Tentative Program
This international and interdisciplinary symposium will offer a variety of different insights into the multifaceted aspects of White-Indian relations. Conference speakers largely from Canada, the United States, and Germany will address a plethora of 21st century topics, including the Canadian government's recent apology, European Powwowthusiasm, and contemporary artistic and literary expressions. Dr. Eugene Richard Atleo (Umeek, of University of Manitoba) will be giving the keynote address "Protocols of Tsawalk" on Thursday, May 14, 2009.
Special guests include Lee Maracle and Drew Hayden Taylor. The renowned Cree/ Salish novelist/feminist/activist, Lee Maracle, will participate in the debates with a paper on “Equity and First Nation's Women in the Midst of Multiple Global Crises” as well as read excerpts from her novels (I am Woman, Ravensong: A Novel, Sojourner’s Truth and Other Stories). The acclaimed Ojibway playwright, Drew Hayden Taylor, (The Berlin Blues, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth) will read from his work as well as talk about White-Indian relations from an insider’s point of view.
For more information, please refer to the program.