Idle No More teach-in Jan 25, Kattawapiskak documentary screening Jan 28
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Lucy Manchester
Jan 24, 2013, 3:36:43 PM1/24/13
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Hi all -- please see below for information on two excellent events coming up in the next few days, for those of you interested in knowing more about these important and very current issues!
STandD, Centre for Society, Technology and Development In co-operation with First Peoples’ House presents:
Idle No More
Panel Discussion and Teach-in
At 1 pm, 25th January 2013
Thompson House Ballroom
McGill University
Featured panelists will be:
Chelsey Vowel : "Métis mother of two girls, step-mother to two more. I was born and raised just outside of Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta which is about 70 km west of Edmonton. I have BEd and taught for some time in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. I obtained my LLB from the University of Alberta and then promptly moved to the only civil law jurisdiction in the country…Quebec"
Aaron Detlor (Kariwahyontari) is from Kenteha (Mohawks of Bay of Quinte). Mr.Detlor is a lawyer whose practices focus on advancing indigenous rights. Mr. Detlor has a number of insights into the idlenomore movement both from his position as a lawyer and as a Haudenosaunee citizen.
Rick Hill is the coordinator of the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic, Ohsweken, Six Nations of the Grand River. He was a lecturer in Indigenous Studies at McMaster University and the State University of New York at Buffalo, and former Assistant Director for Public Programs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. He is originally from Tuscarora and Six Nations of the Grand River.
Jameela Jeeroburkhan is a lawyer and mother who lives with her family in Montreal. She works at Dionne Schulze s.e.n.c. and represents Aboriginal governments, organizations and individuals in Quebec. She has worked for Aboriginal communities across Canada on legal matters related to treaty rights, Aboriginal rights, and consultation with government and industry.
After the panel, there will be ample time for other people to speak or ask questions. The teach-in will incorporate kinesthetic and visual arts learning. There will be a participatory art installation of a Great Tree of Peace, put together by the Indigenous Students Alliance. And we hope to do a round dance together after the teach-in concludes, so please bring percussion. The event is supported by the Office of the Dean of Students, INSTEAD, AGSA, OSD, and the Indigenous Students Alliance. If people would like to tune in via internet, the event will be streamed live at this spreecast link: http://www.spreecast.com/events/idle-no-more-mcgill-part-1
Chelsey Vowel : "Métis mother of two girls, step-mother to two more. I was born and raised just outside of Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta which is about 70 km west of Edmonton. I have BEd and taught for some time in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. I obtained my LLB from the University of Alberta and then promptly moved to the only civil law jurisdiction in the country…Quebec"
Aaron Detlor (Kariwahyontari) is from Kenteha (Mohawks of Bay of Quinte). Mr.Detlor is a lawyer whose practices focus on advancing indigenous rights. Mr. Detlor has a number of insights into the idlenomore movement both from his position as a lawyer and as a Haudenosaunee citizen.
Rick Hill is the coordinator of the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic, Ohsweken, Six Nations of the Grand River. He was a lecturer in Indigenous Studies at McMaster University and the State University of New York at Buffalo, and former Assistant Director for Public Programs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. He is originally from Tuscarora and Six Nations of the Grand River.
Jameela Jeeroburkhan is a lawyer and mother who lives with her family in Montreal. She works at Dionne Schulze s.e.n.c. and represents Aboriginal governments, organizations and individuals in Quebec. She has worked for Aboriginal communities across Canada on legal matters related to treaty rights, Aboriginal rights, and consultation with government and industry.
After the panel, there will be ample time for other people to speak or ask questions. The teach-in will incorporate kinesthetic and visual arts learning. There will be a participatory art installation of a Great Tree of Peace, put together by the Indigenous Students Alliance. And we hope to do a round dance together after the teach-in concludes, so please bring percussion. The event is supported by the Office of the Dean of Students, INSTEAD, AGSA, OSD, and the Indigenous Students Alliance. If people would like to tune in via internet, the event will be streamed live at this spreecast link: http://www.spreecast.com/events/idle-no-more-mcgill-part-1
Please also come join our Round Dance - 4:30 pm - Meet at the y intersection, lower campus.
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In solidarity with the Idle No More movement Cinema Politica Concordia presents the striking new documentary from legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. Join us this Monday night for a special screening of THE PEOPLE OF THE KATTAWAPISKAK RIVER, with Ms. Obomsawin in attendance for a Q&A following the projection.
WHAT: Screening of THE PEOPLE OF THE KATTAWAPISKAK RIVER with director Alanis Obomsawin in attendance
WHEN: Monday, January 28, 7PM
WHERE: Room H-110, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve W.
COST: Suggested donation $2-5
INFO: cinemapolitica.org/concordia
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook event
WHEN: Monday, January 28, 7PM
WHERE: Room H-110, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve W.
COST: Suggested donation $2-5
INFO: cinemapolitica.org/concordia
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook event
THE PEOPLE OF THE KATTAWAPISKAK RIVER - Alanis Obomsawin / Canada / 2012 / 78 ' / ENGLISH
The disturbing and moving account of the aboriginal community in Canada whose members sparked the Idle No More movement.
SYNOPSIS: On October 28,2011, Theresa Spence, chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation, declared a state of emergency in her community in northern Ontario. The housing conditions on the reserve made international headlines and revealed the often hidden realities of extreme poverty in one of the world`s wealthiest countries. A media storm erupted in Canada as the plight of the isolated First Nation captivated the country. However, what was largely absent from the genuine concern and political finger-pointing portrayed in the press were the voices of the people of Attawapiskat themselves. Alanis Obomsawin journeys to Attawapiskat on the shores of the Kattawapiskak River and introduces us to the residents of the beleaguered community.
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