Conference delegates may also be interested in attending the Gender Equality and Social Justice lecture for International Women's Week 2010 on Thursday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. (F213 Theatre). This year's speaker is Mohawk filmmaker, Tracey Deer.
Click here for the final conference program and abstracts.
Conference panel topics include: Community Perspectives on Education Today · Institutionalizing Truth: Comparative Perspectives · Intergenerational Effects of Residential Schools · Justice · The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation · Culture and Language · Apology and Reconciliation · Communities and Reconciliation · Policy Implications · Community Perspectives on Residential Schools · Research Challenges
Conference speakers include: Naomi Angel · Robin Antone · Alex Armstrong · J’net Cavanaugh · Nadine Changfoot · Roger Chum · Carol Clarke · Ravi da Costa and Kat Lapointe · Mike DeGagne · Jonathan Dewar · Jane Dickson-Gilmore· Thohahoken Michael G. Doxtater · Kevin Fitzmaurice · Jim Frideres · Virginia Goulais · Robyn Greene · Chris Hachkowski · Yazir Henry · Chris Hiller · Jula Hughes · Matt James · Jules Koostachin · Jennifer Llewellyn · John Long · Peter Menzies · J.R. Miller · John Milloy · Franklin Oduro · Joanna Quinn · Kim Stanton · Steve Styers · Dale Turner · Amanda Woods
Two events that are open to the public:
Keynote Address by Mike DeGagné, Executive Director, Aboriginal Healing Foundation
“Truth, Reconciliation and Healing: A Challenge for All Canadians”
Friday March 5, 7:30 pm
Nipissing University Campus, Room F213
“The Intergenerational Effects of Residential Schools,”
Carol Clarke, Aboriginal Policing Unit, OPP
June Commanda, Nipissing First Nation
Hosted by Nipissing First Nation in support of the conference
at Nbisiing Secondary School, 469-B Couchie Memorial Drive, North Bay
Saturday, March 5, 9:00-11:30 am; breakfast will be served
(people coming to this event only are asked to RSVP to TRCconference@nipissingu.ca or (705) 474-3450 ext. 4373)
For further information on the conference, contact: TRCconference@nipissingu.ca or
Dr. Rosemary Nagy Dr. Robinder Sehdev
(705) 474-3450 ext. 4156 (705) 474-3450 ext. 4025