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First Nations House of Learning presents: Confronting Indian Residential School Denialism

November 14 @ 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Free
Collage of event speakers. Pictured left-to-right: Dr. Sean Carleton, Michelle Good, Dr. Andrew Martindale

Join the First Nations House of Learning for a unique educational experience on the subject of confronting Indian residential school denialism, with panelists Dr. Sean Carleton, Associate Professor of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, Michelle Good, author of Five Little Indians, and Dr. Andrew Martindale, Professor at the UBC Department of Anthropology.

Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism

by Dr. Sean Carleton

In its Final Report, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was clear: without truth there can be no genuine reconciliation. While many Canadians and organizations have embraced the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action and are committed to the hard work of reconciliation, others are increasingly deploying and consuming residential school denialism as a way of protecting the colonial status quo by undermining public confidence in truth and reconciliation. As an expert on residential school denialism, Dr. Sean Carleton will speak about how we can learn how to identify and confront residential school denialism as part of the work of putting truth before reconciliation.

Who is Not Speaking Out Against Denialism?

by Michelle Good

In the psychology of human behaviour, denialism is a person’s choice to deny reality as a way to avoid believing in a psychologically uncomfortable truth. In this case, it is a way to maintain the fundamentally oppressive nature of colonial dominance and oppression of Indigenous peoples and lands, and their exploitation. Michelle Good’s presentation will focus on the dynamics and politics of denialism as a continuation of colonial violence.

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Details

Date:
November 14
Time:
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Venue
First Nations Longhouse
Event Information
https://fnhl.ubc.ca/2024/10/07/confronting-indian-residential-school-denialism/
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