On November 24th to 25th, KANATA- McGill’s Indigenous Studies Community will be hosting a unique event for the McGill student body: a student-led indigenous academic conference where students teach and learn from their fellow peers.This will include panel discussions, academic presentations, a film screening and other opportunities to learn about indigenous studies resources at McGill.
Do you intend to pursue grad school related to indigenous studies? Have you already written an essay or completed an internship related to indigenous issues? Are you interested in improving your presentation and communication skills? Do you feel that you have something worthwhile to present in an academic environment related to indigenous studies? If so, we want you to present at KANATA’s Conference!
Currently, KANATA’s Executive Board is calling for papers/presentations from both indigenous and non-indigenous students of all disciplines that are related, but not limited to, the following topics in indigenous studies. As a student presenter, you would be expected to provide a short, twenty-minute presentation at this conference.
Examples of presentation topics include: indigenous governance and sovereignty, land and treaty rights, indigenous law in Canada, oral history and storytelling, indigenous literatures and criticisms, indigenous peoples and the media, indigenous peoples and the arts, language study and revitalization, indigenous women’s issues, elder-youth issues, indigenous identity issues, healing from the effects of colonialism, intergenerational trauma, social determinants of health, indigenous perspectives on holistic science, etc.
Please send abstracts to mcgillnativestudiesjournal@gmail.com by November 1st, 2011. Abstracts must be a maximum of 1 page in length. Please include the title of your paper, your contact information and the university or institution with which you are affiliated.
Feel free to contact us for more questions and/or comments regarding the conference and KANATA.
Call-out for Performers:
Are you talented in spoken-word, song or rap? Do your performances confront topics pertaining to Canadian indigenous peoples of today? Are you interested in partaking in KANATA ‘s (McGill’s Indigenous Studies Community) first ever Peer-to-Peer Indigenous Studies Conference? If so, please contact mcgillnativestudiesjournal@gmail.com with your interests.
