The Yellowhead Institute, an Indigenous-led think tank based out of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts, is hoping to establish a greater presence across Dene and Inuit lands. Yellowhead Executive Director Hayden King said that the institute hopes to bring more Northern Indigenous authors to conversations around issues such as Indigenous sovereignty and land use, which have historically been dominated by non-Indigenous professionals. “Yellowhead can be a useful tool for people seeking to intervene in those discussions and provide a more community-based critical perspective that people can talk about, mobilize around and push for alternative solutions,” said King. In the future, the institute also reportedly hopes to have physical offices across Canada.
