[Indigsol] Oct27-Nov4: Indigenous Sovereignty Week in Ottawa

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

Indigenous Sovereignty Week
Oct 27 - Nov 4, 2010 – Ottawa / unceded Algonquin Territory

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Full details and updates, posters and flyers to print off, press release,
and links to Facebook event pages, are at: http://www.bit.ly/iswottawa

This is the 2nd annual Indigenous Sovereignty Week, a pan-Canadian event
intended to solidify the commitment of our communities with Indigenous
Peoples. We will hold a number of events in Ottawa on unsurrendered
Algonquin territory, as a first step in enriching our reciprocal
relationships, localizing our struggles, and a continuance of the journey
in deepening understanding, addressing issues and strategizing next steps.

Please come join us and explore ways in working together to resolve our
colonial history and work for a feasible world for our future generations.

Contact: ipsmo at riseup.net, 613-656-5498, www.bit.ly/iswottawa



SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:


Wednesday Oct 27, 7:00pm
Film - Schooling the World: The White Man's Last Burden

 at PSAC building JK Wylie boardoom, 233 Gilmour


Friday Oct 29, 7:00pm
Seeking Justice: A National Call for an Public Enquiry for the
Murdered and Missing Women
featuring speakers:
* Sharon McIvor, successful challenger of sex discrimination in the Indian
Act
* Laurie Odjick, mother of Maisy Odjick (missing since Sept 2008)
* Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University

 at Lamoureux Hall room 122, University of Ottawa


Saturday Oct 30, 9:00am-5:30pm
Indigenous Sovereignty Symposium
featuring: Clement Chartier, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Marcelo
Saavedra-Vargas, Ben Powless, representatives from the Algonquins of
Barriere Lake, Native Youth Sexual Health Network, National Association of
Friendship Centres, and more...
* opening and closing ceremonies
* plenaries: Climate Justice, Defending the Land
* concurrent sessions: Indigenous Peoples Space, Working as an Ally,
Indigenous Sovereignty in an Urban Context, Reclaiming Indigenous Youth
Self-Determination, Land Conservation and Indigenous Sovereignty

 at Lamoureux Hall (1st floor), University of Ottawa


Tuesday Nov 2, 5:00pm
Undermining Indigenous Rights: Conflicts with Mining Companies in Canada
and Guatemala
with Ramsey Hart of MiningWatch

 venue to be confirmed (on campus of Carleton University)


Wednesday Nov 3, 11:30am-2:00pm
The Oka Crisis – 20 Years Later: Is Reconciliation Possible?
featuring speakers: (note this is a bilingual event)
* Ellen Gabriel, Présidente, Femmes autochtones du Québec
* Francine Lemay, Traductrice agréée, “À l’orée des bois” | “At the Wood’s
Edge”
* Pierre Trudel, Chercheur, Peuples autochtones et gouvernance, CRDP
Université de Montréal\CEGEP Vieux-Montréal
* Jessica Yee, Chair, National Aboriginal Youth Council, Canadian
Aboriginal AIDS Network

 at Desmarais Building room 3120, University of Ottawa


Thursday Nov 4, 7:00pm
Film - A Windigo Tale
Ottawa premiere, with director Armand Garnet Ruffo in attendance

 at National Library and Archives auditorium, 395 Wellington St