From Sarah Mackillican The Ancestors are Coming Home for a Visit!Thirteen quilled wiigwaasii makakoons (pronounced weeg-wah-see mah-ka-coons) will be visiting their ancestral lands on Michi Saagiig territory from April 22 to November 19, 2023. Michi Saagiig women gave the thirteen birch bark ...
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Reparative Description in the GKS
From Kara Annett and Natasha Fares On March 11th Kara Annett and Natasha Fares, two of GRASAC’s research assistants, presented at the University of Toronto’s iConference. It was the first time the conference had been in person since the pandemic, and this year’s theme was information ...
GRASAC Co-Director Visiting Scholar at University of Michigan
From Cara Krmpotich During March, GRASAC Co-Director Cara Krmpotich was invited to be the Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan’s Museum Studies Program. Her keynote address for their 20th Anniversary Symposium, titled “The Seduction, Refusal and Retention of Universalism in ...
GRASAC Gathering Call for People, Projects, and Papers: Reconnecting and Renewals
From Carlie Manners The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) is pleased to invite submissions for our gathering at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation, Manitoulin Island, from June 9th to 10th, ...
Janis Kahentóktha Monture appointed Executive Director & CEO of the Canadian Museums Association
from the Canadian Museums Association The Canadian Museums Association and Woodland Cultural Centre are excited to jointly announce that Janis Kahentóktha Monture has been appointed as the Executive Director & CEO of the Canadian Museums Association. Ms. Monture is currently serving as ...