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Yumi Numata

@yumisasha Yumi is the Director of Operations at Yellowhead Institute. Yumi believes that how we work and the processes we use to engage each other are integral aspects of building a sustainable future. Equity, storytelling and capacity building are three areas of focus that have, and continue to inform her work.
  • Report | Social Policy

Pretendians and Publications: The Problem and Solutions to Redface Research

by Yumi Numata
  • April 1, 2025
  • Toolkit | Abolition & Solidarity

From Askiy to the Sea: A Solidarity Reading List on Settler Colonial Contexts

by Yumi Numata
  • May 30, 2024
  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

Treaty Interpretation in the Age of Restoule

by Yumi Numata
  • May 17, 2022
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  • Report | The Indian Department

Calls to Action Accountability: A 2021 Status Update on Reconciliation

by Yumi Numata
  • May 15, 2022
TRC Medicine Wheel - Seth Arcand
  • Factsheet | The Indian Department

Executive Summary | Calls to Action Accountability: A 2021 Status Update on Reconciliation

by Yumi Numata
  • May 15, 2022
  • Factsheet | Treaties, Rights and Title

Executive Summary | Cash Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper Report

by Yumi Numata
  • May 14, 2022
TRC Medicine Wheel - Seth Arcand
  • Factsheet | Treaties, Rights and Title

Executive Summary | Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper

by Yumi Numata
  • May 14, 2022
  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper

by Yumi Numata
  • May 14, 2022
  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

Cash Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper

by Yumi Numata
  • May 14, 2022
  • Report | The Indian Department

Calls to Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update on Reconciliation

by Yumi Numata
  • December 21, 2020
  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Lessons from B.C.

by Yumi Numata
  • December 15, 2020
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  • Factsheet | Treaties, Rights and Title

Manufacturing Free, Prior and Informed Consent: A Brief History of Canada vs. UNDRIP

by Yumi Numata
  • December 15, 2020
  • Report | Social Policy

A Culture of Exploitation: “Reconciliation” and the Institutions of Canadian Art

by Yumi Numata
  • August 17, 2020
  • Factsheet | Social Policy

A 15-Point Guide: Standards of Achievement for the Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples & Cultural Institutions in Canada

by Yumi Numata
  • August 17, 2020
  • Infographic | Abolition & Solidarity

Carceral Redlining: White Supremacy is a Weapon of Mass Incarceration for Indigenous and Black Peoples in Canada

by Yumi Numata
  • July 8, 2020
  • Infographic | Abolition & Solidarity

The Financial Cost Of Law Enforcement In Prairie Cities

by Yumi Numata
  • July 8, 2020
Snow under bridge; photo by Seth Arcand
  • Factsheet | Climate Action

Opportunities for Climate Action and Reconciliation in a Post COVID World

by Yumi Numata
  • June 19, 2020
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  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

Covid-19, the Numbered Treaties & the Politics of Life

by Yumi Numata
  • June 16, 2020
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  • Factsheet | Treaties, Rights and Title

An Annotated Guide to the (Mal)-Interpretation of Confederation Era Treaties in Canada

by Yumi Numata
  • June 16, 2020
  • Video | Social Policy

Anishinaabe Pandemic Prophecies

by Yumi Numata
  • May 30, 2020
  • Audio | Social Policy

On-Reserve During COVID-19 – Heartberry Podcast Episode

by Yumi Numata
  • May 29, 2020
  • Infographic | Social Policy

Community vs. Indigenous Services Canada Data: The Covid-19 Discrepancy

by Yumi Numata
  • May 12, 2020
  • Factsheet | Gender & Generational Justice

Ethical Research Engagement with Indigenous Youth: Seven Requirements

by Yumi Numata
  • April 21, 2020
  • Factsheet | Social Policy

Highlights from A Covid-19 Fireside Chat with Indigenous Health Professionals

by Yumi Numata
  • March 26, 2020
  • Factsheet | Social Policy

Recommendations Related to Structural Racism

by Yumi Numata
  • February 25, 2020
  • Toolkit | Social Policy

How do we solve Structural Racism? A 5X5 Review

by Yumi Numata
  • February 25, 2020
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  • Audio | Indigenous Governance

Roundtable on the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement

by Yumi Numata
  • February 12, 2020
  • Factsheet | Indigenous Governance

Funding Sources: The Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement

by Yumi Numata
  • February 6, 2020
  • Infographic | Social Policy

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: 2019 Status Update

by Yumi Numata
  • December 16, 2019
  • Infographic | Climate Action

Indigenous Inclusion in Energy Policies and Programs

by Yumi Numata
  • September 26, 2019
  • Factsheet | Treaties, Rights and Title

An Overview of the First Nations Land Management Regime

by Yumi Numata
  • September 5, 2019
  • Factsheet | Treaties, Rights and Title

First Nations Land Management Regime: Pros and Cons

by Yumi Numata
  • September 5, 2019
  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

The Rise of the First Nations Land Management Regime in Canada: A Critical Analysis

by Yumi Numata
  • September 5, 2019
  • Report | Social Policy

The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, youth and families

by Yumi Numata
  • July 9, 2019
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  • Factsheet | Social Policy

21 Implementation Strategies for Bill C-92

by Yumi Numata
  • July 9, 2019
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  • Video | The Indian Department

Video | On what is Important to Community

by Yumi Numata
  • April 9, 2019
  • Infographic | Treaties, Rights and Title

Comic | Indigenous Rights: Frameworks for the Future

by Yumi Numata
  • April 9, 2019
  • Report | Social Policy

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families: Does Bill C-92 Make the Grade?

by Yumi Numata
  • April 9, 2019
  • Video | Gender & Generational Justice

On the Exclusion of Women

by Yumi Numata
  • April 9, 2019
  • Audio | The Indian Department

Is it Dead Tho? An Update on the Rights Framework

by Yumi Numata
  • April 1, 2019
  • Factsheet | Social Policy

An Overview + Recommendations | An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth and Families: Does Bill C-92 Make the Grade?

by Yumi Numata
  • March 21, 2019
  • Video | Treaties, Rights and Title

Indigenous Strategies for Transformative Change: A Discussion on the Rights Framework

by Yumi Numata
  • March 15, 2019
  • Toolkit | Treaties, Rights and Title

User Guide to An Overview of Canada’s Emerging Indigenous Rights Framework: A Critical Analysis

by Yumi Numata
  • March 12, 2019
  • Report | Treaties, Rights and Title

Canada’s Emerging Indigenous Right’s Framework: A Critical Analysis

by Yumi Numata
  • March 9, 2019
  • Video | Treaties, Rights and Title

On Relationship – Indigenous Strategies for Transformative Change

by Yumi Numata
  • March 1, 2019
  • Policy Brief | The Indian Department

Introducing Yellowhead Institute: Indigenous Strategies for Transformative Change

by Yumi Numata and Damien Lee
  • November 6, 2018
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