Thursday June 28, 2pm
Grad Centre Room 108 (board room), UVIC.
Come join the GSS for tea and coffee and an informal round table discussion with:
Chiinuuks, an MA student in Indigenous Governance who is from the Nuchalnuth First Nation
Glen Coulthard, a Dene activist and PhD student in political theory at the University of Victoria who teaches courses in the Indigenous Governance Programs and the Department of Political Science.
What is the day of action?
National Chief Phil Fontaine issued an invitation to all canadians to join a peaceful First Nations Day of Action to improve the lives of First Nations people. Information on June 29th activities and the campaign can be found at http://afn.ca. Chief Fontaine also discussed many of the issues faced by First Nations in this short YouTube statement about the Day of Action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skV_UB32fxA
For more information about this event, contact Stacy at gssmgr@uvic.ca
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