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DESCRIPTION:In response to Call to Action #34 of the Final Report of McGill
 ’s Task Force on Indigenous Education and Indigenous Studies\, on May 10th
  and 11th\, the Department of Linguistics and the Office of First Nations 
 and Inuit Education are jointly hosting a symposium examining the role of 
 the university in Indigenous language maintenance and revitalization. Orga
 nized with the support of the Kanien’keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Langu
 age and Cultural Centre\, McGill Faculties of Arts and Education\, the McG
 ill Indigenous Studies Program\, and McGill's Institute for the Study of I
 nternational Development\, the purpose of this Symposium is to:\n\n(a) sig
 nal McGill’s commitment to Indigenous languages in this province and \n	(b)
  examine more closely what role the University should play in supporting t
 he health of Indigenous languages\, locally and regionally.\n\nThe Symposi
 um will involve both closed-door and public sessions with the goals of est
 ablishing a broad consultative body on this question and developing a conc
 rete plan of action for McGill to pursue. Special invitees include Indigen
 ous language teachers\, scholars\, and university program directors from a
 cross Canada:\n\n\n	Mary Bear (Cree School Board)\n	Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins (
 University of Victoria)\n	Ryan DeCaire (Onkwawén:na Kentyohkwa\, University
  of Toronto)\n	Gabrielle Doreen (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory\, McGill Unive
 rsity)\n	Ellen Gabriel (Kanehsatà:ke Education Center)\n	Megan Lukaniec (Hur
 on-Wendat Nation\, UC Santa Barbara)\n	Brian Maracle (Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa
 )\n	Akwiratékha' Martin (Kahnawà:ke Education Center)\n	Onowa McIvor (nehiya
 w Nation\, University of Victoria)\n	Mary Ann Metallic (Listuguj Education 
 Directorate)\n	Rita Novalinga (Kativik Ilisarniliriniq)\n	Keren Rice (Univer
 sity of Toronto)\n	Kahtehrón:ni Stacey (Kahnawà:ke Education Center\, McGil
 l University)\n	Mark Turin (University of British Columbia)\n\n\nAll those 
 interested in learning more about this topic and advancing McGill’s respon
 se to this issue are asked to save the following date\, May 10th from 1:30
 pm to 5:00pm in the Jack Cram Auditorium (EDUC-129)\, for an Open Forum. T
 he schedule of activities include an opening Keynote from Kanien’kehá:ka L
 anguage teacher and McGill PhD Student Kahtehró:nni Iris Stacey\, three pa
 nel presentations from our invited experts\, and public discussion.\n\nTho
 se interested in attending the Open Forum are asked to please register her
 e: https://goo.gl/forms/djIv5RBV9bsr481E3\n\nPlease follow the Open Forum 
 facebook event page here for ongoing updates: www.facebook.com/events/2057
 48793335518/\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:McGill Symposium on the University's Role in Supporting Indigenous 
 Languages
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/dise/mcgill-supporting-indigenous-languages052018
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