Indigenous Perspectives on Reconciliation

Workshops with Jessica Dumas

Wednesdays, October 16, 23 and 30, 2019

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Photo: courtesy of Jessica Dumas

Event details

Join Indigenous advisor, facilitator and business owner Jessica Dumas in a workshop designed to bring to life, for all Canadians, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 2015 Calls to Action.

Cost:
$90 for members / $100 for non-members + textbook
Location:
CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1

The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action issued a challenge for all Canadians to become aware of Canada's 150‐year dysfunctional relationship with Indigenous peoples, and to act. But what does reconciliation look and feel like for diverse groups of Canadians, and how can we all play a role? 

Jessica Dumas is Anishinaabe from Keeseekowenin First Nation in Manitoba, Treaty 2 and president of Jessica Dumas Coaching and Training. She is the Chairperson for the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. She has served as Chairperson of the Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the City of Winnipeg Mayor’s Indigenous Advisory Circle.

Special guest Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, an award‐winning educator and writer, will join the workshop on October 30, 2019.

Required Text: 

21 Things you may not know about the Indian Act by Bob Joseph

This text is available for purchase at the Boutique.

Course content and topics to be covered:

  • Class One: Book review: Part 1, Chapters 1–3
  • Class Two: Book review: Chapters 4–7
  • Class Three: Guest Speaker Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, plus essential discussions

Registration:

Register for this workshop online or by phone at 204–289‑2000.

Please note that this course is subject to change or cancellation without notice