Presents:  

Idle No More -

Maintaining the Momentum

The Idle No More movement rocked the Canadian political scene this winter, mobilizing youth and other sections of aboriginal Canadians like never before, garnering support from across the country and around the world. The movement arose in response to moves by the Harper government to deregulate and weaken environmental approval processes for waterways without consulting First Nations, who are directly affected. The public uproar has subsided, but the issues remain.

Can Idle No More keep the attention of its constituency and the society at large? What's being done to advance the movement? Come hear:

 Niigaan Sinclair, Author and Lecturer, University of Manitoba

Lean Gazan, Faculty of Education, University of Winnipeg

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

Buchwald Room, Millennium Library

251 Donald St.

Admission: $5

Refreshments will be served

For further information - please contact:

Henry Shorr 204 253-6858

In 2011, the Toronto Aboriginal Research was released into the community. This project was led by a group of Aboriginal support service agencies in the city and the research led by Dr. Don McCaskill, a professor at Trent University, along with Dr. Kevin Fitzmaurice (University of Sudbury) and Dr. Jaime Cidro (University of Winnipeg). The deeply collaborative nature of this project resulted in many shifts in local urban self-governance ever experienced in Toronto, and the impact has been transformative. Dr. McCaskill will discuss the findings of the TARP, the role of community-based research in shaping urban self-governance and the broader policy implications for urban Aboriginal communities across Canada.

Don McCaskill has been teaching in the department of Indigenous at Trent University for 40 years. He received his BA at the University of Winnipeg, MA at Carleton and PhD at York University.  Dr. McCaskill began his teaching career in the Sociology Department at the University of Winnipeg in 1969-70 when he was also Dean of Residence at Graham Hall.  He was Chair of the Indigenous Studies Department at Trent for 15 years and was the founding Director of the Indigenous Studies PhD Program (which was the first Indigenous PhD Program in Canada).  Dr. McCaskill has conducted research and published in the fields of Aboriginal urbanization, criminology and corrections, community development, education, Indigenous culture and international Indigenous peoples.  He has worked for many Aboriginal organizations and government departments and edited seven books and several reports including the Urban Aboriginal Task Force (a study of 5 cities in Ontario) and the Toronto Aboriginal Research project, the largest urban Aboriginal research project in Canada. Dr. McCaskill is originally from Winnipeg.

Date: Monday, March 18^th,  2013, 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Room: 2L17