Oct. 5, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in Rm 107 of the Education Building
at Brandon University
Time to Apologize for the Indian Act;
End Apartheid Regime
Description:
Time to Apologize for the Indian Act: End Apartheid Regime: This presentation is based on the article that appeared in The Brandon Sun's "Letter to the Editor" on February 28, 2018 |
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Here are the two references:
Indigenous Writes. A Guide to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Issues in Canada. Chelsea Vowel
Paperback, 290 pages
Published September 1st 2016 by High Water Press
ISBN 1553796802 (ISBN13: 9781553796800)
“Indigenous Writes engages, enrages and engrosses. With boldness and wit, Chelsea Vowel presents a counter narrative to the foundational, historical and living myths most Canadians grew up believing. She punctures the bloated tropes that have frozen Indigenous peoples in time, often to the vanishing point. Reading Indigenous Writes, you feel like you are having a conversation over coffee with a super-smart friend, someone who refuses to simplify, who chooses to amplify, who is unafraid to kick against the darkness. Branding Indigenous Writes as required reading would make it sound like literary All-Bran. It is not, and far from it. What this book really is, is medicine.”
— Shelagh Rogers
First Contact – a three-part TV documentary and now available to watch online
From APTN website – “Most Canadians have never taken the time to get to know Indigenous People or visit their communities. First Contact takes six average Canadians, all with strong opinions about Indigenous People, on a unique 28-day journey into Indigenous Canada. Leaving their everyday lives behind the six will travel deep into Winnipeg, Nunavut, Alberta, Northern Ontario, and the coast of BC to visit Indigenous communities.”
“Narrated by host and social justice activist George Stroumboulopoulos, First Contact is a journey that will turn the six participants’ lives upside down. Challenging their perceptions and confronting their opinions about a world they never imagined they would see. It is an experience that will change their lives, forever.”
http://aptn.ca/firstcontact/
aptn = World's First National Aboriginal Broadcaster
Indigenous Writes. A Guide to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Issues in Canada. Chelsea Vowel
Paperback, 290 pages
Published September 1st 2016 by High Water Press
ISBN 1553796802 (ISBN13: 9781553796800)
“Indigenous Writes engages, enrages and engrosses. With boldness and wit, Chelsea Vowel presents a counter narrative to the foundational, historical and living myths most Canadians grew up believing. She punctures the bloated tropes that have frozen Indigenous peoples in time, often to the vanishing point. Reading Indigenous Writes, you feel like you are having a conversation over coffee with a super-smart friend, someone who refuses to simplify, who chooses to amplify, who is unafraid to kick against the darkness. Branding Indigenous Writes as required reading would make it sound like literary All-Bran. It is not, and far from it. What this book really is, is medicine.”
— Shelagh Rogers
First Contact – a three-part TV documentary and now available to watch online
From APTN website – “Most Canadians have never taken the time to get to know Indigenous People or visit their communities. First Contact takes six average Canadians, all with strong opinions about Indigenous People, on a unique 28-day journey into Indigenous Canada. Leaving their everyday lives behind the six will travel deep into Winnipeg, Nunavut, Alberta, Northern Ontario, and the coast of BC to visit Indigenous communities.”
“Narrated by host and social justice activist George Stroumboulopoulos, First Contact is a journey that will turn the six participants’ lives upside down. Challenging their perceptions and confronting their opinions about a world they never imagined they would see. It is an experience that will change their lives, forever.”
http://aptn.ca/firstcontact/
aptn = World's First National Aboriginal Broadcaster
Presenter:
Jim McRae
The career of James C. McCrae of Brandon spans many years within all levels of public service. He has served as a city councillor for the City of Brandon. As the MLA for Brandon West from 1986 to 1999, he was appointed, among other positions, as attorney general, minister of health, environment and education. A former Canadian citizenship judge, McCrae has also been involved with numerous boards, committees and charitable organizations. He is currently chair of the Social Services Appeal Board for Manitoba.
Jim McRae
The career of James C. McCrae of Brandon spans many years within all levels of public service. He has served as a city councillor for the City of Brandon. As the MLA for Brandon West from 1986 to 1999, he was appointed, among other positions, as attorney general, minister of health, environment and education. A former Canadian citizenship judge, McCrae has also been involved with numerous boards, committees and charitable organizations. He is currently chair of the Social Services Appeal Board for Manitoba.
For Your Interest: 7 Articles written by Jim McRae:
apologies.docx |
auriat.docx |
draze_brandon-catcheway.docx |
for_the_kids_27_sake.docx |
indigenous_hope.docx |
political_correctness.docx |
the_more_things_don_27t_change.docx |