White-Indian Relations: Moving into the 21st Century (WIR09)
Venue: Leuphana University Lüneburg
Location: Lüneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Event Date/Time: May 14, 2009 | End Date/Time: May 17, 2009 |
Registration Date: May 05, 2009 | |
Early Registration Date: Apr 30, 2009 |
Description
Symposium participants from Canada, the United States, and Europe will address a plethora of 21st century topics, including the Canadian government’s recent apology, European Powwowenthusiasts, critical whiteness studies, and contemporary artistic expressions.
Special guests include Lee Maracle and Drew Hayden Taylor. The renowned Cree/ Salish novelist/feminst/activist Lee Maracle will participate in the debates with a paper on “Equity and First Nation's Women in the Midst of Multiple Global Crises†as well as read excerpts from her novels (I am Woman, Ravensong: A Novel, Sojourner’s Truth and Other Stories). The acclaimed Ojibway playwright Drew Hayden Taylor (The Berlin Blues, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth) will read from his work as well as talk about “white-Indian relations†from an insider’s point of view.
For more information and registration details, please see the symposium website for full details of the program: http://www.leuphana.de/wir09.