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Leanne Simpson

Leanne Simpson is a member of the Steering Committee and a researcher, negotiator, writer and advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Born in 1971 to an Anishinaabe mother and a Scottish father, Leanne works with a number of Indigenous organizations on environmental and political issues across Canada and internationally. Leanne holds a B.Sc (Guelph University), a MSc (Mount Allison University) and a PhD (University of Manitoba).

Leanne is a lecturer in Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria, Instructor at the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, and former Assistant Professor and Director of Indigenous Environmental Studies at Trent University. She currently teaches in the Native Studies Ph.D. program at Trent.

Leanne's recent publications include:

1. Anti-Colonial Strategies for the Recovery and Maintenance of Indigenous Knowledge, in the American Indian Quarterly;
   
2. Toxic Contamination Undermining Indigenous Food Systems and Indigenous Sovereignty, in Pimatiziwin: A Journal of Aboriginal And Indigenous Community Health;
   
3. The Colonial Context for the Indigenous Experience of Human Induced Climate Change in Snowscapes, Dreamscapes: Snowchange Book on Community Voices of Change;
   
4. The Legacy of Deskaheh: Decolonizing Indigenous Participation in Global Governance Regarding Sustainable Development forthcoming in Engaging the Disenfranchised: Developing Countries and Civil Society in International Governance for Sustainable Development;,
   
5. Listening to Our Ancestors: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations in the Face of Environmental Destruction in Every Grain of Sand: Canadian Perspectives on Ecology and Environment; and
   
6. The Contributions of Indigenous Peoples to Environmental Protection in Canada in Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture.

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