Five historians explore issues surrounding Canada’s history, heritage and memory.
Amid a swirl of controversy, institutions named for educators and politicians such as Egerton Ryerson and John A. Macdonald have been renamed in recent years. Our panel of experts will grapple with the cultural and political significance of this and related subjects, including the role “re-naming” plays in reconciling relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. The forum addresses questions such as: “What and who should be commemorated? How should contemporary politics inform and affect commemoration? Are there enduring historical truths about historical actors?
Our panelists include:
Sean Carleton, Associate Professor of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba.
Patrice Dutil, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Catherine Ellis, Associate Professor and settler scholar in the Department of History at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Jackson Pind, historian of Indigenous education and Assistant Professor of Indigenous methodologies at the Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
David A. WIlson, Professor in the Celtic Studies program and history department at the University of Toronto.
Tuesday, April 29 at 7pm live on Zoom. Register HERE
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