Lindy Kinoshameg

Lindy (Odawa Nation from Wiikwemkoong Unceeded Territory), Indigenous Outreach and Program Coordinator, Office of Indigenous Health, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

A former student in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, as well as an alumnus and former coordinator of the Summer Mentorship Program in the Faculty of Medicine, Lindy returns to U of T excited and eager. Throughout his career, a main focus has been breaking stereotypes and raising cultural awareness around Indigenous knowledge and communities. He has supported Indigenous artists, students, and youth through education, facilitation and community building. With a deep connection to Indigenous communities through the arts, Lindy has helped artists tour the world, and bring artistic visions to life, while also sharing and performing his culture with audiences. Lindy always honors the wisdom of respecting the seven generations that came before us, and remembering that our actions affect the seven generations that follow.