{"id":23964,"date":"2017-08-25T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T19:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/?p=23253"},"modified":"2024-08-09T07:42:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:42:02","slug":"throwback-2017-fass-lecture-hard-conversations-waneek-horn-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/2017\/throwback-2017-fass-lecture-hard-conversations-waneek-horn-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2017 FASS Lecture:  Hard Conversations with Waneek Horn-Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        The 2017 FASS Lecture:  Hard Conversations with Waneek Horn-Miller\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>[button title=&#8221;RSVP Now!&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/events.carleton.ca\/fass-throwback-event\/&#8221; style=&#8221;red-solid&#8221; class=&#8221;center&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Photoshoot-Waneek-Miller-36695-400x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Waneek Horn-Miller\" class=\"wp-image-23257\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Community leader, Olympian, Pan American Games gold medalist, media personality, celebrated human right activist, and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) alumna, Waneek Horn-Miller is the 2017 FASS Lecture Guest Speaker for 杏吧原创 University\u2019s annual <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.carleton.ca\/throwback\/\">Throwback<\/a> celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 6:00 pm, Horn-Miller\u2019s will deliver her lecture <em>Hard Conversations<\/em> which confronts the much-debated issue of free speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Hard Conversation, <\/em>Horn-Miller will draw from her own activism experiences including her significant role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TgYtF32ml5Q\">Oka Crisis<\/a>, to contend that establishing a dialogue with those we disagree with is a necessary first step towards positive social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waneek Horn-Miller Remembers Oka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgYtF32ml5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"waneek-horn-miller\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waneek Horn-Miller<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Waneek Horn-Miller graduated from 杏吧原创 University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts. Her water polo prowess led to recognition as 杏吧原创\u2019s Women\u2019s Athlete of the Year for three years from 1994 through 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She played on the 杏吧原创 team that won the OUA championship in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996. After graduation, she went on to win a gold medal at the Winnipeg Pan Am Games in 1999 and co-captained the Canadian team during the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-23389 size-large\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/P9650-1000x666.jpg\" alt=\"杏吧原创 Athletic Awards ca. 1996 - 1997. Group photo of attendees at the varsity awards banquet (some are holding certificates). A few have been identified: Donn Smith (Head Coach - Football, 2nd from left), Erin Despard (Women's Nordic Skiing, 3rd from left), Wayne Dustin (Men's Nordic Skiing, 7th from left), Waneek Horn-Miller (Women's Water Polo, 2nd from right), &amp; Titia Donker (Women's Water Polo) (on right). Credited to Ian Bradshaw.\" class=\"wp-image-23389\"\/><figcaption>杏吧原创 Athletic Awards ca. 1996 &#8211; 1997. Group photo of attendees at the varsity awards banquet (some are holding certificates). A few have been identified: Donn Smith (Head Coach &#8211; Football, 2nd from left), Erin Despard (Women&#8217;s Nordic Skiing, 3rd from left), Wayne Dustin (Men&#8217;s Nordic Skiing, 7th from left), Waneek Horn-Miller (Women&#8217;s Water Polo, 2nd from right), &amp; Titia Donker (Women&#8217;s Water Polo) (on right). Credited to Ian Bradshaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Horn-Miller has overcome discrimination and violence to emerge as one of North America\u2019s most inspiring Indigenous speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Mohawk from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory near Montreal, she was behind the lines during the Oka crisis in 1990 when she was stabbed by a Canadian soldier\u2019s bayonet. It was a near-death experience that marked a turning point in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-23390 size-large\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/P9434-1000x1259.jpg\" alt=\"杏吧原创 Athletic Awards - 1997. Erin Despard (Nordic Skiing, on left) and Waneek Horn-Miller (Water Polo) pose together with the 1996 - 1997 Ruth Coe Memorial Award as joint recipients of this honour. This award is presented to the female athlete of the year at 杏吧原创. Credited to Ian Bradshaw.\" class=\"wp-image-23390\"\/><figcaption>杏吧原创 Athletic Awards &#8211; 1997. Erin Despard (Nordic Skiing, on left) and Waneek Horn-Miller (Water Polo) pose together with the 1996 &#8211; 1997 Ruth Coe Memorial Award as joint recipients of this honour. This award is presented to the female athlete of the year at 杏吧原创. Credited to Ian Bradshaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Horn-Miller, who retired as an athlete in 2008, is the host of her own health and wellness show on the ATPN network and tours the country as a motivational speaker. She works to mend the dysfunctional relationship between native and non-native communities through social and political change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is also an ambassador for Manitobah Mukluks, the world-famous Canadian Aboriginal footwear brand that has been worn by well-known models and actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity recently named her one of Canada\u2019s most influential women in sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horn-Miller was the assistant chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Details at <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/throwback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">carleton.ca\/throwback<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CUthrowback&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CUthrowback<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Homecoming-Poster-2017-FINAL-1000x1294.jpg\" alt=\"Throwback!\" class=\"wp-image-23258\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[button title=&#8221;RSVP Now!&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/events.carleton.ca\/fass-throwback-event\/&#8221; style=&#8221;red-solid&#8221; class=&#8221;center&#8221; \/] Community leader, Olympian, Pan American Games gold medalist, media personality, celebrated human right activist, and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) alumna, Waneek Horn-Miller is the 2017 FASS Lecture Guest Speaker for 杏吧原创 University\u2019s annual Throwback celebration. On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 6:00 pm, Horn-Miller\u2019s will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[389,390],"class_list":["post-23964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fass-news","tag-throwback","tag-waneek-horn-miller"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23964"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34068,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23964\/revisions\/34068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}