BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260627T161910EDT-0157x4v8V3@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260627T201910Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nCree from Lac la Ronge\, Saskatchewan\, Nakuset was adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal as a child. Today she is Director of the N ative Women’s Shelter of Montreal. In this talk\, she will discuss how she draws on her adoptee experience in her advocacy work for Indigenous child ren in care and how she was able to transform trauma into action.\n\nAbout Nakuset\n\nNakuset\, the Executive Director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal\, is Cree from Lac la Ronge\, Saskatchewan. She has three bea utiful boys\, Kistin\, Mahkisis and Mahihkan. She was adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal and draws on her adoptee experience in her advocacy wor k for Indigenous children in care. Nakuset created\, produced and hosted t he television series Indigenous Power\, she was voted “Woman of the Year 2 014” by the Montreal Council of Women\, and she is the Indigenous columnis t for MaTV’s CityLife. Nakuset was featured in Real Talk on Race\, the awa rd-winning CBC series. In 2017\, she was selected by the CKX City Series a s a speaker/shift disturber due to the work she does to shift the status q uo for urban Aboriginal women. In November 2017\, she was a speaker for TE DxMontrealWomen. In 2018\, she testified for 3 days at the Viens Commissio n\, a public inquiry into the discrimination of Indigenous people of Quebe c. She testified in June 2018 at the MMIW Inquiry in Calgary. In February 2019\, she presented at WE Day. She was recently featured in the “End of 2 010’s interview for Global” to discuss the past decade work with the urban Indigenous community. She is honoured to spearheaded and run the Cabot Sq uare project since its inception and to co-found Resilience Montreal. She is dedicated to improving the lives of urban Indigenous people. \n\nAbout the McGill-McCord Dialogues\n\nOn the occasion of McGill’s Bicentennial\, the McGill School of Continuing Studies and the McCord Museum have partner ed to present a series of events with the aim of breaking down barriers to cultural and educational institutions and reimagining art\, culture\, and education in our community.\n The McGill-McCord Dialogues offer opportunit ies to explore a variety of current and future-focused topics taught at SC S and connected to exhibitions at the McCord Museum.\n Space is limited to 30 attendees. Please register to reserve your spot.\n To view all events in the series\, visit mcgill.ca/scs-mccord\n\nVaccine Passport\n\nAs per pro vincial regulations in place\, a vaccine passport is required to attend.\n \nLivestream\n\nThis event will also be livestreamed on the McGill School of Continuing Studies YouTube Channel.\n\nAbout the McCord Museum\n\nThe M cCord Museum celebrates life in Montreal\, its people and communities\, pa st and present. Reaching beyond the city to the wider world\, the Museum c reates and presents engaging exhibitions and educational and cultural acti vities with a critical and inclusive take on social history. It is renowne d for its collections of Archives\, Documentary Art\, Dress\, Fashion and Textiles\, Indigenous Cultures\, Material Culture\, and Photography\, comp rising 200\,000 objects and artworks\, 2\,150\,000 photographs\, 3\,500 ra re books and 340 linear metres of textual archives. Founded on October 13\ , 1921\, the Museum is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary with spec ial programming until Autumn 2022. McCord Museum: Our People\, Our Stories .\n\nLearn more at musee-mccord.qc.ca\n\nRegister\n DTSTART:20211007T160000Z DTEND:20211007T170000Z SUMMARY:Fuelling Trauma into Action URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/fuelling-trauma-action-33 3905 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR