Selina Young

Selina is Métis from the Prairies. She has been a guest on Anishnawbe and Haudenosaunee territory in and around Toronto her whole life. She is committed to city-building and change making with and for communities as an active volunteer with many organizations including Park People, Women4ClimateTO, the Urban Land Institute and 880 Cities.

Selina also has decades of experience in trying to influence change within the public sector, having worked for governments in Ontario, Canada, and Scotland, and is currently the Director of the Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto. The Office strives to strengthen the City’s relationship with Indigenous communities and works to advance truth, justice and reconciliation.