Conference Panel: Understanding Idle No More and Canada-Indigenous Struggles

Idle No More emerged on the national stage in opposition to Bills C-38 and C-45 and the ongoing colonial process that governs Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations in Canada. News media and many non-Indigenous Canadians met the mobilization with mixed reaction and turned to social scientists to interpret and understand it. This panel will engage in an inter-active discussion on Idle No More, Indigenous struggles, ongoing colonialism, and the role of social scientists in engaging these issues through the media, community outreach, and their academic work.

Panelists:

• Glen Coulthard, Assistant Professor in the First Nations Studies Program and Political Science –University of British Columbia
• Jeff Denis, Assistant Professor of Sociology –McMaster University
• James Frideres, Professor of Sociology –University of Calgary
• Rima Wilkes, Associate Professor of Sociology –University of British Columbia

Moderator: Howard Ramos, Associate Professor of Sociology –Dalhousie University and Chair of the CSA-SCS Equity Subcommittee

Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:30 pm to 3:00pm
Location: Elliott Building, E-168, University of Victoria

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