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Workshops & seminars

IFRC Annual Research Symposium 2025


Date & time
Thursday, January 23, 2025 –
Friday, January 24, 2025
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration is closed

Cost

This event is free

Where

J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
4TH SPACE

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

Now in its third year, this symposium will share research that engages Indigenous communities and knowledges, featuring presentations and dialogues from faculty, graduate and undergraduate students across the university. Join us for two days of insightful presentations, dynamic discussions, and collaborative opportunities.  

See the full two-day schedule below: 

Thursday, January 23  
1:00pm - 1:15pm Welcome: Ohen:ton Kariwa'te'kwan by Prof. Hannah Claus
1:15pm - 2:15pm

Indigenous Art Histories: More than Fluff and Feathers

with Dr. Michelle McGeough (moderator), Rodrigo D'Alcantara, Dayna Danger, and Victoria May

2:15pm - 2:30pm Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm

Where the Waters Flow: Networks and Tributaries 

with Prof. Hannah Claus (moderator), Jess Teionshontàhthe Beauvais, Armando Cuspinera, and Martín Rodríguez.

3:30pm - 3:45pm Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm

Weaving Culturally-Grounded Visual Identities 

with Prof. Jason Edward Lewis (moderator), Tarcisio Cataldi, Julia Fortin, Renee Waiwiri, and Kimiora Whaanga  

Friday, January 24  
11:00am - 12:00pm

Indigenous Knowledges in Interdisciplinary Design

with Prof. Jason Edward Lewis (moderator), Iako'tsi:rareh Amanda Lickers, Dr. Mel Lefebvre, and Dr. Miranda Smitheram

12:00pm - 12:45pm  Lunch Break
12:45pm - 1:15pm

Wampum as Pedagogy

presented by Prof. Nicolas Renaud

1:15pm - 2:15pm

Ways of Knowing and Un-learning in First Peoples Studies

with Prof. Nicolas Renaud (moderator), Dalia Beaudry, Zephyriah Roberts, Lena Palacios, and Bailey Parkinson

2:15pm - 2:30pm Break
2:30pm - 3:45pm

Indigenous Cyberspace and Rez Futures

with Skawennati (moderator), Destiny Chescappio, and Morgan Zoe

3:45pm - 4:00pm Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Community in the Centre: Indigenous Ways of Doing Research

with Geneviève Sioui (moderator), Juliet Mackie, Victoria May, Christine Qillasiq Lussier, Véronique Picard, Iako'tsi:rareh Amanda Lickers, and Harriet Ransom

How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca


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