First Peoples Studies Concordia
2149 rue Mackay H3G 2J2 Montreal, QC, Canada

Check out this article published yesterday around the subject of 18 million dollars being allocated to Indigenous people over 5 years from the Federal Government and the reactions of many Indigenous leaders on this subject, including our very own Director Catherine Richardson. Unfortunately the article is only available in French. The link to the article is below! https://ici.radio-canada.ca//autochtones-budget-freeland-1

The third job talk is with candidate Zachary Smith on April 14th at 1:30pm on the topic of Indigenous Politics, History, and the City: Roles, Responsibilities and the Place of Indigenous Scholarship in Contemporary Quebec and Canada. To attend his talk here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/94389820583 For any students interested in meeting with the candidates after their talks, there will be an informal session at 4pm after every talk where you can ask the candidates questions. Here is the link for that informal session: https://zoom.us/j/98049320142 For any further information or to attend please email [email protected]

The second job talk is with candidate Nicolas Renaud on April 13th at 1:30pm on the topic of From Wampum Beads to Pixels: Inscribing Identity and Reciprocity. To attend his talk here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/99040012469 For any students interested in meeting with the candidates after their talks, there will be an informal session at 4pm after every talk where you can ask the candidates questions. Here is the link for that informal session: https://zoom.us/j/96679849982 For any further information or to attend please email [email protected]

Next week we will be having three interesting job talks, all are welcome to attend. The first one is with candidate Sigwan Thivierge on April 12th at 1:30pm on the topic of Linguistics & Indigeneity. To attend her talk here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/93698461486 For any students interested in meeting with the candidates after their talks, there will be an informal session at 4pm after every talk where you can ask the candidates questions. Here is the link for that informal session: https://zoom.us/j/93928296699 For any further information or to attend please email [email protected]

Very interesting article about Concordia's very own Vicky Boldo and her journey to healing from intergenerational trauma. The article is called "Vicky Boldo/kisêwâtisiwinyôtin:iskwew (Gentle Wind Woman): From Individual to Intergenerational Healing" To access the article, you can visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/5/2/37/htm