing on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula. She works as a naturalist, providing education programs about the natural and cultural history of the Saugeen/Bruce Peninsula and the Great Lakes. Lenore’s poetry has appeared in a number of anthologies. She has produced three children’s books: Bird Talk (1991), Emma and the Trees (1996), and The Truth About Nibbles (2005) co-authored with her husband, David McLaren. She is the recipient of the Living the Dream Book Award (1993) and an Author’s Award (1988).
Join in person or via livestream
- Join us in Theatre of the Arts for a limited-capacity (200 people maximum), masks-required, in-person event.
- Or join the event via the the forthcoming livestream link at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. The link will be posted on this page soon.
- No sign-in or registration required for in-person or livestream.
- This event will offer American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation by Debbie Parliament, on stage with Lenore Keeshig.
The Indigenous Speakers Series is organized by a group of Indigenous and settler faculty, staff, and students from the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC), the Dean of Arts Office, the departments of History and Communication Arts, the Office of Indigenous Relations, and the Office of Research. The series is co-sponsored by WISC and the Faculty of Arts with the support of donors to the Arts Indigenous Initiatives fund. The series highlights the voices of Indigenous artists, writers, activists, and leaders from across Turtle Island, offering UWaterloo students, faculty and staff opportunities to learn from, understand, and engage with Indigenous issues.