June 18th - Re-Neighbouring as Reconciliation: Indigenous Stories of Resistance
- Devin Flynn
- Jun 13
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 18
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day by learning about a reconciliation project supporting Haudenosaunee and Inuit communities, with artwork by former TB Sanatorium patients on display.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 6–8 PM
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Tanenbaum Pavilion
Free event; all are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.
About the Event:
Join us to celebrate National Indigenous People's Day. Learn about a project working to “re-neighbour” Haudenosaunee and Inuit communities impacted historically by the local residential school and Hamilton Mountain TB Sanatorium. Art created by Inuit patients of
“the San” will be available for viewing.
Keynote Speaker:
Vanessa Watts is an Associate Professor and Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies at McMaster University. She is the lead researcher on “Re-neighbouring as Reconciliation,” a 5-year project funded by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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