
Autumn Baptiste
Autumn Baptiste is Plains Cree from Thunderchild First Nation in Treaty 6 territory.
She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.Ed. through the ITEP program. Currently working with the Office of the Treaty Commission as the Truth and Reconciliation Community Coordinator.
Autumn grew up culturally, dancing powwow and participating in ceremonies. She has a passion to pursue and education on Indigenous traditional knowledge, language and history. Autumn is a member of the grassroots group of hunters, farmers, and landholders, The Treaty Land Sharing Network, to promote treaty relationships, traditional land use and advocate for Treaty rights.
Topics:
The Treaties: Treaty Relationship, Treaty Responsibilities, Spirit and Intent of Treaty
The Indian Act: History of the Indian Act, Negative Implications, Indian Residential Schools, Current Issues,
Indigenous Culture: Worldview, Pre-Contact History, Colonial Decimation of Culture, Cultural Resilience
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