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Thursday, November 25 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Resisting Symbolic Violence Through Métis Remembrances

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Speaking to the need for decolonising the oppressed, Métis scholar and activist Howard Adams once questioned why many Métis became confused, puzzled, and lived in constant denial of their unique history and culture. His reflection speaks to the ways in which a colonial form of education strategically and effectively erased, subsumed, and demonised Métis realities and peoples through acts of symbolic violence so effective that even the oppressed were misled.

Join Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt to learn how Métis community members have demonstrated agency in rectifying this situation via a historic review of community experiences, initiatives, and recommendations in education that reflect recent conceptions of lifelong learning as adaptations to significant life events.
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Melissa Purcell

Executive Staff Officer, Indigenous Education, Professional Development, Alberta Teachers' Association
Melissa Purcell is Denesuline, born and raised in Edmonton, and a member of Thebatthi in Treaty 8 territory. Melissa is a proud mother of one son and two daughters, and the oldest of her three sisters. Melissa is deeply committed to supporting Indigenous education and advancing truth... Read More →

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Yvonne Poitras Pratt

Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt (Métis) is an Associate Professor at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. Her ancestral roots trace back to the historic Red River Settlement and more recently to Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in northeastern Alberta... Read More →

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Thursday November 25, 2021 6:00pm - 7:00pm MST
  Education for Reconciliation