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Join the team of the First Peoples Post-Secondary Storytelling Exchange* (FPPSE) and special guests for an evening of films and discussion on Inuit self-determination in education and Nunavik-based post-secondary programs.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 – 17:30 to 19:30
Chancellor Day Hall 101

Films:

Shining Our Bright Light (25:00) by Michelle Smith and the FPPSE. Nunavimmiut youth and community members share experiences of teaching and learning in college, university, in community and on the land, and make the call for Inuit control of Inuit post-secondary education.

Short films including The Story of Pasha (2:11) by Pasha Partridge, and Hunting Life (3:13) by Neekallak Annanack

Presenters:

• ÌýÌýÌý Lucina Gordon, FPPSE researcher, School Counsellor, Student
• ÌýÌýÌý Jennifer Qupanuaq May, FPPSE researcher, Filmmaker, Educator, Student
• ÌýÌýÌý Pasha Partridge, FPPSE researcher, Artist and Filmmaker
• ÌýÌýÌý Natasha MacDonald, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
• ÌýÌýÌý Michelle E. Smith, FPPSE Lead, PhD Candidate, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
• ÌýÌýÌý Dr. Nicole Ives, FPPSE Co-investigator, Director of the School of Social Work

Refreshments will be served.

With the generous support of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, School of Social Work, Faculty of Education, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Department of Education Counselling Psychology, Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network, and Participatory Research At McGill.

*The First Peoples Post-secondary Storytelling Exchange is a community-based research project using storytelling and digital media to honour Indigenous approaches to teaching and learning and improve post-secondary education for Inuit, First Nations and Métis students see