Lindy Kinoshameg

Lindy (Odawa Nation from Wiikwemkoong Unceeded Territory), is a longtime friend of YPT, and is the current Indigenous Outreach and Program Coordinator in the Office of Indigenous Health at Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. 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 Indigenous artists tour the world, and bring artistic visions to life through set, lighting, and stage designs, while also sharing his culture and performing on many stages. 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.