October 2018
Onkwaká:rá – Stephen Puskas
Join us for the second installment of our yearlong collaborative Storytelling Series with the First Peoples' Centre and the Peace Centre. Stephen Agluvak Puskas is the Montreal based, Inuk filmmaker and artist who created the short film Ukiuktaqtumi, which means in the north in Inuktitut, that celebrates the diversity of Inuit and is told from an Inuit perspective. He currently works at the National Film Board of Canada. He will discuss the contentious topic of cultural appropriation, particularly in light of…
Find out more »November 2018
Julie Lalonde: From #MeToo to never again: Creating safer work environments
In this interactive presentation, participants will critically unpack the issue of workplace sexual harassment and in particular, the role of bystanders. How do we create safer work spaces? How do we ensure people can come to work every day as their authentic selves? Join educator Julie S. Lalonde for an engaging discussion on the reality of workplace culture and our collective roles in shaping them.
Find out more »Onkwaká:rá – The Creator, narrated by Niioieren & Otsi’tsakaren
Join us for the third installment of Onkwaká:rá, a yearlong collaborative Storytelling series with the Dawson College First Peoples' Centre and the Peace Centre. In this edition, Mohawk Elders Niioieren & Otsi'tsakaren will narrate the story of the Creator. This will be a very special event, not to be missed. To book your class please contact Tiawenti:non Canadian or Diana Rice.
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