People of the Land: Dialogue series with the Mapuche Territorial Alliance will bring together two Indigenous leaders from the Mapuche Nation –Alberto Curamil and Miguel Melin– with Indigenous activists and scholars from North America to exchange ideas and share experiences about land recuperation, opposition to extractive industries on their traditional territories, customary law, and Indigenous childhood, language, and education.
Everyone welcome, but RSVP is required for the lunch on September 23rd.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Panel on land recuperation: Yes, the discussion has always been about land
2-4pm With Kanahus Manuel (Secwepemc Nation) and Chief Ian Campbell (Squamish Nation)
Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room
6476 North West Marine Drive
Planting Poverty: Film screening and discussion about the impacts of the forestry industry on Indigenous lands
5-7pm With Andrea Lyall (Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Nation, UBC)
Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge – Media Centre
Building 1 2205 Lower Mall
Light refreshments provided
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Panel on Indigenous customary law: Strengthening Indigenous legal orders from within
10am-12pm With Sheryl Lightfoot (Anishinaabe Nation, UBC) and Angeline Nyce (Nisg̱a’a nation)
Panel on Indigenous childhood: Language and cultural revitalization through Indigenous knowledge
1-3pm With Jo-ann Archibald (Sto:lo and St’at’imc Nations, UBC)
Venue for both panels: First Nations Longhouse – Sty-wet-tan Hall, 1985 West Mall
Lunch provided from 12-1pm. RSVP to: mugarte@interchange.ubc.ca