CBC Massey Lectures Tanya Talaga
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Thunder Bay, Ontario - October 7, 2018 (LSN) Prize-winning journalist Tanya Talaga (Seven Fallen Feathers) explores the legacy of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples- in Canada and elsewhere- in her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures—All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward.
For Tanya Talaga, that cultural genocide has led to a forced disconnection from land and language by Indigenous peoples. The need now, she says, is for Indigenous self-determination in social, cultural and political arenas. And many communities, in Canada and abroad, are finding that the road back to a relationship with land and language are keys to community healing—to what in fact it means to be Indigenous.
Tuesday, October 16, 7:00 pm - Thunder Bay
Venue: Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, 1 Paul Shaffer Drive
Through the generosity of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) this will be a free event, a community celebration with Indigenous and civic leaders for the first of the 2018 CBC Massey Lectures. No tickets are necessary — everyone is invited.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation welcomes you to Thunder Bay in the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation for the CBC Massey Lectures' first stop at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on October 16.
NAN is a political territorial organization that represents 49 First Nation communities within northern Ontario. NAN continues to work to improve the quality of life for the Nishnawbe Aski territory.
These are lectures about values for our times, and for all of us.
Prize-winning journalist Tanya Talaga (Seven Fallen Feathers) explores the legacy of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples- in Canada and elsewhere- in her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures—All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward.
For Tanya Talaga, that cultural genocide has led to a forced disconnection from land and language by Indigenous peoples. The need now, she says, is for Indigenous self-determination in social, cultural and political arenas. And many communities, in Canada and abroad, are finding that the road back to a relationship with land and language are keys to community healing—to what in fact it means to be Indigenous.
These are lectures about values for our times, and for all of us.
The CBC Massey Lectures is a partnership between CBC, House of Anansi Press and Massey College in the University of Toronto. Named in honour of Vincent Massey, the first Canadian-born governor general of Canada, since their creation in 1961 by the CBC the Massey Lectures have established their place as a Canadian institution and become an annual highlight of our cultural life. The five lectures provide a forum on radio where contemporary thinkers can explore important issues of our time. Former lecturers include Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Atwood and Stephen Lewis. These days, the lecturers are all Canadian, and the series is recorded on a cross-Canada tour. The book of the Massey Lectures is published by House of Anansi Press.
