Dr Percy Lezard

(Mnimcelx, They, Them)
Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice, Faculty of Liberal Arts
Wilfred Laurier University

Dr Lezard is an internationally renowned Two Spirit scholar whose research and community work promotes Indigenous knowledges, Two Spirit pedagogies, community Indigenous health, missing and murdered women and 2SLGBTQQIA1+, and gender-based violence in 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities. They are a survivor of the multi-generational impacts of the residential school system and the Sixties Scoop. They are an Associate Professor in Indigenous Studies and work toward decolonising curriculum and building inclusive pedagogies. They are currently working with Dr Andrew Farrell and together are editing a special issue ‘Queering Indigenous Research Methods’. Many of their publications are presented verbally and in a variety of formats for accessibility for Indigenous communities and those with disability. They are currently engaged in research that is broadly health humanities and are an advocate for culturally safe and life affirming health for 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples.