Indigenous

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