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Christine Luckasavitch Environmental Advocacy + Indigenous Tourism + Natural Resources
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"One of my biggest hopes is that people will start to look and understand the world around us in different ways."
Owner of Waaseyaa Consulting and Waaseyaa Cultural Tours, Christine Luckasavitch is an entrepreneurial trailblazer dedicated to reviving and celebrating Indigenous ancestral knowledge. An avid archaeologist, and compelling researcher, Christine was also the Executive Director of Native Land Digital, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit that is remapping our understanding of land ownership and relationship with the land. Through her work, Christine is revolutionizing education and creating spaces for Indigenous peoples to share their knowledge systems.
Christine Luckasavitch is an Omàmìwininì Madaoueskarini Anishinaabekwe (a woman of the Madawaska River Algonquin people), belonging to the Crane Clan, and mixed settler heritage. Her Algonquin family was physically displaced from their homes into a tiny log cabin in a settler town during a time when it was illegal to speak their Indigenous language and hold ceremony. Christine continues to live in her ancestral territory, much of which is now known as Algonquin Park, Ontario. In this, Christine has spent her entire life trying to retain her Indigenous Identity.
Christine is a graduate of Acadia University with a massive goal of obtaining an honorary doctorate; but, much of her teachings come from her Algonquin family about her ancestors and their historical ways of life. Being able to learn from her family has been a significant impact on who she is and what she aims to do: allow others to learn from an Indigenous perspective.
Christine is the Owner/Executive Consultant of Waaseyaa Consulting and Waaseyaa Cultural Tours, two small businesses dedicated to reviving and celebrating Indigenous ancestral knowledge and culture-based practices through educational opportunities. She is the co-owner of Algonquin Motors, a motorcycle clothing company based in unceded Algonquin territory. She is currently studying for her Master of Arts in Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
Christine was also the Executive Director of Native Land Digital, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit dedicated to providing a digital platform for Indigenous peoples to share knowledge about their Indigenous cultures, territories, and knowledge systems across the world.
Her work is centered around creating spaces for Indigenous peoples to share their knowledges, both in physical and digital spaces, and encouraging the re-emergence of ancestral kinship ties.
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Learn Together: Understanding Our Relations
With a passion for being connected with the lands, Christine has grown up learning from the lands and being connected with all of her relations. Through Indigenous stories and practices, Christine has learned practices that conduct her everyday life in understanding how to care for the world.
Join Christine to:
- Learn about the importance of making space for Indigenous Stories
- Learn about wilderness spaces and the issues they impose on Indigenous peoples and practices
- Learn about how we can learn from our interactions with our environments
- Learn about our relations with our environments
Who Gets To Tell The Stories: What Stories Can Maps Tell
Great emphasis is being placed on Indigenous Data Sovereignty where, for a very long time, Indigenous data has been appropriated, misused, and misrepresented as a result of colonization. Christine encourages awareness of Indigenous data misappropriation and how this data should be honoured so that everyone may benefit in a good way with respect to the land.
Join Christine to:
- Understand why Indigenous Data Sovereignty is a crucial topic to be aware of
- Learn about what stories maps can tell us
- Engage in practices that develop good relations with Indigenous peoples
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The Lives of Our Ancestors: A Brief Ondjitigweyaa Madaoueskarini Algonquin History
Listening to and learning from the ancestors is a crucial part of Indigenous ways of life to understand how we may move forward in good and thoughtful ways. The histories our ancestors have lived can tell us many things such as how we can learn to develop good relations everywhere.
In this workshop, Christine will:
- Explore the evolution of Indigenous peoples living with the land
- Illustrate what it means to be good, settler allies
- Demonstrate how co-existence on the land can be possible and good
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HIGHLIGHTS/ AWARDS
Master of Arts, Indigenous Studies – Trent University
Governor of Acadia University Board of Directors (2023)
Vice President of Acadia University Alumni Association (2022)
Co-Owner of Algonquin Motors since 2020
Executive Director of Native Land Digital (2020)
Owner of Waaseyaa Cultural Tours (2018)
Owner & Executive Consultant of Waaseyaa Consulting (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, English & History – Acadia University (2011)
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CLIENT LIST
Township of South Algonquin Library: Brief Ondjitigweyaa Madaoueskarini Algonquin History< Guest Speaker and Host (2023)
FREED (Field research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified) Event, Guest Lecturer (2022)
Stanley Picker Gallery: Lobby Exhibition, Online Talk & Lecture Series- Visibility of the Invisible, Guest Lecturer (2022)
IPIA Launch Event: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Indigenous Archeology in Canada, Guest Speaker (2021)
Women’s Festival and Conference presented by Grail Springs Retreat for Wellbeing- Guest Speaker, (2018)
Speaker Categories:
Education Environment Healthy Relationships Hospitality and Travel Indigenous Protocol Motivation Social ChangeChristine Luckasavitch is an Omàmìwininì Madaoueskarini Anishinaabekwe (a woman of the Madawaska River Algonquin people), belonging to the Crane Clan, and mixed settler heritage. Her Algonquin family was physically displaced from their homes into a tiny log cabin in a settler town during a time when it was illegal to speak their Indigenous language and hold ceremony. Christine continues to live in her ancestral territory, much of which is now known as Algonquin Park, Ontario. In this, Christine has spent her entire life trying to retain her Indigenous Identity.
Christine is a graduate of Acadia University with a massive goal of obtaining an honorary doctorate; but, much of her teachings come from her Algonquin family about her ancestors and their historical ways of life. Being able to learn from her family has been a significant impact on who she is and what she aims to do: allow others to learn from an Indigenous perspective.
Christine is the Owner/Executive Consultant of Waaseyaa Consulting and Waaseyaa Cultural Tours, two small businesses dedicated to reviving and celebrating Indigenous ancestral knowledge and culture-based practices through educational opportunities. She is the co-owner of Algonquin Motors, a motorcycle clothing company based in unceded Algonquin territory. She is currently studying for her Master of Arts in Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
Christine was also the Executive Director of Native Land Digital, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit dedicated to providing a digital platform for Indigenous peoples to share knowledge about their Indigenous cultures, territories, and knowledge systems across the world.
Her work is centered around creating spaces for Indigenous peoples to share their knowledges, both in physical and digital spaces, and encouraging the re-emergence of ancestral kinship ties.
Speaker Summary
Location: Canada
Language: English
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