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</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" href="https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/indigenous-speakers-series-presents-jesse-thistle" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-16.5pt;margin-top:-11.2pt;width:336pt;height:243.75pt;z-index:251658240;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:margin;mso-height-relative:margin' o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/indigenous-speakers-series-presents-jesse-thistle"><img border="0" width="448" height="325" style="width:4.6666in;height:3.3854in" src="cid:image002.png@01D56336.101038A0" align="left" hspace="12" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></a><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The
Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents Jesse Thistle, a Métis-Cree-Scot from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, whose bestselling memoir, <i><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/From-the-Ashes/Jesse-Thistle/9781982101213">From the Ashes</a> </i>(Simon
and Schuster Canada), chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. His scholarship is focused on intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people, and also reflects on his own past
struggles with homelessness. Jesse is widely recognized in the scholarly community and beyond. He holds an MA in History from UWaterloo and is an Assistant Professor of Métis Studies at York University. <a href="https://jessethistle.com/">Visit Jesse Thistle's
website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WHEN:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Wednesday, September 18, 4:00 to 5:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WHERE:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/indigenous-speakers-series-presents-jesse-thistle">MORE<b>
</b>INFO</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">From the Ashes: My story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> will be for sale by UWaterloo Bookstore, and Jesse Thistle will be available for book signing
from 5:00 to 5:30 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">Illustration by Catherine Dallaire,
<a href="http://www.cdmetisart.com/">http://www.cdmetisart.com/</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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