Lynn Gehl
Lynn is an author, advocate, public speaker, and artist. Her work encompasses both anti-colonial work and the celebration of Indigenous knowledge. She challenges Canada’s practices, policies, and laws of colonial genocide such as the land claims and self-government process, the sex-discrimination in the Indian Act, the continued destruction of Akikpautik / Chaudière Falls - an Anishinaabeg sacred place, and Canada’s lack of policy that addresses that Indigenous women and girls with disabilities are bigger targets of sexual violence. She weaves wampum belts, builds petro-forms, paints, and plays with digital art. She has two books – The Truth that Wampum Tells: My Debwewin on the Algonquin Land Claims Process; and Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit. Her third book titled "Gehl v Canada: Challenging Sex Discrimination in the Indian Act" will be available in September 2021. It will address on her Charter challenge regarding INAC’s unknown and thus unstated paternity policy. Lynn is frequently called upon as an expert by various media outlets to offer commentary on Indigenous issues.