Events:
Monday
February 17, 2014-8pm-10pm-The Shittiest Warrior: The Ryan McMahon Ontario Tour
Comes to Toronto @ the Central, 603 Markham Street, Toronto, ON
TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ryan-mcmahon-comedy-ontario-tour-toronto-tickets-10075553251
Ryan McMahon has hit the road to tour his newest album The Shittiest Warrior! Touted as the Native George Carlin, comedian Ryan McMahon returns to Toronto on Monday, February 17 at The Central for an unapologetic but brutally honest standup comedy show about the relationship between Indian Country and the mainstream.
Ryan McMahon has hit the road to tour his newest album The Shittiest Warrior! Touted as the Native George Carlin, comedian Ryan McMahon returns to Toronto on Monday, February 17 at The Central for an unapologetic but brutally honest standup comedy show about the relationship between Indian Country and the mainstream.
Thursday,
February 20, 2014-6:30pm- Mi’kmaq Warriors Speaking Tour Comes to Toronto Members of the Mi'kmaq Warriors Society who have been
arrested and incarcerated will be on a speaking tour in January and February to
raise awareness about their struggle against fracking, their ongoing assertion
and exercise of nationhood, and the repression they face from police and
courts.
@ Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, 439 Dundas Street East
@ Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, 439 Dundas Street East
Space is wheelchair accessible through the
main door on Dundas St.
*Hot soup and bread to be provided
*TTC Tokens available
*Hot soup and bread to be provided
*TTC Tokens available
Monday
February 24- February 28, 2014-
Indigenous Education Week @ First
Nations House This year, we are honoured to welcome Dr. Linda Tuhiwai
Smith, Professor of Indigenous Education at the University of Waikato in
Hamilton, New Zealand. Dr. Smith will discuss ground breaking work in Maori
education as well as her seminal book, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples.
Additional guests for the week include Mississauga Anishinaabe scholar Leanne Betasamosake Simpson who will be reading from her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love. First Nations House is also pleased to welcome internationally recognized Indigenous scholar Dr. Filiberto Penados. Renowned orator, writer, and Traditional Teacher Lee Maracle and FNH Elder-in-Residence Andrew Wesley will be offering open teachings throughout the week.
Additional guests for the week include Mississauga Anishinaabe scholar Leanne Betasamosake Simpson who will be reading from her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love. First Nations House is also pleased to welcome internationally recognized Indigenous scholar Dr. Filiberto Penados. Renowned orator, writer, and Traditional Teacher Lee Maracle and FNH Elder-in-Residence Andrew Wesley will be offering open teachings throughout the week.
Saturday March 1, 2014-12pm-5pm- 12th Annual Pow
wow and Education Career Fair
@ York University by CASS (Centre for Aboriginal Student Services) Vari Hall,
4700 Keele Street
Smoke
Trail Singers- Host Drum
Charging
Horse- Co-host Drum
Old
Mush Singers-Water Drum
March 19 and 20, 2014 from 9 AM to 4 PM- The Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC) is holding a two day Symposium at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 16 Spadina Road.
The two-day symposium offers participants a thorough
introduction to the essentials
of community-based research (CBR) with urban Aboriginal peoples. Topics will
focus on best practices for research development, design and dissemination,
plus highlight strategies for putting policies and principles into practice.
of community-based research (CBR) with urban Aboriginal peoples. Topics will
focus on best practices for research development, design and dissemination,
plus highlight strategies for putting policies and principles into practice.
Who
should attend: the symposium is designed to provide an Indigenous
perspective on conducting research with urban Aboriginal peoples and is
intended for students, academics, policy-makers, and government agencies.
Cost: Full rate - $350.00 / Student rate - $300.00
Fee includes lunch, refreshments and materials
Speakers include:
perspective on conducting research with urban Aboriginal peoples and is
intended for students, academics, policy-makers, and government agencies.
Cost: Full rate - $350.00 / Student rate - $300.00
Fee includes lunch, refreshments and materials
Speakers include:
Dr. Amanda Sheppard -
The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Janet Smylie - St. Michael's Hospital
Randy Jackson and Doe O'Brien - Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
(CAAN)
Dr. Margaret Robinson - Centre for Addictions and Mental Health
(CAMH)
Bernice Downey - The Well Living House
Rebeka Tabobondung - Indigenous Knowledge Network
Participants will gain a better understanding of the steps to initiating
research with Aboriginal peoples, communities and agencies as well as
develop tangible skills for working with Indigenous ethical research
frameworks, specifically the:
*Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving
Humans; Chapter 9 - Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis
Peoples of Canada; the
* First Nations Information Governance Committee's Principles of OCAP:
Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession; and the
* Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centre's USAI Research
Framework: Utility, Self-Voicing, Access, and Inter-rationality.
Who should attend: the symposium is designed to provide an Indigenous
perspective on conducting research with urban Aboriginal peoples and is
intended for students, academics, policy-makers, and government agencies.
A limited number of complimentary seats are available to Aboriginal students
or Elders. Contact us for details.
For more information please email: info@tassc.ca
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