Richardson speaks at senate
On May 31, 2017, Miles Richardson, Director, National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development (NCIED), and a citizen of the Haida Nation, spoke at the Senate of Canada’s Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
News and events
NCIED contributes to the Victoria Forum
From Nov. 17-19, 2017, the inaugural Victoria Forum provided an environment for local, national, and international individuals and organizations to discuss diversity and inclusion, and to generate ideas and actions for a better world. The discussions revolved around six themes, and the NCIED played a key role in the Indigenous stream of the Forum.
Borrows delivers FEL Priestley Memorial Lecture
Dr. John Borrows delivered the F.E.L. Priestley Memorial Lectures on Indigenous law, ethics and Canada’s Constitution.
Joint Gathering 2018
The Joint Gathering 2018, held from Jan. 16-18 in Vancouver, BC, attracted over 500 delegates. Co‑hosted by BC Assembly of First Nations, First Nation Summit, Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the Department of Indigenous Services Canada (DISC), the Gathering encouraged respectful and open conversations to identify areas of collaboration to advance First Nation interests.
Celebration of purpose
People/Purpose/Passion/Adventure – these are the values of the Gustavson School of Business (GSB), determined by the faculty and staff. On November 7, 2017, as part of Living the Values, a celebration of Purpose was held in the lobby of the Business and Economics Building.
Indigenous Awareness Week at McGill
On September 21, 2017, as part of McGill University’s Seventh Annual Indigenous Awareness Week, Dr. John Borrows (NCIED law faculty champion) and Dr. Hayden King led the discussion From Principles to Implementation: Indigenous Rights, the Constitution and UNDRIP in Canada.
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VITA & VIRGINIA
This exploration of Virginia Woolf's (Elizabeth Debicki) 10-year, up-and-down affair
withnovelist and socialite Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton), loosely organizes itself around the writing of "Orlando," a novel inspired by Sackville-West in which the title character, born a
man,spontaneously changes sex at about 30 years of age.
[SEE AUG. 20]Candlelight Compline
This is a traditional monastic service that completes (compline) the day's cycle
ofprayer. Compline offers a time of meditative quiet and monastic chant in candlelight.
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VITA & VIRGINIA
This exploration of Virginia Woolf's (Elizabeth Debicki) 10-year, up-and-down affair
withnovelist and socialite Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton), loosely organizes itself around the writing of "Orlando," a novel inspired by Sackville-West in which the title character, born a
man,spontaneously changes sex at about 30 years of age.
[SEE AUG. 20]Neuroscience Seminar: Dr. Robert Gaunt
Dr. Robert Gaunt
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh
ORLANDO
Rarely have source material, director, and leading actress been more in alignment than
inthis adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel, directed by Sally Potter and starring Tilda Swinton, who slips effortlessly into the role of the male nobleman who awakens halfway through the film to
findhimself a woman.