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.

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.

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.

When: Monday, September 23, 2024

Time: 1:30 – 2:30pm EST.

Where: via Zoom 

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.