BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260409T094155EDT-3854v3iHFx@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260409T134155Z 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 t he McGill-McCord Dialogues\n\nOn the occasion of McGill’s Bicentennial\, t he McGill School of Continuing Studies and the McCord Museum have partnere d 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 \n The McGill-McCord Dialogues offer opportuni ties to explore a variety of current and future-focused topics taught at S CS and connected to exhibitions at the McCord Museum.\n \n Space is limited to 30 attendees. Please register to reserve your spot.\n \n To view all even ts in the series\, visit mcgill.ca/scs-mccord\n\nVaccine Passport\n\nAs pe r provincial regulations in place\, a vaccine passport is required to atte nd.\n\nLivestream\n\nThis event will also be livestreamed on the McGill Sc hool of Continuing Studies YouTube Channel.\n\nAbout the McCord Museum\n\n The McCord Museum celebrates life in Montreal\, its people and communities \, past and present. Reaching beyond the city to the wider world\, the Mus eum creates and presents engaging exhibitions and educational and cultural activities with a critical and inclusive take on social history. It is re nowned for its collections of Archives\, Documentary Art\, Dress\, Fashion and Textiles\, Indigenous Cultures\, Material Culture\, and Photography\, comprising 200\,000 objects and artworks\, 2\,150\,000 photographs\, 3\,5 00 rare books and 340 linear metres of textual archives. Founded on Octobe r 13\, 1921\, the Museum is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary with special programming until Autumn 2022. McCord Museum: Our People\, Our St ories.\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/continuingstudies/fr/channels/event/fuelling-trau ma-action-333905 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR