Time Immemorial
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Traditional Opening
We are thrilled to be guided on our journey by several Elders and Knowledge Holders. We welcome several to help us with a traditional opening to begin our learning journey in a good way.
Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair is Anishinaabe and originally from St. Peter’s (Little Peguis) Indian Settlement near Selkirk, Manitoba. He is a regular commentator on Indigenous issues for CTV, CBC, and APTN. He is a columnist with the Winnipeg FreePress, an associate Professor with the University of Manitoba and a recovering high school teacher.
Niigaan will lead us in a conversation about the importance of Indigenous Literatures as they connect more deeply to our understanding of what time immemorial means.
(East) Read/Listen:
Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg (This is Our Territory)
(South) Song/Art:
N'we Jinan Artists - "HOME TO ME" // Grassy Narrows First Nation
(West) Reflect:
Indigenous Archeologist shifts the Narrative
(North) / Do:
Begin to work on your own personalized acknowledgement to share your responsibility as Treaty People.
Daniel Heath Justice talking about Why Indigenous Literatures Matter:
-Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild - April 12, 2020
-Daniel Heath Justice on "Why Indigenous Literatures Matter"
-Transformation, Tradition, and the way forward with Daniel Heath Justice. Futurism and Imagining.
-Daniel Heath Justice, “Why Indigenous Literatures Matter” (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2018)