BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261027T151900EDT-09821vrUNd@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20261027T191900Z DESCRIPTION: All events are free and open to the public. In a fast pace c hanging world\, in the Canadian arctic how are the people able to adapt to these rapid changes in regard to essential services\; health\; education\ ; and social. How has previous Government been able to adapt to the change s\, and what is the current climate. The week will focus the Inuit perspec tives through the lenses of law\, health\, education\, environment\, and g overnment. For more information\, please forward general inquiries to all an.vicaire [at] mcgill.ca or (514) 398-3711. Facebook Event Page   Downloa d the Full Schedule.   Photo by Pierre Dunnigan\, visit www.pierredunnigan .com. =>  Monday March 12 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: UDLORIAK HANSON 5:30 P.M. – 7: 30 P.M. Education Building\, Room 129\, 3700 rue McTavish Udloriak Hanson is Special Advisor to Mary Simon\, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. S he is currently also ITK’s Acting Executive Director. She has significant experience representing Inuit interests with regard to policy development. Ms. Hanson has negotiated tri-partite agreements between the Federal Gove rnment\; the Government of Nunavut\; and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.\, the terr itorial land claims organization. She has held senior positions at Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.\, including Chief Negotiator on the devolution file. Ms. H anson was also Executive Director of Nunavut’s Qaujisaqtiit Society\, the territory’s first consortium of Inuit non-profit organizations. She was bo rn and raised in Iqaluit\, Nunavut\, and has undergraduate degrees in busi ness administration and education. She is a frequent guest speaker\, natio nally and internationally\, on issues affecting Inuit across Canada. Ms. H anson currently serves on the ArcticNet Board of Directors and on the Boar d of Directors for Tungasuvvingat Inuit in Ottawa. Hosted by the Aborigina l Sustainability Project.   =>  Tuesday March 13 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNI TIES IN INUIT HEALTH 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. Thomas House Basement\, 3650 ru e McTavish Inuit populations face similar health challenges as many of Can ada's indigenous groups -- unacceptably high rates of both acute and chron ic disease\, including respiratory infections\, diabetes\, and suicide. Ye t Inuit culture\, as well as the climate and geography of the Arctic envir onment\, add particular complexity to medical care and health promotion fo r this population. Minnie Grey is one of the foremost Inuit leaders in the world – a champion for Inuit self-government\, and community and economic development\, and former Executive Director of the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services among many other prominent positions. In th is session she will share her perspectives on the state of health among In uit -- including the realities of health care and social services\, and th e interplay of cultural\, political and economic factors in determining he alth status and quality of life for Inuit people.' Minnie Grey\, Chief Neg otiator for Nunavik self-government Nasivvik Hosted by McGill Aboriginal H ealth Interest Group. =>  Wednesday March 14 FILM SCREENING & PANEL : QIM MIT: A CLASH OF TWO TRUTHS 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Chancellor Day Hall Build ing\, Room 314\, 3644 rue Peel A film screening of the NFB documentary Qim mit: A Clash of Two Truths\, which addresses allegations of an organized d og slaughter in Nunavut's Baffin region as well as the changes experienced in the Arctic from the 1950s to the 1970s. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Ole Gjerstad\, co-director of the film\, and w ith someone involved in the Qikiqtani Truth Commission\, which explored th is issue over several years and released its final report in 2010. We have also invited an Inuit Elder who has experienced firsthand the changes tha t have occurred in the Arctic over the last six decades. Some light refre shments will be provided. Hosted by the Aboriginal Law Students’ Associati on. =>  Thursday March 15 MONTREAL AND THE NORTH: STUDYING AND SPEAKING INUKTITUT AS A NORTHERNER IN THE CITY - PANEL DISCUSSION 5:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Stewart Biology\, Room S3/3\, 1205 avenue du Docteur-Penfield Inuit l iving in the Arctic who want to attend post-secondary education most certa inly have to leave home: there are few opportunities to pursue post-second ary education in the Arctic. The impetus for discussing the relationship b etween Montreal and the north is to deconstruct the many stereotypes and m isconceptions regarding the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic that live\, w ork\, study\, and visit Montreal. We will be hosting a panel discussion on what it actually means to be an Arctic northerner moving/living in Montre al in an effort to confront these stereotypes and validate individual expe riences. Inuit students and staff from John Abbott College will be discuss ing their experiences in Montreal as people who have moved here from the A rctic. Included in the panel will also be a presentation and introductory lesson about the language of Inuktituk provided by Inuktituk instructor\, Jason Annahatak. Jason is from Kangirsuk\, located in the Nunavik region of Quebec. He is fluent in Inuktitut and speaks it at every opportunity. H e is currently an Inuktitut instructor to Inuit students at John Abbott co llege and Cegep Marie-Victorin. He also teaches introductory Inuktitut to the employees of Makivik Corporation. Hosted by KANATA\, Undergraduate Jou rnal of the Indigenous Studies Community of McGill.   =>  Friday March 16 COMMUNITY GATHERING 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Native Friendship Centre of Mon treal\, 2001 boulevard Saint-Laurent Join us in celebrating the end of Arc tic Realities with a fun filled evening at the Inter-Tribal Youth Center! The evening will showcase various Inuit activities\; throat singing\; demo nstration of traditional Inuit games\; and drumming. KANATA will be hosti ng a bake sale and providing coffee and tea. Hosted by the Inter-Tribal Yo uth Centre of Montreal. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120316 SUMMARY:Arctic Realities: Inuit Perspectives on Change URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/fph/channels/event/arctic-realities-inuit-perspec tives-change-219381 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR