Unsettling Scottish Studies: Canons, Chronologies, Colonialisms

Please join Simon Fraser University’s Research Centre for Scottish Studies for free events happening on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd (RSVP for as many as you like). The events take place at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus (Room 1400) 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC. Event 1: Author Stephanie Wood on her recent history of the Squamish people, “tiná7 cht ti temíxw (We Come From This Land).” Fri Nov 22, 11:15 am -12:15 pm Event 2: A cultural celebration entitled “Storywork: Music and Dance from the Métis and Scottish Gaelic Traditions” featuring V’ni Dansi Métis Dancers and musicians and Shot of Scotch Highland Dancers. Fri Nov 22, 7:30-9:30 pm. Event 3: Annual St. Andrew’s and Caledonian Lecture: Public talk by Nisga’a scholar Amy Parent/Nox Tsaa’wit (Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Education & Governance in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University) on the rematriation of the Ni’isjhool memorial pole that was stolen in 1929 by Marius Barbeau and sold to National Museums Scotland. Sat Nov 23, 11:15 am-12:15 pm. Immediately following Amy Parent’s talk, a performance by the Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Traditional Dancers will provide an embodied community experience and enrich the cultural understanding of the context of the talk. Sat Nov 23, 12:15-12:45 pm.