CES Atlantic Chapters, the Atlantic Indigenous Evaluation Stewardship Circle, and partners are pleased to welcome Shawn Wilson, Terrellyn Fearn, Miigam’agan, and colleagues to gather and exchange in person, in Dartmouth Delta Hotel on September 22 and at CLARI (Change Lab Action Research Initiative) at 5940 Inglis Street, Saint Mary’s University, on September 23. The gatherings are an in-person opportunity for the Stewardship Circle, invited partners, and special guest speakers to explore cultural, spiritual, scientific, and academic aspects of Indigenous ways of knowing, as they apply to Indigenous evaluation for community self-determination and collective wellbeing. September 22 is about cultivating capacity and relationships for Indigenous-led evaluation by, for and as communities and organizations in Atlantic Canada. September 23 is a broader conversation about Indigenous ways of knowing.
Please see details below and use this RSVP link to confirm which gatherings you will be attending.
Dr. Shawn Wilson is on his first visit to this territory, and is looking forward to sharing and learning together. See Dr. Wilson’s website for bio and to learn about Research is Ceremony, and Research and Reconciliation: https://drshawnwilson.com/.
Terrellyn is Mi’kmaq, Snake clan from Glooscap First Nation and a citizen of the Wabanaki Confederacy. Terrellyn is director of: Turtle Island Institute of Science, grounded in Metuaptmumk: All Around Seeing, a uniquely Indigenous approach to wholistic human development and systems transformation.www.linkedin.com/company/turtle-island-institute-of-science
Miigam’agan is a Wabanaki/Mi’kmaw grandmother of the Jagei Clan from Esgenôpetiti/Burnt Church. Her life has been devoted to Wabanaki cultural revival and promoting an understanding of Indigenous matriarchal systems drawing on her language.
If you have questions or concerns, please email ken.long@apcfnc.ca.