Wednesday, November 12 2025
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Kelsey Leonard x Ethical Grounds
Seminar Room #10031
700 University Ave, Toronto, ON
University of Toronto
Dr. Kelsey Leonard is a water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, writer, and enrolled citizen of the Shinnecock Nation. Her work focuses on Indigenous water justice and its climatic, territorial, and governance underpinnings for our shared sustainable future. Dr. Leonard represents the Shinnecock Nation on the Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean, which is charged with protecting America's ocean ecosystems and coastlines. She also serves as a member of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission. Dr. Leonard has been instrumental in safeguarding the interests of Indigenous Nations for environmental planning, and builds Indigenous science and knowledge into new solutions for sustainable water and ocean governance.
Funding for this event comes from the Technoscience Research Unit, the Canada Research Chair in Science and Technology Studies and Environmental Data Justice, and the Acceleration Consortium.