Ms Portia Garnons-Williams

Portia is the direct Descendant of a Sixties Scoop Survivor. She is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, Trinity College, studying International Relations and Political Science. She also serves as a member of the Indigenous Leadership Commission of the Voices of Future Generations Children’s Initiative Project, in partnership with the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law. She is a passionate advocate for Indigenous rights having partnered with the charity I Love First Peoples to bring awareness to and raise funds for Indigenous children living in Northern Canada. Through her academic research and volunteerism, she brings to light concerns of Indigenous injustice and inequity.