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First Nations Struggles in Canada – Mapping Session (10/17) & Dialogue (10/22)
October 17, 2018 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Join us for two events on the struggles of the Algonquin in the context of broader First Nations struggles in Canada. We will be joined in the dialogue session by Shiri Pasternak, who is the author of Grounded Authority: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the State, about the Algonquins’ rejection of the federal land claims policy in Canada from the perspective of Indigenous law and jurisdiction. Pasternak is also an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, and is the Research Director for the Yellowhead Institute, a First Nations-focused think tank based in the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University. Pasternak is a founding member of Barriere Lake Solidarity and an ally in the Defenders of the Land network. Her current research interests involves studying the risk of Indigenous rights in the natural resource extraction economy.
Mapping session – Wednesday, October 17th – 12pm to 1pm: First Nations struggles in Canada
Dialogue – Monday, October 22nd – 12pm to 1pm: with Shiri Pasternak on First Nations struggles in Canada
Please read the following suggested readings in preparation for the mapping session:
1) Shiri Pasternak, Grounded Authority: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the State, Ch. 2 – “How Did Colonialism Fail to Dispossess?” – https://sites.fhi.duke.edu/socialmovementslab/files/2018/10/Pasternak_Grounded_Authority_Ch_2.pdf
2) Arthur Manuel, selection from Reconciliation Manifesto:
Lunch will be provided for participants at both sessions.
Location: Social Movements Lab, Franklin Humanities Institute, Smith Warehouse, Bay 5, Duke University, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Durham, NC For Parking and Accessibility info, see: https://fhi.duke.edu/contact-us