An Afternoon with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Schedule

Wed Jan 14 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

OISE Building | Toronto, ON

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Join us for an intimate Lunch and Learn with Mississauga Nishnaabeg writer, musician, and academic, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
About this Event

This event welcomes Indigenous graduates students and faculty at the University of Toronto to visit with Leanne and discuss her latest book, Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps To The Times Ahead. Please come hungry and ready to join in conversation.


The event will take place in the Nexus Lounge at the OISE Building (252 Bloor St. West). The Nexus Lounge is found on the 12th floor in the southern-most end of the building.


In lieu of admission fees, we invite attendees to bring a non-perishable food item, or toiletry, to add to the Indigenous Education Network's Graduate Student Resource Pantry.


Thanks event is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Jackman Humanities Institute of the University of Toronto, as well as the efforts of the Graduate English Association and the Indigenous Literatures Lab.

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OISE Building, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada

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