Christine Luckasavitch is an Omàmìwininì Madaoueskarini Anishinaabekwe (a woman of the Madawaska River Algonquin people), belonging to the Crane Clan, and mixed settler heritage. Christine continues to live in Omàmìwininìaki, unceded Algonquin territory.
Christine is the Owner/Executive Consultant of Waaseyaa Consulting and Waaseyaa Cultural Tours, two small businesses dedicated to reviving and celebrating Indigenous ancestral knowledge and culture-based practices through educational opportunities. She is the co-owner of Algonquin Motors, a woman-led motorcycle clothing company honouring the spirit of unceded Algonquin territory. She is currently writing her thesis to complete her Master of Arts in Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
Christine is the former Executive Director of Native Land Digital, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit dedicated to providing a digital platform for Indigenous peoples to share knowledge about their Indigenous cultures, territories, and knowledge systems across the world.
Her work is centered around creating spaces for Indigenous peoples to share their knowledges, both in physical and digital spaces, and encouraging the re-emergence of ancestral kinship ties.
Contributions to HumansandNature.org:
- What stories does the land hold?
A Questions for a Resilient Future series curated by Christine Luckasavitch.
- The Re-emergence of Story and Belonging
Read Christine’s response to “What stories does the land hold?”
- When We Listen: A conversation with Christine Luckasavitch and Alyssa Bardy
Read this conversation about “What stories does the land hold?” between Christine and artist Alyssa Bardy, hosted by editor Katherine Kassouf Cummings.
- Look to Indigenous Brilliance—Suggested Reading List
Read a bookshelf curated by Christine Luckasavitch.
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Photo credit: Alyssa Bardy
