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Upcoming Events
ISCEI is thrilled to extend a special invitation to you for an afternoon with Billy-Ray Belcourt, this year’s Writer in Residence. The last in-person event was cancelled due to a TA protest, but we are excited to invite you to join us virtually this time via Zoom.
Event Details:
- Date: November 5th
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Zoom Link:
Billy-Ray Belcourt (he/him) is from the Driftpile Cree Nation. He is a renowned author with five books to his name, including A Minor Chorus and the forthcoming Coexistence. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
Belcourt’s works explore a diverse array of topics, including decolonial love, grief, intimacy, queer sexuality, and the pivotal role of Indigenous women in social resistance movements. Notably, his poetry collection This Wound is a World was recognized as one of CBC's top ten poetry collections in 2017 and won the 2018 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize. Moreover, Belcourt is the recipient of esteemed accolades such as the Rhodes Scholarship, the Griffin Poetry Prize, the City of Edmonton Book Prize, and two BC and Yukon Book Prizes.
Past Events
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You are warmly invited to a public talk on A Haudenosaunee Perspective on the Development of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesÌýwith Dr. Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer on October 22nd, 2024, at 5:30 PM at MCMED 1345.
The Haudenosaunee was involved in the development of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It was a long journey beginning with Deskaheh, a Cayuga Chief, traveling to Geneva in 1923 to the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the Working Group on the Draft Declaration until the vote in the General Assembly in 2007.
This lecture will describe that journey.
Please register here: .
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You are warmly invited to a public talk on Haudenosaunee Diplomacy with Dr. Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer on October 25th, 2024, at 4:00 PM in Room LEA 26.
Dr. Deer will provide an in-depth look at the Great Law of Peace and its influence on Haudenosaunee diplomacy, from its creation through the colonial period to the modern era. As a member of the Bear Clan from Kahnawake and former Secretary of the Mohawk Nation, Dr. Deer has been a leading advocate for Indigenous rights for over thirty years, actively participating in various UN forums and working groups.
We hope you can join us for this insightful discussion.
Please register here: .
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ISCEI is excitedÌýto extend a special invitation to you for an afternoon with Soleil Launière, this year's Artist in Residence.ÌýFor this performance, she will use water as a medium to evoke healing and regeneration. She will immerse myself in large containers, symbolizing the depths of the seas. The idea is to symbolically merge with the tears of the Earth, in a way purifying those of humanity. The performance's sound environment will be captured underwater using a hydrophone. Her songs will then be heard at different levels, allowing spectators to experience these sounds as if they were an unborn child in the womb.
By interacting with the water, She aims to bring a form of healing to colonized lands, hoping to foster the renewal of nature on ravaged soils. The audience is thus invited to connect with both the medium and the artist, intending to induce a slowing of thoughts and a cleansing effect.
This sonic and physical immersion becomes a metaphor for resilience, a form of rebirth, emphasizing the importance of paying attention to moments of tranquility and connection. It represents a symbiosis with our environment, grounded in the perpetual acts of daily cleansing.
Pour cette performance j’utiliserai l'eau comme médium pour évoquer la guérison et la régénération. Je me plongerai de différentes façons dans de grands contenants, signifiant les profondeurs des mers. L’idée est de se mêler symboliquement aux larmes de la Terre, purifier d’une certaine manière celles de l'humanité. l’environnement sonore de la performance sera capté sous l’eau grâce à un hydrophone. Mes chants seront alors entendus à différents niveaux. permettant aux spectateurs d'entendre ces sons comme un enfant dans le ventre de sa mère.
En interagissant avec l'eau, j’aspire à apporter une forme de guérison aux territoires colonisés, espérant ainsi favoriser le renouveau de la nature sur des sols ravagés.
Le public est donc invité à se mettre en relation avec le medium et l’artiste. Voulant entraîner un ralentissement des pensées et un effet de nettoyage et d'épuration.
Cette immersion sonore et physique devient une métaphore de la résilience, une forme de renaissance, en soulignant l'importance de porter attention à ces moments de tranquillité et de connexion. Une symbiose avec notre environnement ancré dans les gestes perpétuels de nettoyages quotidiens.
Event Details:
- Date:ÌýSeptember 12, 2024
- Time:Ìý10am to 3pm
- Venue:ÌýEast Field in front of Burnside Hall
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Event Details:
- Date: September 13, 2024
- Time: 1pmÌýto 3pm
- Venue: À¦°óSMÉçÇø Faculty Club
ISCEI is thrilled to extend a special invitation to you for an afternoon with Billy-Ray Belcourt, this year's Writer in Residence. The event will commence with a talk by Billy-Ray, followed by a public reading of his latest work. Following the reading, we invite you to join us for a reception where you can enjoy an assortment of snacks and beverages.
Event Details:
- Date: March 25th
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Venue: Room 232, Leacock Building
Billy-Ray Belcourt (he/him) from the Driftpile Cree Nation. Belcourt is a renowned author with five books to his name, including "A Minor Chorus," and the forthcoming "Coexistence." Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
Belcourt's works explore a diverse array of topics, including decolonial love, grief, intimacy, queer sexuality, and the pivotal role of Indigenous women in social resistance movements. Notably, his poetry collection "This Wound is a World" was recognized as one of CBC's top ten poetry collections in 2017 and won the 2018 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize. Moreover, Belcourt is the recipient of esteemed accolades such as the Rhodes Scholarship, the Griffin Poetry Prize, the City of Edmonton Book Prize, and two BC and Yukon Book Prizes.
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Pop-up Exhibition featuring the work of 2023 Knowledge Holder, Owisokon Lahache
Friday, March 24 - 10:00-4:00 PMÌý
Arts Council Room (Arts 160), 853 Sherbrooke West
Public talk with 2023 Artist-in-Residence, Tiffany ShawÌý
Wednesday, March 22 – 4-6:00pm
University Centre, 3480 McTavish, room 202
Public talk with 2023 Knowledge Holder, Owisokon Lahache
Thursday, March 15 – 11:30-1:30pm
University Centre, 3480 McTavish, room 203
Public talk with 2023 Writer-in-Residence, Greg Horn
Thursday, March 9 – 4-6:00pm
University Centre, 3480 McTavish, room 203
Book Launch with Maya Cousineau-Mollen
Tuesday June 14 - 5:30-7:00pm
McCord Museum (Atrium)
Dans ce recueil, la voix de la poète se fond dans la mémoire du territoire, de la culture, de ses racines, la mémoire du corps intime autant que celle, atrophiée, de l’Histoire.ÌýVenez nous rejoindre au Musée McCord le 14 juin pour célébrer le lancement des Enfants du lichen
In this collection, the voice of the poet melts into the memory of the territory, of the culture, of her roots, the memory of the intimate body as much as that, atrophied, of the History. Join us at the McCord Museum on June 14 to celebrate the launch of Enfants du lichen.
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