Accessibility Café - Layers of Indigenous Experience and Oppression

Join us for the next Accessibility Café! Presented by the Queen’s Human Rights and Equity Office and The Office of Indigenous Initiatives.

About:

In this presentation, Marsha’s talk will include her experiences as a First Nation Deaf woman, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her journey through joy and oppression.

Speaker:

Marsha Ireland - My name is Teyuhuhtakweku (Marsha) I am from Oneida Nation and Turtle Clan. I am Oneida. I am a Deaf, wife , mother , grandmother and great grandmother. My husband Max Ireland , is hearing who is member of Bear Clan. We have five Oneida Deaf children and also fourteen grandchildren that include two great granddaughters. I work to revitalized Oneida Sign Language (OSL). I have been invited to speak and engage with First Nations, providing presentations and education. I provide education regarding First Nations Deaf peoples lived experiences and the work with Oneida Sign Language. I have also provided our Thanksgiving address in my language, Oneida Sign Language. I consider myself an advocate and educator. Some people called me their elder. I work for our future generations, so their lives may be better than ours.

Details:

When: Monday, September 23, 2024

Time: 1:30am - 2:30pm EST

Where: via Zoom

RSVP:

Please RSVP to accessibility.hub@queensu.ca by Monday, September 23 at 9:00am. Upon confirmation you will be sent a Zoom meeting invite for your calendars.

ASL interpreter and Zoom auto captioning will be available.