Re-Neighbouring as Reconciliation: Indigenous Stories of Resistance
Join us to celebrate National Indigenous People's Day
Learn about a project working to “re-neighbour” Haundenosaunee and Inuit communities impacted historically by the local residential school and Hamilton Mountain TB Sanatorium. Art created by Inuit patients of “the San” will be available for viewing.
Keynote Speaker: Vanessa Watts is an Associate Professor and Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies at McMaster University. She is the lead researcher on “Re-neighbouring as Reconciliation, ” a 5-year project funded by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
When: June 18, 6 to 8pm
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Tanenbaum Pavilion
- Free Event
- All Are Welcome!
- Light Refreshments Provided Indigenous Stories of Resistance
Register at ReNeighbouring.eventbrite.ca
Contact [email protected] for accessibility accommodations
Sponsored by the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HARRC), the Centre for Community-Engaged Narrative Arts (CCENA), the City of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and McMaster University's Office of Community Engagement.