2026 DEHR Conference

This workshop is designed for education professionals in rural environments. Join us for a conversation based exploration of rural contexts for allyship, and to develop actionable strategies to support your colleagues outside the urban milieu who identify as 2SLGBTQ+. This learning is grounded in current legislative realities and approached from a strengths based perspective rooted in celebration.

This workshop aims to develop an appreciation of the diverse histories of gender and sexuality on Turtle Island (what is now known as North America) pre-colonization, helps to recognize the effects of colonization on Indigenous gender and sexual diversity historically and currently, and provides hopeful paths towards the acceptance, support, and celebration of queer Indigenous folks. In this workshop, we will explore strategies that foster decolonial allyship practices in the spaces we occupy, including the workplace and interpersonally.