Indigenous Peoples
Glen Coulthard (2020)
Mar 05, 2020
Glen Coulthard is a member of Yellowknives Dene and an associate professor in the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program and the Departments of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. He co-founded the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, a [...]
Stephanie Inglis (2012-2013)
Sep 24, 2012
“The Mi’kmaq Nation and Cape Breton University: 25 Years of Success” Stephanie Inglis is a linguist who has been a professor at Cape Breton University since 1986. She was integral in creating the first Native Studies courses in the university and has had a hand in the [...]
Douglas Cardinal (1989-1990)
Mar 12, 1990
“The Museum of Civilization: From Vision to Reality” Douglas Cardinal is an Indigenous Canadian architect best known for his designs for the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. He also designed the [...]
Hugh McCullum (1976-1977)
Nov 02, 1976
“Institutionalized Violence: A Northern Perspective” Hugh McCullum was an activist and journalist. He was born and raised in the Yukon. After working with a number of local newspaper, He was the first layperson to be editor of Canadian Churchman, the national monthly of [...]
Jean Chrétien (1970-1971)
Mar 17, 1971
“The Unfinished Tapestry: Indian Policy in Canada” At the time of his Dunning Trust lecture, Jean Chretien was the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He was born in Quebec in 1934 and graduated from Laval University. In 1963, he was elected to the House of [...]
Isaac Beaulieu, Donna Tyndall, Herbert Strong Eagle, Arthur Manuel, Walter Currie (1970-1971)
Mar 10, 1971
“Canada’s Indians: Their Place in the Just Society” This panel presentation brought five Indigenous leaders to Queen’s to discuss Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s concept of the “Just Society” and how it related to Indigenous lives. Each emphasized that any place for [...]