Re-Neighbouring as Reconciliation: Indigenous Stories of Resistance

Date and time
Wednesday, June 18 · 6 – 8pm EDT

Location
Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King Street West Hamilton, ON L8P 4S8 Canada

About this event
Event lasts 2 hours
June 18 • 6-8pm
Free Event
All Are Welcome! | Light Refreshments Provided

Join us to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day. Learn about a project working to “re-neighbour” Haundenosaunee and Inuit communities impacted historically by the local residential school and Hamilton Mountain TB Sanatorium. Art created by Inuit patients of “the San” will be available for viewing.

Keynote Speaker:

Vanessa Watts is an Associate Professor and Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies at McMaster University. She is the lead researcher on “Re-neighbouring as Reconciliation,” a 5-year project funded by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Event will be held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH) Tanenbaum Pavilion, 123 King St W, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4S8. The AGH is located one block from the MacNab St HSR terminal. Parking is also available in garages and lots nearby; for more information, see: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/plan-your-visit/

Please reach out to Katie at warink1@mcmaster.ca with any questions or accessibility concerns.

Sponsored by the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HARRC), the Centre Community-Engaged Narrative Arts (CCENA), the City of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and McMaster University’s Office of Community Engagement.

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