Internationally acclaimed author and cultural critic Gerald Vizenor to speak at 杏吧原创

March 25, 2020
Reception/food at 6:15 p.m.
Lecture and Q&A from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
RSVP to Donna.Malone@carleton.ca by March 15, 2020
FREE ADMISSION

, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of California, and a citizen of the White Earth (Anishinaabe) Nation of Minnesota, is 鈥渙ne of the most celebrated Indigenous writers of the modern era,鈥� and 鈥渁rguably the most accomplished and prolific intellectual in the field of Native American Studies.鈥� Over the past five decades he has authored more than 30 books 鈥� from novels, short stories, essays, and poetry to screenplays, radio scripts, and cultural criticism 鈥渞anging widely across terrains of the artistic, literary, philosophical, linguistic, historical, ethnographic and sociological aspects of interpreting native stories.鈥� He is also the principal writer for the White Earth Nation Constitution.

Named to Utne Reader鈥檚 list of one hundred 鈥減eople who could change your life,鈥� Vizenor鈥檚 crucial and liberating theories on Survivance, natural reason and the Postindian are highly influential in the field. His concept of 鈥楽urvivance鈥�, in particular, is widely cited for 鈥渞evolutionizing our understanding of the lives, creative impulses, literary practices and histories of the Native Peoples of North America.鈥� Hailed as a brilliant ironist, his surreal and satirical trickster novels have been likened to the speculative fiction of Margaret Atwood. 鈥淰izenor鈥檚 brilliance is 鈥榓lways tricky, but never tragic.鈥�… a necessary healing disturbance.鈥� As frequently noted, 鈥淰izenor is unique in that he does not remind you of anyone else鈥�, no more so than in his evocative poetry which joins the traditions of Japanese haiku and Chippewa dream songs.

His works have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese, and have earned him two prestigious American Book Awards. Vizenor is also the recipient of the Distinguished Minnesotan Award, an honorary doctorate from Macalester College, and Yale University has archived his collected manuscripts. He is currently Distinguished Visitor at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University.

In 2010 Gerald Vizenor was a featured speaker at 杏吧原创鈥檚 New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts. 鈥淗e was erudite, ironic, droll, cerebral, charming, amusing and thoroughly engaging.鈥� On that occasion 杏吧原创鈥檚 student Word Warrior Society honoured him for his unparalleled contributions to the field of Indigenous Studies.

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 杏吧原创 University welcomes back Professor Vizenor to deliver a keynote lecture in the Fenn Lounge, Residence Commons:

Provenance of Native Survivance

March 25, 2020
Reception/food at 6:15 p.m.
Lecture and Q&A from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
RSVP to Donna.Malone@carleton.ca by March 15, 2020
FREE ADMISSION

A presentation of the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture, the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, and the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences.

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Allan J. Ryan, professor in Indigenous and Canadian Studies and the Department of Art History in the School for Studies in Art and Culture, recently received a 2017 Professional Achievement Award from the .

To accept the award Ryan returned to his old stomping grounds, the UA campus located in Tucson, Arizona, to attend the 2017 convocation ceremony for MA and Ph.D. students in UA鈥檚 College of Social and Behavioural Sciences held at the Fox Tucson Theatre, beautifully restored to its former art deco glory.

鈥淢uch of the UA campus looks the same as it did 40 years ago, with towering palms and saguaro cacti that account for much of the magic of the locale,鈥� said Ryan.

After convocation, Ryan and his wife Rae, who accompanied him on the trip, attended a brunch at a nearby hotel for all Anthropology graduates and their families where he received an exquisitely engraved wooden plaque to represent his Professional Achievement Award.  Upon presenting Ryan with the plaque, Melinda Burke, President of the UA Alumni Association enthusiastically remarked: 鈥淒r. Ryan鈥檚 contributions in the field of indigenous art and culture are of immense significance. We are proud to recognize him and know he is a Wildcat for Life!鈥�

Ryan addressed the students and their families and Anthropology faculty by opening with an acknowledgment that the AU campus is located on the traditional territory of the Tohono O鈥檕dham and Akimel O鈥檕dham peoples and before them the Hohokam. It was, at UA, an uncharacteristic  public gesture of respect for the Indigenous peoples of the region not lost on those in attendance. He went on to express his thanks to the University of Arizona Alumni Association, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the School of Anthropology.

鈥淚t is hard to believe, but it鈥檚 been forty years since my wife Rae and I were last in Tucson 鈥� forty years! 鈥� and we are happy to be back. Our time here left an indelible mark, and if you are graduating today this might be your experience too. I have a turquoise earring to remind me of my time here 鈥� but you don鈥檛 have to go that route,鈥� Ryan said to the crowd.

鈥淚n the summer of 1975, we drove to Tucson from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in an old Dodge pulling a U-Haul trailer. (By the way, Winnipeg is north of North Dakota.) The car was a gift from my father-in-law, and it did make it to Tucson but died while we were here.鈥�

Ryan continued to reflect, explaining to students that his time and journey as a student of Anthropology at the University of Arizona was truly magical.

鈥淚鈥檇 been accepted into the Master鈥檚 program in Anthropology, with a specialization in Museum Studies and an assistantship in museum display. This meant that I got to design and refurbish exhibits in the Arizona State Museum. How cool is that?鈥�, Professor Ryan asked.

Before embarking on graduate studies at the University of Arizona Ryan attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, now the Ontario College of Art and Design University (the university recently honoured him with an Alumni of Influence Award for Distinguished Educator), where he pursued a dual dream of becoming a graphic designer and singer/songwriter. It was when he was given Dee Brown鈥檚 book, , that he became compelled by Indigenous issues, and enrolled in Native Studies at Brandon University (Ryan was also recently honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award for Career Achievement from Brandon University).

Ryan believes that it was his artistic credentials from the Ontario College of Art coupled with his degree in Native Studies from Brandon University that caused UA to trust him with the prestigious assistantship in museum display. His student experience at UA not only helped Ryan to acquire a wealth of knowledge about Southwest Indian arts and anthropology but ingrained in him the confidence to share his increasing expertise. Which is precisely what he did, returning to Canada to teach in several northern Indigenous communities.  Now certain that teaching was the path he wanted to take in life, Ryan went on to complete a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, researching humor and irony in contemporary Native art.

Ryan discussed this process in his remarks:

鈥淢y Ph.D. brought me back to the Southwest to look at ritual clowning, and later Navajo cartoonists. I also added a critical ethnographic component, interviewing artists, actors, elders, and anyone else who could offer insights into Native humour.

When the thesis was later published as The Trickster Shift, I cited the words of the late UA professor Barbara Babcock at the top of the book鈥檚 Introduction. She wrote: 鈥榗lowns are rarely asked what they鈥檙e up to and seldom listened to when they鈥檙e asked.鈥� The book was intended to correct that perceived oversight.鈥�

Not long after the book earned an American Book Award, Ryan was offered a new position at 杏吧原创 University as the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture,  a role he has occupied for the last sixteen years. At 杏吧原创, Ryan teaches courses on Indigenous peoples, Canadian Indigenous cinema and a range of First Nations and Native American visual arts, but the highlight of his academic career so far has to be the Annual New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts, which he has organized and hosted since 2002.

鈥淭he New Sun Conference is less formal than a conventional conference and more academic than a cultural festival,鈥� Ryan explained.  鈥淚t focuses on the personal stories of artists in a range of creative endeavours. It is entertaining, enlightening, heartfelt and hopeful 鈥� and in the end, inspiring, at a time when mainstream media coverage of Indigenous experience still tends to revel in the tragic, bypassing the wondrous and profound.鈥�

Ryan wrapped up his address to the assembled gathering with some well chosen words of encouragement for the current cohort of UA Anthropology students:

鈥淲hat I get to do is a small part of a much bigger journey of cultural reclamation and cross-cultural healing. Many of you are embarking on your own personal journey today, and a degree in Anthropology is an invaluable tool in fostering greater empathy and appreciation for cultural difference 鈥� something the world is in dire need of right now. Make no mistake, you can definitely make a difference, and I wish you much success. Again, thank you so much for this great honour. Chi miigwetch.鈥�

To further solidify this newly minted connection between UA and 杏吧原创 University, Prof. Ryan gave the Director of the School of Anthropology at UA copies of two of his books, to go along with copies that the university already holds in its main library.

He also took with him four copies of the limited edition silkscreen print, Shining Through, which was commissioned from Northwest Coast artist Mike Dangeli to mark the 10th anniversary of the New Sun Conference in 2011. The copies were gifted to the UA Alumni Association, the College, the School of Anthropology, and the Arizona State Museum. At 杏吧原创, framed copies of the print hang in the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, and the School for Studies in Art and Culture, as well as in several faculty offices.

As a note of interest, framed copies of the Shining Through print were first given to former FASS Dean John Osborne and Joy Maclaren (New Sun) at the end of the 10^th anniversary New Sun Conference.  In a surprise but most appropriate gesture recalling the important role of witnessing in West Coast potlatches, copies of the print were also given to everyone else in attendance. Ryan subsequently gave copies to fellow 2016 inductees into Ancaster High School鈥檚 Hall of Distinction, and to fellow 2016 award recipients at Brandon University. For the last few years, he has also given copies of the print to all of the presenters at the New Sun Conference.

As Ryan has said on more than one occasion, 鈥渋t has been a remarkable journey for a kid from art college with a guitar, and it鈥檚 not over yet.鈥� Beginning July 1, 2017, Ryan began a six-month sabbatical to work on the manuscript for an online book on the Ojibway artist Carl Beam, who coined the term, 鈥渢he trickster shift.鈥�

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Allan J. Ryan, professor in Indigenous and Canadian Studies and the Department of Art History in the School for Studies in Art and Culture, recently received a 2017 Professional Achievement Award from the .

To accept the award Ryan returned to his old stomping grounds, the UA campus located in Tucson, Arizona, to attend the 2017 convocation ceremony for MA and Ph.D. students in UA鈥檚 College of Social and Behavioural Sciences held at the Fox Tucson Theatre, beautifully restored to its former art deco glory.

鈥淢uch of the UA campus looks the same as it did 40 years ago, with towering palms and saguaro cacti that account for much of the magic of the locale,鈥� said Ryan.

After convocation, Ryan and his wife Rae, who accompanied him on the trip, attended a brunch at a nearby hotel for all Anthropology graduates and their families where he received an exquisitely engraved wooden plaque to represent his Professional Achievement Award.  Upon presenting Ryan with the plaque, Melinda Burke, President of the UA Alumni Association enthusiastically remarked: 鈥淒r. Ryan鈥檚 contributions in the field of indigenous art and culture are of immense significance. We are proud to recognize him and know he is a Wildcat for Life!鈥�

Ryan addressed the students and their families and Anthropology faculty by opening with an acknowledgment that the AU campus is located on the traditional territory of the Tohono O鈥檕dham and Akimel O鈥檕dham peoples and before them the Hohokam. It was, at UA, an uncharacteristic  public gesture of respect for the Indigenous peoples of the region not lost on those in attendance. He went on to express his thanks to the University of Arizona Alumni Association, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the School of Anthropology.

鈥淚t is hard to believe, but it鈥檚 been forty years since my wife Rae and I were last in Tucson 鈥� forty years! 鈥� and we are happy to be back. Our time here left an indelible mark, and if you are graduating today this might be your experience too. I have a turquoise earring to remind me of my time here 鈥� but you don鈥檛 have to go that route,鈥� Ryan said to the crowd.

鈥淚n the summer of 1975, we drove to Tucson from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in an old Dodge pulling a U-Haul trailer. (By the way, Winnipeg is north of North Dakota.) The car was a gift from my father-in-law, and it did make it to Tucson but died while we were here.鈥�

Ryan continued to reflect, explaining to students that his time and journey as a student of Anthropology at the University of Arizona was truly magical.

鈥淚鈥檇 been accepted into the Master鈥檚 program in Anthropology, with a specialization in Museum Studies and an assistantship in museum display. This meant that I got to design and refurbish exhibits in the Arizona State Museum. How cool is that?鈥�, Professor Ryan asked.

Before embarking on graduate studies at the University of Arizona Ryan attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, now the Ontario College of Art and Design University (the university recently honoured him with an Alumni of Influence Award for Distinguished Educator), where he pursued a dual dream of becoming a graphic designer and singer/songwriter. It was when he was given Dee Brown鈥檚 book, , that he became compelled by Indigenous issues, and enrolled in Native Studies at Brandon University (Ryan was also recently honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award for Career Achievement from Brandon University).

Ryan believes that it was his artistic credentials from the Ontario College of Art coupled with his degree in Native Studies from Brandon University that caused UA to trust him with the prestigious assistantship in museum display. His student experience at UA not only helped Ryan to acquire a wealth of knowledge about Southwest Indian arts and anthropology but ingrained in him the confidence to share his increasing expertise. Which is precisely what he did, returning to Canada to teach in several northern Indigenous communities.  Now certain that teaching was the path he wanted to take in life, Ryan went on to complete a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, researching humor and irony in contemporary Native art.

Ryan discussed this process in his remarks:

鈥淢y Ph.D. brought me back to the Southwest to look at ritual clowning, and later Navajo cartoonists. I also added a critical ethnographic component, interviewing artists, actors, elders, and anyone else who could offer insights into Native humour.

When the thesis was later published as The Trickster Shift, I cited the words of the late UA professor Barbara Babcock at the top of the book鈥檚 Introduction. She wrote: 鈥榗lowns are rarely asked what they鈥檙e up to and seldom listened to when they鈥檙e asked.鈥� The book was intended to correct that perceived oversight.鈥�

Not long after the book earned an American Book Award, Ryan was offered a new position at 杏吧原创 University as the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture,  a role he has occupied for the last sixteen years. At 杏吧原创, Ryan teaches courses on Indigenous peoples, Canadian Indigenous cinema and a range of First Nations and Native American visual arts, but the highlight of his academic career so far has to be the Annual New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts, which he has organized and hosted since 2002.

鈥淭he New Sun Conference is less formal than a conventional conference and more academic than a cultural festival,鈥� Ryan explained.  鈥淚t focuses on the personal stories of artists in a range of creative endeavours. It is entertaining, enlightening, heartfelt and hopeful 鈥� and in the end, inspiring, at a time when mainstream media coverage of Indigenous experience still tends to revel in the tragic, bypassing the wondrous and profound.鈥�

Ryan wrapped up his address to the assembled gathering with some well chosen words of encouragement for the current cohort of UA Anthropology students:

鈥淲hat I get to do is a small part of a much bigger journey of cultural reclamation and cross-cultural healing. Many of you are embarking on your own personal journey today, and a degree in Anthropology is an invaluable tool in fostering greater empathy and appreciation for cultural difference 鈥� something the world is in dire need of right now. Make no mistake, you can definitely make a difference, and I wish you much success. Again, thank you so much for this great honour. Chi miigwetch.鈥�

To further solidify this newly minted connection between UA and 杏吧原创 University, Prof. Ryan gave the Director of the School of Anthropology at UA copies of two of his books, to go along with copies that the university already holds in its main library.

He also took with him four copies of the limited edition silkscreen print, Shining Through, which was commissioned from Northwest Coast artist Mike Dangeli to mark the 10th anniversary of the New Sun Conference in 2011. The copies were gifted to the UA Alumni Association, the College, the School of Anthropology, and the Arizona State Museum. At 杏吧原创, framed copies of the print hang in the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, and the School for Studies in Art and Culture, as well as in several faculty offices.

As a note of interest, framed copies of the Shining Through print were first given to former FASS Dean John Osborne and Joy Maclaren (New Sun) at the end of the 10^th anniversary New Sun Conference.  In a surprise but most appropriate gesture recalling the important role of witnessing in West Coast potlatches, copies of the print were also given to everyone else in attendance. Ryan subsequently gave copies to fellow 2016 inductees into Ancaster High School鈥檚 Hall of Distinction, and to fellow 2016 award recipients at Brandon University. For the last few years, he has also given copies of the print to all of the presenters at the New Sun Conference.

As Ryan has said on more than one occasion, 鈥渋t has been a remarkable journey for a kid from art college with a guitar, and it鈥檚 not over yet.鈥�

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Amount: $2, 500.00

Award Description: Established by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies in appreciation of the presentation given by The Honourable Murray Sinclair and Katherine Morrisseau-Sinclair at 杏吧原创 University on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of their commitment to higher education.

The award will be given as an entrance scholarship to a student entering the inaugural year of the Combined Honors in Indigenous Studies program in the fall of 2017.  The award recipient will be selected on the basis of a written statement submitted by the student and the student鈥檚 incoming average. It will be adjudicated by a committee from the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies.

Eligibility:

• Recipient must be registered in the Combined Honors in Indigenous Studies program.
• Recipient must have an admissions average of 80% or greater.
• A one-page statement must be submitted outlining why the student has chosen to enroll in the Indigenous Studies program, their plans for future community involvement, and how their 杏吧原创 education will aid them in achieving these goals.

Applications should be submitted to the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies by email at sics@carleton.ca

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杏吧原创 University鈥檚 School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies marked its 60th anniversary on February 6th, 2017. Coinciding with 杏吧原创鈥檚 75th-anniversary celebrations and the School鈥檚 recent name change, this event provided an opportunity for alumni, former faculty, and current students and staff to reconnect.

Founded in 1957 as the Institute of Canadian Studies, the School offered the first at 杏吧原创 and has long been a hub for interdisciplinary research and teaching on Canada. Recognizing the importance of Indigenous Studies to its academic mission, 杏吧原创鈥檚 Board of Governors approved a request to change the School鈥檚 name to the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies in 2016. This fall, 杏吧原创 will launch a Combined Honours degree in Indigenous Studies.

With these exciting developments as a backdrop, the 60th-anniversary celebration was a chance to reflect on the School鈥檚 history, its connections to the community, and its bright future. Invited speakers included Mohawk elder and activist Kahentinetha Horn (MA 鈥�97), former Director of the School Fran莽ois Rocher, Adjunct Professor Victoria Angel (MA 鈥�98), and current Ph.D. student Charlotte Hoelke (MA 鈥�13). President Roseann O鈥橰eilly Runte was in attendance and spoke about the School鈥檚 name change and offered best wishes for its continued success. Adjunct Professor Jeff Ruhl (MA 鈥�08) was the M.C. for the evening.

The School would like to extend its thanks to our speakers, alumni, faculty, staff, and students who joined our celebration and who make the School such a vibrant intellectual community.

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The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences community was well represented in the latest appointments to the . The recipients were recently announced by Gov. Gen. David Johnston for Canada鈥檚 150^th year. A ceremony will be held at a later date.

Recipients include faculty member Norman Hillmer, Chancellor鈥檚 Professor of History and International Affairs, and former FASS faculty member Julian Smith.

A member of the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Hillmer receives the Order in recognition of his scholarly work in the areas of Canadian foreign policy and international affairs. Dr. Hillmer is a two-time recipient of the university鈥檚 Marston LaFrance Fellowship and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award, as well as the Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching from the Graduate Students鈥� Association and the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. He is the author or editor of thirty books. His latest book, O.D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition, delves into the legacy of a man widely regarded as the architect of the Canadian foreign service. O.D. Skelton: A Portrait of Canadian Ambition was a finalist for the , the S, and the 鈥� the only book to appear on all three prize shortlists.

鈥淎s an historian, it gives me particular pleasure that this honour comes at the beginning of Canada鈥檚 150^th year and 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 75^th,鈥� said Hillmer. 鈥淚 salute my students and colleagues in the Department of History and the . I鈥檝e found wonderful inspiration and support in both places.鈥�

Smith receives the Order for his work in the conservation of historical sites, both domestic and international. He founded and directed the Heritage Conservation program at what is now the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at 杏吧原创.

鈥淭his award was quite a surprise and reflects the contributions of the many colleagues I have been fortunate enough to work with over the years,鈥� said Smith. 鈥淭his includes the wonderful faculty at Canadian Studies, who welcomed me back in the late 1980s when I was looking for a place to establish Canada鈥檚 first English-language graduate program in heritage conservation.鈥�

Banner Photo Credit: , B芒timent principal du complexe de Rideau Hall. By . .

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On October 3rd, 2016, Senator Sinclair will deliver a passionate talk on the status of Indigenous culture in Canada and the monumental Truth and Reconciliation Commission which he chaired from 2008 鈥� 2015.

Senator Sinclair will discuss how all Canadians can walk side by side as we take the first steps in the long journey towards true reconciliation in a post Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada.

The Senator鈥檚 lecture will be followed by an interactive question and answer period with the audience.

There will be light food and drink before the lecture, and a grander reception after the talk.

All activities will occur in the . Everyone is welcome.

Monday, October 3, 2016
Food and drink being served at 5:00 pm
Lecture at 6:00 pm
Reception at 7:30 pm

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