Commemorate National Indigenous History Month with “A Silenced History – What We Weren’t Taught in School” with Dr. Pamela Palmater.
This talk will focus on learning, inspiration and change through a meaningful and thought-provoking conversation.
Dr. Palmater will deliver a 45-minute keynote presentation where she will address the historical and contemporary harm endured by Indigenous peoples, and provide attendees with actionable steps to forge a path towards a decolonial future through reconciliation. Ashunyung will perform the opening ceremony song.
Dr. Palmater is a Mi’kmaw lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist from Ugpi’ganjig (Eel River Bar First Nation). She has four university degrees, including a doctorate in law from Dalhousie University specializing in Indigenous law. She currently holds the position of full professor and chair in Indigenous governance at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Dr. Palmater was one of the spokespeople and public educators for the Idle No More movement, and advocates alongside other movements focusing on social justice and human rights. She is frequently called as a legal expert before parliamentary, Senate and United Nations committees dealing with laws and policies impacting Indigenous peoples, and is considered one of Canada’s Top 25 Influential Movers and Shakers by the Financial Post.
Free, register online.
