Maya Oversby
Maya (she/her) is a part of the Fellowship program working in tandem with the Samuel Centre of Social Connectedness and Indigenous Climate Action creating a divestment toolkit. Maya is from a small town in Northwestern Ontario, Treaty three territory, called Dryden where she was born and raised. Maya is Métis and of mixed European descent (English and Irish) and her roots lie in the Red River/Treaty one territory. For the past six years Maya has resided in Thunder Bay Ontario pursuing her education through Lakehead University. In June of 2023 she completed her Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation with a focus in Land-based therapeutic recreation and shortly after began her journey towards a Masters in Social Justice.
Maya enjoys working with Indigenous research methodologies that center kinship and belonging, not only between people but the Land as well. Apart from school she fills her time with art, beadwork, harvesting and hiking with her dog, Fauna.
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Final Report: A Call to Action: Divest From Dirty Banks
This project aims to create a toolkit empowering Indigenous communities with divestment strategies, utilizing Indigenous rights outlined by UNDRIP to push for divestment from industries violating these rights, positioning Indigenous sovereignty as a financial risk for corporations and promoting a shift from extraction to regeneration.
Indigenous Climate Action has been an Indigenous-led organization addressing climate change through gatherings, resources, amplifying voices, supporting sovereignty, and nurturing healing justice since 2015. Guided by a diverse Steering Committee, they envision a world where Indigenous Peoples lead climate justice efforts, employing deeply relational approaches to develop strategies and resources in collaboration with Indigenous communities to uplift voices and stewardship for future generations.
Read Maya’s blog: National Indigenous People’s Day and Healing Justice Framework
This blog post explains the Healing Justice Framework lived out through National Indigenous Peoples Day this past June 21st at the Thunder Bay Marina and through both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations and the potential to implement a Healing Justice Framework through workplace policy.