Celebrating Indigenous Pride

Two-Spirit Allyship: Listening, Learning and Challenging our Assumptions

Presented on Wednesday, June 22, 2022

    1. Presentation
  • Speakers:
    • Dave Leonard, Chief Executive Officer, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    • John Brown, Legal and Strategic Advisor, Indigenous Initiatives, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    • Charlene Theodore, Chief Inclusion Officer, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    • Bryn Gray, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • About this Program:

    Amazing Race Canada Season 7 winners Anthony Johnson and Dr. James Makokis share their perspectives on what it is like to be Indigenous and Two-Spirit in today's modern context. Through their own life stories, they offer important historical and cultural insights into Two-Spirit identities and how they differ from colonial notions of gender and sexual identity and discuss how their lived experiences as Two-Spirit men shaped their lives, including their time on the Amazing Race and their work as activists. Finally, we will hear how we, as leaders in the legal profession and business community, can be better allies to Two-Spirit and Indigenous communities and ways we can all create and follow our own pathway to action. This session will include a presentation followed by a fireside chat with Anthony and James.

  • This event is part of our Inclusion Now programming.

  • Accreditation:

    This program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia and Ontario and specifically counts towards Ethics/ EDI Professionalism requirements. McCarthy Tétrault LLP has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.

    Barreau du Québec Continuing Education: We have submitted this program for recognition as a regular eligible educational activity. Three hours of Ethics/Professionalism must be completed directly through the Barreau du Québec.