Co-Creators of a Just Recovery: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the Context of a Just Recovery
A webinar series with two events to explore aspects of
a Just Recovery and the role of Catholic religious communities in that process.
Presentation
In two separate virtual gatherings, this annual Joint Ecological Ministry event will reflect on the topic of a Just Recovery and what it means in the context of Reconciliation and Indigenous-settler relationships.
How can we build bridges towards social and ecological justice so necessary for Canada?
Event #1: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the Context of a Just Recovery
Speaker
Dr. Niigaan Sinclair
Dr. Sinclair is an Anishinaabe (St. Peter’s/Little Peguis) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba. He is a regular commentator on Indigenous issues on various media outlets. He is a regular commentator on Indigenous issues on CTV, CBC, and APTN, and his written work can be found in the pages of The Exile Edition of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama, newspapers like The Guardian, and online with CBC Books: Canada Writes. Niigaan is the co-editor of the award-winning Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Highwater Press, 2011) and Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories (Michigan State University Press, 2013), and is the Editorial Director of The Debwe Series with Portage and Main Press.
Audience
Public
This event is organized in collaboration with the Canadian Religious Conference.
Information
Leah Watkiss
lwatkiss@csj-to.ca
About JEM
Joint Ecological Ministry (JEM) is a collaboration of religious communities and partners using their resources to promote caring for Creation and living within planetary limits.