Indigenization Post Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Join leading and emerging scholars of Indigenous education for a day of reflection on changes in higher education
Indigenization Post Truth and Reconciliation Commission
This gathering focuses on changes in higher education since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report. Presenters such as Prof. Annie Battiste (Cape Breton University), Dr. Marie Battiste (University of Saskatchewan), Dr. Candace Brunette-Debassige (Laurentian University), Dr. Shawna Cunningham (University of Calgary), Dr. Starleigh Grass (British Columbia Teachers’ Federation), Dr. Jarita Greyeyes (McMaster University), Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller (Carleton University), Dr. Jaime Lavallee (University of Saskatchewan College of Law), Professor Celeste Pedri-Spade (McGill University), Dr. Jean-Paul Restoule (University of Victoria), Dr. Stephanie J. Waterman (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto), and Dr. Adrianne Lickers Xavier (McMaster University) offer critical insight into how universities are responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action.
Join leading and emerging scholars of Indigenous education for a day of reflection on changes in higher education
Indigenization Post Truth and Reconciliation Commission
This gathering focuses on changes in higher education since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report. Presenters such as Prof. Annie Battiste (Cape Breton University), Dr. Marie Battiste (University of Saskatchewan), Dr. Candace Brunette-Debassige (Laurentian University), Dr. Shawna Cunningham (University of Calgary), Dr. Starleigh Grass (British Columbia Teachers’ Federation), Dr. Jarita Greyeyes (McMaster University), Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller (Carleton University), Dr. Jaime Lavallee (University of Saskatchewan College of Law), Professor Celeste Pedri-Spade (McGill University), Dr. Jean-Paul Restoule (University of Victoria), Dr. Stephanie J. Waterman (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto), and Dr. Adrianne Lickers Xavier (McMaster University) offer critical insight into how universities are responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action.
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Highlights
- 11 hours
- In person
Location
McMaster Continuing Education
1 James Street North
Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3
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Agenda
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Opening Remarks
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Session 1: Students, Student Supports, and Indigenization
Prof. Annie Battiste: The backpack of rights: Indigenous students and the academy; Dr. Starleigh Grass: Recruiting and retaining teachings in the reconciliation era; Alexis Hachey-Brown: They won’t come through the door; Dr. Jaime Lavallee: Rethinking Student Evaluation as Reconciliation; Dr. Adrianne Lickers-Xavier : Food sovereignty and system; Dr. Jean-Paul Restoule: Hesitate, Pause or Engage: How teachers relate to Indigenous education;
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