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ISPE Canada Book Club - Our Story: Aboriginal Voices on Canada's Past - July 20, 2022
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ISPE Canada Affiliate Book Club
Our Story: Aboriginal Voices on Canada's Past
July 20, 2022 | 17:30-18:30
The Emerging Leaders committee invites you to join the ISPE Canada Book Club for our June meeting with the theme of Indigenous History. In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month and will be reading a collection of original stories written by some of the country’s most celebrated Aboriginal writers and inspired by pivotal events in the country’s history. This event is open to both experienced and young professionals. Join us even if you haven’t read the book. All you need is a love of reading and an open mind!
About the Book
Inspired by history, Our Story is a beautifully illustrated collection of original stories from some of Canada’s most celebrated Aboriginal writers. Asked to explore seminal moments in Canadian history from an Aboriginal perspective, these ten acclaimed authors have travelled through our country’s past to discover the moments that shaped our nation and its people.
Drawing on their skills as gifted storytellers and the unique perspectives their heritage affords, the contributors to this collection offer wonderfully imaginative accounts of what it’s like to participate in history. From a tale of Viking raiders to a story set during the Oka crisis, the authors tackle a wide range of issues and events, taking us into the unknown while also bringing the familiar into sharper focus.
Our Story brings together an impressive array of voices—Inuk, Cherokee, Ojibway, Cree, and Salish, to name just a few—from across the country and across the spectrum of First Nations. These are the novelists, playwrights, journalists, activists, and artists whose work is both Aboriginal and uniquely Canadian.
Brought together to explore and articulate their peoples’ experience of our country’s shared history, these authors’ grace, insight, and humor help all Canadians understand the forces and experiences that have made us who we are.
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Virtual—Zoom link will be sent with your registration confirmation.
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About the Authors
Tantoo Cardinal Tantoo Cardinal is one of the most widely recognized Indigenous actors in the world. Tantoo is best known for her iconic roles in Dances With Wolves, Legends of the Fall, and Smoke Signals. Tantoo was born in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Raised by her grandmother who was Dene, Tantoo also has Cree, Métis, and Nakota heritage. For Tantoo, her four different heritages tie in as such; Cree is her language, Dene are her important relatives, Nakota is her spiritual side, and Metis is cultural.
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