She:Kon / Tansi / Atelihai / Kweih / Kwe / Aanii / Hello / Bonjour! We invite you to join us for the聽First Peoples Postsecondary Storytelling Exchange (FPPSE) live, online celebration as we share project highlights and launch our website. This virtual gathering is the culmination of a 4-year SSHRC-funded聽collaborative project created to improve…
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST As calls to action for social justice echo around the world, important conversations about race, racism, and barriers to success continue to be had at many levels across the country. At post-secondary institutions the challenge remains to not only amplify the voices of the Black, Indigenous, and…
Join the Department of English for the third event of the speaker series聽How to Do Anti-Racist and Decolonial Work in the Academy and Beyond. February 9, 2021 from 5pm – 6pm Diversity V. Decolonization in the Academy, a Conversation with Kim TallBear In Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang鈥檚 seminal 2012 article, 鈥淒ecolonization is not…
February 4, 2021 10am – 11am Join McGill University for “A Short History of the Blockade: Beavers, Affirmation and Generative Refusal,”聽an upcoming talk by our Mellon Indigenous Writer-in-Residence Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, musicien and member of Alderville First Nation. She is the author of seven previous…
Virtual Lunch-and-Learn conference (in English) Wednesday – February 3, 2021 – 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. First Nations Voices of Disability: Applied Research as a Mechanism for Creating Innovative Methods for Knowledge Transfer Shannahn McInnis, Research Professional at CRISPESH Amanda Shawayahamish, Research Assistant at CRISPESH RoseAnne Gosselin, Capacity Development Advisor at FNHRDCQ Applied Community Based Participatory…
This event is part of a series on Indigenous Climate Justice and Action hosted by John Abbott College. Sheila Watt Cloutier – Re-Imagining a New Way Wed, Feb 3, 2021 5:30 p.m. John Abbott College is excited and honoured to host the distinguished Inuk climate and human rights advocate and author, Sheila Watt-Cloutier. Her book聽The…
First Peoples face numerous obstacles on their path to academic success, and it is important to recognize these systemic barriers. Five webinars will be held in the coming months to identify these barriers, come up with ways to overcome them, and encourage the engagement of university and government actors at the Forum.de les surmonter et…
Monday January 18, 2021 at 12pm This Zoom link will be open at 11:50am Simultaneous translation available No registration required Sponsored by the Intercollegiate Decolonization Network (IDM)
Preparatory Webinars First Peoples face numerous obstacles on their path to academic success, and it is important to recognize these systemic barriers. Five webinars will be held in the coming months to identify these barriers, come up with ways to overcome them, and encourage the engagement of university and government actors at the…
Join the Intercollegiate Decolonization Network for two virtual workshops with Kanien’keh谩:ka educator Fran Beauvais, as part of the IDN’s Accountability Workshop series.聽 The IDN Accountability Workshops provide opportunities for C茅gep faculty, staff and students to learn from First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis advocates and knowledge keepers about ethical engagement with Indigenous communities, respectfully teaching Indigenous…
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