BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250809T033754EDT-49993p6N8W@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250809T073754Z DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 30th\, 2023\, the Office of Indigenous Init iatives (OII) will launch its first annual Winter Indigenous Speakers Seri es. The Series includes four in-person events from January through March. Partnering with various groups on campus\, including the Department of Fam ily Medicine\, the Anti-Black Racism Action Plan\, and the Indigenous Stud ent Alliance\, the OII aims to bring diverse Indigenous voices to campus i n the spirit of collaboration. \n\nPlease find the event schedule below.\n \n \n\n \n\nA Visit with Inuk Elder Reepa Evic-Carleton \n\nMonday\, Janua ry 30th - 5:30-7:00 pm\n\nOn Monday\, January 30th from 5:30-7:00 pm\, the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Department of Family Medicine wi ll host Inuk Elder Reepa Evic-Carleton (Pangnirtung\, Nunavut) for a light ing of the qulliq and discussion led by Inuk Assistant Professor in Family Medicine\, Richard Budgell. Together\, they will discuss the meaning of t he qulliq\, their work in the health field\, and more.\n\nLocation: The De partment of Family Medicine (5858 Côte-des-Neiges\, Montreal)\, Third Floo r\n\n \n\nThe Iskweu Project: Addressing the MMIWG2ST+ Crisis in Montreal with Tanisha Gallichon \n\nWednesday\, February 8th - 4:00-5:30 pm\n\nJoin the Office of Indigenous Initiatives as they host Tanisha Gallichon\, Pro ject Coordinator of the Iskweu Project\, for the 2023 Indigenous Speakers Series. Tanisha will present a talk on her work at the Iskweu Project\, a Montreal-based initiative out of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal ad dressing the MMIWG2ST+ crisis. More on Iskweu:\n\n“The Project wishes to r espond to an immediate need for assistance expressed by families and loved ones in the case of an Indigenous woman or girl (trans\, two -spirit) goe s missing. Its aim is reducing and ultimately eradicating the number of mi ssing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (trans\, two-spirit) of Queb ec\; to offer support and ensure adequate response from institutions when someone goes missing. It seeks to reduce barriers in accessing support and receiving an adequate response from institutions that have historically d iscriminated against Indigenous peoples.” Read more here.\n\n \n\nReparati ons\, Landback\, and the Possibilities of Kinship as Solidarity with Kyle T. Mays \n\nWednesday\, February 22nd - 4:00-5:30 pm\n\nJoin the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Anti-Black Racism Action Plan Initiative a s they host Dr. Kyle T. Mays for a talk titled 'Reparations\, Landback\, a nd the Possibilities of Kinship as Solidarity.' Kyle T. Mays (he/him) is a n Afro-Indigenous (Saginaw Chippewa) scholar of urban history/studies\, Af ro-Indigenous studies\, and contemporary popular culture. He is an Associa te Professor in the Departments of African American Studies\, American Ind ian Studies\, and History at the University of California\, Los Angeles. H e is the author of 3 books including\, City of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples\, African Americans\, and the Creation of Modern Detroit (Universi ty of Pennsylvania Press\, 2022) and An Afro-Indigenous History of the Uni ted States (Beacon Press\, 2021).\n\n \n\nA Visit with Iakoiehwáhtha Patto n \n\nWednesday\, March 8th - 11:30-2:30 pm\n\nOn Wednesday\, March 8th fr om 11:30 am to 2:30 pm\, Iakoiehwáhtha Patton will visit First Peoples' Ho use to meet with Indigenous students and connect. Iakoiehwáhtha (Iako) Pat ton is a Kanien’kehá:ka writer and academic who was born and raised in Kah nawake. She is the first female First Nations recipient of the Rhodes Scho larship\, the world’s oldest and most prestigious international graduate s cholarship programme. She is currently completing her undergraduate degree in History of Art\, Anthropology\, and Renaissance Studies at the Univers ity of Toronto and is particularly interested in Netherlandish art as it r elates to gender and colonialism.\n\nIakoiehwáhtha's visit will take place over two lunch sessions. Because the lunch will be catered\, registration is required (register here). The first lunch session will take place from 11:30-1:00 and the second from 1:00-2:30. Lunch boxes from Kahnawake-base d Messy Kitchen with a sandwich\, salad\, and beverage will be provided.\n \nThis event is part of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives' Winter Speak ers Series and is presented in partnership with the Indigenous Student All iance (ISA)\, an Indigenous student-led club on campus\, and the First Peo ples' House.\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230308 SUMMARY:Winter Indigenous Speakers Series URL:/indigenous/channels/event/winter-indigenous-speak ers-series-346402 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR