Indigenous Community Justice Lecture Series
Tuesday nights throughout the Fall, Fir 128 at 7pm
This Fall 2017 presents the Indigenous Community Justice Lecture series which will host incredible Indigenous change-makers and allies.
Key themes of the series include Indigenous land and water protection, raising awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Indigenous food sovereignty, genocide by the Canadian state, Indigenous research as resistance, and resurgence, decolonization, and change-making through dance, poetry, and hip-hop.
Come hear from and support these extraordinary speakers!
September 12, 2017
Reflections on Social Justice Struggles: Indigenous and Others
Presenter:
- Dr. Charles Reasons, Central Washington University
September 19, 2017
"Our Home on Native Land"
Presenter:
- Lekeyten, Kwantlen First Nation Elder and KPU Elder in Residence
- Brandon Gabriel, BFA, Kwantlen First Nation
Hosted in collaboration with KPIRG
September 26, 2017
Raising Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Presentation and Performance presented by:
- Butterflies in Spirit
October 3, 2017
Decolonizing Research and Relationships: Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Settler Allyship
Presenters:
- Dawn Morrison
- Nadine Pluzak
October 17, 2017
Genocide is Genocide No Matter what Form It Takes and No Matter What You Call It
Presenter:
- Tamara Starblanket, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. AJS Coordinator NEC Native Education College
Hosted in collaboration with KPIRG
October 24, 2017, 7pm – 8pm
Indigenous Health Research as Resistance
Presenters:
- Renée Monchalin, Ph.D. Candidate, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
- Darrien Morton, M.Sc Candidate, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
November 7, 2017
Resistance Through Hip-Hop and Spoken Word
Presentations and performances by:
- Jerilynn Webster, a.k.a JB the First Lady
- Valeen Jules
- Justin Bige
Hosted in collaboration with Justin Bige
November 14, 2017,
The Métis and Beading and Dancing as Resistance
Opening by Lekeyten, Kwantlen First Nation Elder and KPU Elder in Residence
Presentations and performances by:
- Madelaine McCallum
- Baillie Redfern
November 21, 2017
Indigenous Hip-Hop as Resistance
Presentations and performances by:
- Enter-Tribal
- Sino General, a.k.a. Chief Rock
- Michelle Runns, a.k.a MzShellz
November 28, 2017
Final Event
Opening by Lekeyten, Kwantlen First Nation Elder and KPU Elder in Residence
Presentation by:
- Christine Jack
- Caretaker of the Land at Ulluilsc
- Unceded St'át'imc Lands & Waters (A Voice for the Voiceless Camp)
Presentation of Artistic Activism Student Video Projects
Video Commentary by panelists:
- Brandon Gabriel, BFA, Kwantlen First Nation
- Christine Jack