Feb. 28 lecture: Global Solutions for the Six Nations of the Grand River

[Wendy Philpott]

The Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre and the Faculty of Arts are pleased to announce a new Indigenous Speakers Series highlighting the voices of Indigenous artists, writers, activists, and leaders from across Turtle Island.

On Tuesday this week, Phil Monture will tell the story of his community and the Haldimand Treaty of 1784. The treaty covers lands for six miles on each side of the Grand River from Lake Erie to its source, including the University of Waterloo's campus. Monture, who has been researching this history for almost 40 years, will provide a historical overview of various land transactions and will discuss current Six Nations efforts in Canada and at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples to have the their land claim resolved.
About the speaker:
Phil Monture is Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River. From 1975 to July 2002 he was he Director of the Land Claims Research Office at the Six Nations of the Grand River; in that role he developed a long term research program and supervised the research for the Six Nations of the Grand River as it relates to lands, which are no longer used for its benefit and for which no Crown letters patent have been issued or legal surrender obtained under prevailing legislation.
DATE and TIME: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 4:00 to 5:30PM
LOCATION: Hagey Hall, Room HH 1106 (main floor, School of Accounting & Finance wing)
Read more information<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/phil-monture-global-solutions-six-nations-grand-river>.



Wendy Philpott
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