Opening Panel of Study In Action:
INDIGENOUS UPRISING: DECOLONIZING CANADA
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 6:30pm-9:30pm
at the Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne et de St-Henri (CEDA)
2515 rue Delisle, a short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro.
Free. Wheelchair accessible.
Whisper translation for English and French.
Childcare on-site. Bring your kids!
This event will be live-streamed on CUTV (www.cutvmontreal.ca)
Confirmed speakers:
JOHN CREE (Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Bear Clan) – a traditionalist faithkeeper from Kanehsatà:ke, involved in the resistance during the 1990 “Oka” Crisis.
ELLEN GABRIEL (Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Turtle Clan) – Indigenous human rights activist, former head of the Quebec Native Women’s Association, chosen by the People of the Longhouse and her community of Kanehsatà:ke to be spokesperson during the 1990 “Oka” Crisis.
MÉLISSA MOLLEN DUPUIS (Innu from Ekuanitshit) — involved with Idle No More efforts in Montreal and Québec, storyteller and multidisciplinary artist, exploring contemporary interpretations of Indigenous culture.
CLIFTON NICHOLAS (Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Bear Clan) – filmmaker, member of the Kanehsatà:ke Mohawk Community who was involved in the resistance during the 1990 “Oka” Crisis.
KHELSILEM RIVERS (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw) — involved with Idle No More efforts on the Coast Salish Territories (“British Columbia”), active with Indigenous language revitalization efforts, organizing within the framework of decolonization and the restoration of Indigenous land-based culture.
This panel is part of the STUDY IN ACTION Undergraduate and Community Research Conference.
The STUDY IN ACTION conference will take place on March 16-17 at Concordia University. For details, consult: www.qpirgconcordia.org/studyinaction. As part of Study In Action, there will be a Day of Workshops Against Police and State Repression taking place at McGill University on March 15 (details forthcoming) as well as the ART IN ACTION Exhibition (March 11-17 at Concordia University).
This event is co-organized by QPIRG Concordia & QPIRG McGill.
Info: www.qpirgconcordia.org – 514-848-7585 – studyinaction@qpirgconcordia.org