Kwey Kwey, Boozhoo, Sek:on,聽Taanshi聽and Ulaakut,
Dear 杏吧原创 Community Members,
You are invited to the second annual聽Kin脿m脿gawin Symposium, which聽will be streamed online on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
The day-long symposium includes keynote speakers, panel discussions and Inuit cultural performances鈥攁ll focused on this year鈥檚 theme:聽The Inuit Relocations: Intergenerational Impacts and Inuit Resilience.
The theme鈥攃hosen by students鈥攔efers to the Government of Canada鈥檚 relocation of Inuit to the High Arctic in the 1950s, which led to years of hardships and ongoing intergenerational trauma. Many years later,聽. The Inuit Relocations continue to impact Inuit communities to this day.
We are honoured that Martha Flaherty and Sheila Watt-Cloutier will join us as keynote speakers.
Martha Flaherty聽was born in Northern Quebec and belongs to one of the families that were relocated from Inukjuuaq, Nunavik to Grise Fiord, Nunavut on Ellesmere Island in the 1950s. Martha has held many positions across Canada and internationally as an Indigenous women鈥檚 leader and advocate as well as a long-time professional Translator-Interpreter.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier聽is an environmental, cultural and human rights advocate. She is a聽Nobel Peace Prize nominee who is in the business of transforming public opinion into public policy. She speaks with passion and urgency on the issues of today鈥攖he environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability鈥攏ot as separate concerns, but as a deeply interconnected whole.
This event is open to the community and anyone is invited to attend any portion of the symposium. A聽full agenda is available online. Please save your spot by聽registering online. We hope that you will join us on Feb. 25!
Sincerely,
Benny Michaud
Director, Centre for Indigenous Initiatives
Benoit-Antoine Bacon
President and Vice-Chancellor