and urban Aboriginal Policy Research
79th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
ConcordiaUniversity, Montreal, Quebec
Wednesday, June 2nd
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
HallBuilding, Room 767-00
The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty
of Native Studies, University of Alberta and the Office of the Federal
Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians will jointly host an event
in conjunction with the 79th annual Congress of the Humanities and
Social Sciences in Montreal on June 2nd, 2010.
The full-day event is devoted to dialogue on the current state of
policy research on Métis, Non-Status and urban Aboriginal people.
Presentations will feature prominent scholars in the field and will be
followed by a discussion among academics, policy makers and community
representatives. The event will launch the new journal, aboriginal
policy studies published out of the Department of Native Studies at the
University of Alberta, set to release its inaugural issue in the fall of
2010.
A reception will follow.
Speakers
Fred Caron Q.C., Assistant Deputy Minister, OFI
Ellen Gabriel ? Moderator
Statistics - Mary Jane Norris, Consultant and Stewart Clatworthy, Four
Directions Consulting
Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study - Ginger Gosnell-Myers and Michael
Adams, Environics
Aboriginal Policy - Katherine Graham and Frances Abele, Carleton
University
Identity - Evelyn Peters, University of Saskatchewan
Role of Institutions - David Newhouse, Trent University
Role of Law - Ian Peach, Consultant
Housing - Jino Distasio, University of Winnipeg
Women?s Issues - Carole Lévesque, INRS University of Quebec
Academic Funding Policy - Mike Evans, UBC-Okanagan
Economic Development - Charles Horn, Consultant (UVic PhD Student)
Self-Government - Yale Belanger, University of Lethbridge
There is no cost for community members.
For more details please contact Dr. Chris Andersen, University of
Alberta at chris.andersen@ualberta.caregarding the event, or Jessica
Harrington at jharrington@fedcan.caregarding Congress registration.
