Humber partners with government and arts agencies to deliver Indigenous publishing workshops

July 18, 2047

Toronto, Ontario –This August, Humber College’s School of Creative and Performing Arts partners with Humber’s Aboriginal Resource Centre and the Canada Council for the Arts to host concurrent Indigenous-led master classes covering best practices for editing and publishing Indigenous writers and stories. With generous support from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Indigenous Editors Circle and Editing Indigenous Manuscripts workshop develop practical editing skills through case studies and culturally informed dialogue. The faculty includes Warren Cariou, Cherie Dimaline, Gregory Scofield, and faculty co-ordinator Gregory Younging, as well as non-Indigenous guest panelists from the Toronto publishing community.

“We’re honoured to continue the work of the Saskatchewan Arts Board, which first developed these workshops,” says Steve Bellamy, dean of Creative and Performing Arts. “Recent events have underscored the urgent need for more Indigenous editors, as well as for greater cultural sensitivity in non-Indigenous editors and publishers. These workshops aim to build capacity and ultimately support the publication of more Indigenous writers and content.”

The workshops, which run from August 13 to 19, share faculty and morning sessions, with afternoon sessions broken out by workshop stream. The Indigenous Editors Circle serves as a peer-led collaborative forum for Indigenous editors, while the Editing Indigenous Manuscripts workshop helps non-Indigenous publishing professionals develop the knowledge and sensitivities needed to publish Indigenous content. For non-Indigenous editors looking for an overview of cultural protocols and community values, there is also a new two-day workshop stream scheduled for August 14 and 15, 2017.

For more information or to register, please visit the website: humberindigenouseditors.ca

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Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves 29,200 full-time students and 23,000 part time and continuing education students. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path, including 160 full-time programs across more than 40 fields of study, 200 part-time and 400 online programs or courses. More than four out of five of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca

For more information:
Natalie St. Pierre
School of Creative &Performing Arts
416-675-6622 ext. 3363
natalie.st-pierre@humber.ca

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