Join Elder Richard Jenkins - Two-Spirit, nêhiyaw and Métis Elder, teacher, and community builder - as we explore how Indigenous concepts of gender and sexuality can enrich sustainability efforts. Non-Indigenous & Indigenous participants are welcome to attend, regardless of prior knowledge.

There will be live English to French translation throughout.

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About Elder Richard Jenkins:

Elder Richard Jenkins is a nêhiyaw and Métis from Moose Mountain, Alberta. He is a gay Two Spirit man and has been ‘out’ to friends, family and community since he was 19 years old. Richard has been a Program Advisor for Alberta Health Services (AHS) in the Aboriginal Health Programs department. Over the past thirty-five (35) years, he has been working with Indigenous communities throughout Canada as a community developer and health promotions advocate in the areas of addictions, long-term care, HIV/AIDS, sexual orientation and gender identity, family and community healing, child welfare, health policy and programs and urban Indigenous development. In the mid-2000’s Richard received the community development award from the Alberta Aboriginal Role Model Awards. He has served community both as a paid employee as well as a volunteer at local, provincial, national and international levels.