Faculty

Dr. June Francis June is the Director of the Institute for Diaspora Research and Engagement at Simon Fraser University, Canada, where she is an Associate Professor in the Beedie School…

Kevin Huang 黃儀軒 Kevin is the co-founder and executive director of hua foundation, an organization with the mission of empowering youth in the Asian diaspora to fully participate in advancing…

Khelsilem Khelsilem is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-Kwakwa̱ka'wa̱kw educator, artist, writer, and public speaker on issues of Indigenous languages, cultural identity, and governance. He was born and raised in his Skwo-mesh homelands on the…

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Kris Statnyk Kris is Gwich’in and a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow, Yukon. Kris is a lawyer practicing in the area of Aboriginal law on…

Lily Grewal As a creative and solution-focused administrator with over 15 years of program and policy experience, Lily brings principled and collaborative leadership that is focused on outcomes. She has…

Michelle Lorna Nahanee Michelle Lorna Nahanee (Squamish) is the designer of a life-size board game and workshop called Sínulhkay and Ladders.  She is a creative director, critical communications scholar and…

Nathalie Lozano-Neira Nathalie Lozano-Neira came to Musqueam land, Coast Salish territories (Vancouver) as a refugee from Muisca territory (Colombia) 17 years ago. She has been engaged in migrant community work…

Omar Chu Omar is speaking as a member of Sanctuary Health, a grassroots community group that deploys direct action, movement-building, community-engagement, and direct support strategies to advocate for access to…

Peter Flegel Peter Flegel is the Executive Director of the Government of Canada’s Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat, a cornerstone of Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy. Peter leads his team in driving whole-of-government systems…