Treatied Spaces

Plastic Pollution’s Outsized Impact on Indigenous Communities; Treatied Spaces’ Researcher To Attend Global Plastic Treaty Talks

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Treatied Spaces’  Monty Simus will attend the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) which is working to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Taking place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 in Busan, Korea, INC5 aims to develop an international framework for global plastic bans and phase-outs, … Read more

Professor Mark McGowan elected to Royal Society of Canada

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Treatied Spaces is pleased to congratulate Historic Houses Global Crossroads Project Co-Lead, Professor Mark G. McGowan on his election to the Royal Society of Canada. Professor McGowan’s election was in recognition of his “original and innovative research methodology” resulting in “pioneering publications on the Irish diaspora in the North Atlantic world, sectarian relations, religious education, … Read more

Leverhulme Lecture: Wiitkaamaaganak – Adoption and the Resurgence of Anishinaabe Citizenship Orders

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By Leverhulme Visiting Professor Damien Lee Alan Walters Building G03 (LT1) The Business School, University of Birmingham / Online | 27 November 2024 | 4–6pm The Anishinaabe peoples of Canada continue to rebuild their political and legal systems after more than 170 years of colonial legislation that otherwise sought to get rid of Indians. Today, … Read more

Leverhulme Talk: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Laws in Canada

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By Leverhulme Visiting Professor Damien Lee American Museum & Gardens, Bath | 8 October 2024 | 2–3pm This free talk at the American Museum & Gardens in Bath is a special opportunity to understand how Indigenous people in Canada have used adoption to not only renew their families, but to renew their nations as well. … Read more

260th Anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara

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1st August 2024 marks the 260th Anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara. The Treaty of Niagara was a significant moment in diplomatic relations between Native Nations and the British Crown. During July 1764, over 20 Native Nations gathered at Fort Niagara for a treaty council that was intended as the start of a new phase … Read more

Brandon Montour brings Stanley Cup to his hometown, Six Nations at Grand River.

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Thousands of people came out to see Mohawk ice-hockey and lacrosse hero Brandon Montour bring the Stanley Cup to his hometown on the Six Nations of Grand River. Co-I Charles Prior and Haohyoh (Cayuga Faithkeeper Ken Maracle) were honoured to attend the celebratory parade. News coverage: Family, friends, Six Nations community join Brandon Montour at Stanley Cup … Read more

Call for Applications: 4-Year-PhD Positions in Indigenous Studies at the University of Potsdam, Germany

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Settler Decolonization on Country/Land: Rehearsing Collaboration Call for applications: 2 PhD positions (starting January 2025) The project “Settler Decolonization on Country/Land: Rehearsing Collaboration” invites applicants who wish to write a dissertation in the field of Indigenous/First Nations studies, ideally speaking to the possibilities and limits of Indigenous and settler collaboration for decolonization (via land relations, … Read more

“Language and Intangible Cultural Heritage”, 14 June 2024, Dryden Enterprise Centre, Nottingham Trent University City Campus 

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14 June 2024| Lounge, Dryden Enterprise Centre, NTU City Campus  Natalie Braber and Nicola McLelland are pleased to invite you to their upcoming event. The UK is currently ratifying UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Although language itself is not covered by this Convention, language is recognised as a vehicle for the expression of heritage and this … Read more

Roundtable discussion “Intellectual property law, artificial intelligence technologies and intangible heritage inventorying in the United Kingdom”, 3 June 2024, Online

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3 June 2024| Online This roundtable, organized by the University of Hull, brings together about 35 experts from different backgrounds and disciplines to discuss the implications of managing intellectual property rights and considering artificial intelligence technologies in the context of intangible heritage inventorying in the UK. The aim of the roundtable is to outline key issues, … Read more