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DESCRIPTION:Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives for a conversation ab
 out It's All about the Land: Collected Talks and Interviews on Indigenous 
 Resurgence with Dr. Taiaiake Alfred\, the book's author\, and Dr. Pam Palm
 ater. Register here.\n\nThe book discussion and Q&A will be held at the Mc
 Gill University Centre Ballroom (3480 McTavish Street) on Wednesday\, Sept
 ember 20 from 3:00-4:30 pm. It will be followed by a networking session wi
 th the speakers.\n\n'Illuminating the First Nations struggles against the 
 Canadian state\, It’s All about the Land exposes how racism underpins and 
 shapes Indigenous-settler relationships. Renowned Kahnawà:ke Mohawk activi
 st and scholar Taiaiake Alfred explains how the Canadian government’s reco
 nciliation agenda is a new form of colonization that is guaranteed to fail
 . Bringing together Alfred’s speeches and interviews from over the past tw
 o decades\, the book shows that Indigenous peoples across the world face a
  stark choice: reconnect with their authentic cultures and values or conti
 nue following a slow road to annihilation. Rooted in ancestral spirit\, kn
 owledge\, and law\, It’s All about the Land presents a passionate argument
  for Indigenous Resurgence as the pathway toward justice for Indigenous pe
 oples.'\n\nRead more about It’s All About the Land here.\n\nMore about the
  speakers:\n\nDr. Taiaiake Alfred is a Kahnawà:ke Mohawk philosopher and p
 olitical strategist with more than three decades of experience in First Na
 tions governance\, political activism\, and cultural restoration. After tw
 enty-five years as a university professor\, he now works directly with Ind
 igenous nations to help breathe life into their visions of self-determinat
 ion. He has been awarded a Canada Research Chair\, a National Aboriginal A
 chievement/Indspire Award\, and the Native American Journalists Associatio
 n award for best column writing. He is the author of three highly acclaime
 d books: Heeding the Voices of Our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics an
 d the Rise of Native Nationalism\; Peace\, Power\, Righteousness: An Indig
 enous Manifesto\; and Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom.\n
 \nDr. Pamela D. Palmater is a Mi’kmaw citizen and a member of the Eel Rive
 r Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick. She has been a practicing la
 wyer for 16 years and is currently an Associate Professor and the Chair in
  Indigenous Governance at Toronto Metropolitan University. She comes from 
 a large family of 8 sisters and three brothers. She has four university de
 grees\, including a BA from St. Thomas in Native Studies\, and an LLB from
  the University of New Brunswick (UNB) where she won the Faskin Campbell G
 odfrey prize in natural resources and environmental law. She went on to co
 mplete her Masters and Doctorate in Law from Dalhousie University Law Scho
 ol\, specializing in First Nation law. Pam has been studying\, volunteerin
 g and working in First Nation issues for over 25 years on a wide range of 
 social\, political and legal issues\, like poverty\, housing\, child and f
 amily services\, treaty rights\, education and legislation impacting First
  Nations. She came in second in the Assembly of First Nations election for
  National Chief in 2012 and was one of the spokespeople\, organizers and p
 ublic educators for the Idle No More movement in 2012-13.\n\nTo find out m
 ore about the 2023 Indigenous Awareness Weeks\, which this event is part o
 f\, please visit the IAW webpage.\n\n \n
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LOCATION:CA\, ɬÀï·¬ Centre Ballroom\, 3480 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:It’s All About the Land: Book Discussion and Q&A with Author Dr. Ta
 iaiake Alfred and Dr. Pam Palmater
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