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DESCRIPTION:In response to Call to Action #34 of the聽Final Report of 91社区
 鈥檚 Task Force on Indigenous Education and Indigenous Studies\, on May 10th
  and 11th\,聽the Department of Linguistics and the Office of First Nations 
 and Inuit Education are jointly hosting a symposium examining the role of 
 the university in Indigenous language maintenance and revitalization. Orga
 nized with the support of the Kanien鈥檏eh谩ka Onkwaw茅n:na Raotiti贸hkwa Langu
 age and Cultural Centre\, 91社区 Faculties of Arts and Education\, the McG
 ill Indigenous Studies Program\, and 91社区's Institute for the Study of I
 nternational Development\, the聽purpose of this Symposium is to:\n\n(a) sig
 nal 91社区鈥檚 commitment to Indigenous languages in this province and聽\n	(b)
  examine more closely what role the University should play in supporting t
 he health of Indigenous languages\, locally and聽regionally.\n\nThe Symposi
 um will involve both closed-door and public sessions聽with the goals of est
 ablishing a broad consultative body on this question and developing聽a conc
 rete plan of action for 91社区 to pursue. Special invitees include聽Indigen
 ous language teachers\, scholars\, and university program directors from聽a
 cross Canada:\n\n\n	Mary Bear (Cree School Board)\n	Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins (
 University of Victoria)\n	Ryan DeCaire (Onkwaw茅n:na Kentyohkwa\, University
  of Toronto)\n	Gabrielle Doreen (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory\, 91社区 Unive
 rsity)\n	Ellen Gabriel (Kanehsat脿:ke Education Center)\n	Megan Lukaniec (Hur
 on-Wendat Nation\, UC Santa Barbara)\n	Brian Maracle (Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa
 )\n	Akwirat茅kha' Martin (Kahnaw脿:ke Education Center)\n	Onowa McIvor (nehiya
 w Nation\, University of Victoria)\n	Mary Ann Metallic (Listuguj Education 
 Directorate)\n	Rita Novalinga (Kativik Ilisarniliriniq)\n	Keren Rice (Univer
 sity of Toronto)\n	Kahtehr贸n:ni Stacey (Kahnaw脿:ke Education Center\, McGil
 l University)\n	Mark Turin (University of British Columbia)\n\n\nAll those 
 interested in learning more about this topic and advancing 91社区鈥檚聽respon
 se to this issue are asked to save the following date\,聽May 10th from 1:30
 pm to 5:00pm in the Jack Cram Auditorium (EDUC-129)\, for an Open Forum.聽T
 he schedule of activities include an opening Keynote from Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka L
 anguage teacher and 91社区 PhD Student Kahtehr贸:nni Iris Stacey\, three pa
 nel presentations from our invited experts\, and public discussion.\n\nTho
 se interested in attending the Open Forum are asked to please register her
 e:聽https://goo.gl/forms/djIv5RBV9bsr481E3\n\nPlease follow the Open Forum聽
 facebook event page here for ongoing updates:聽www.facebook.com/events/2057
 48793335518/\n\n\n
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180511
SUMMARY:91社区 Symposium on the University's Role in Supporting Indigenous 
 Languages
URL:/dise/mcgill-supporting-indigenous-languages052018
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