Fw: Reminder: Jesse Thistle tomorrow at 4pm

[Wendy Philpott]

Don't miss this opportunity to hear bestselling author, scholar, and Arts alum Jesse Thistle speak in Theatre of the Arts tomorrow at 4:00 PM. Details below.


https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/indigenous-speakers-series-presents-jesse-thistle

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The Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents Jesse Thistle, a Métis-Cree-Scot from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, whose bestselling memoir, From the Ashes (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



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From: Wendy Philpott
Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 3:33 PM
To: 'artsannounce at artsserv2.uwaterloo.ca'
Subject: Jesse Thistle: Indigenous Speakers Series, Sept. 18

[cid:image002.png at 01D56336.101038A0]<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/indigenous-speakers-series-presents-jesse-thistle>The Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents Jesse Thistle, a Métis-Cree-Scot from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, whose bestselling memoir, From the Ashes<https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/From-the-Ashes/Jesse-Thistle/9781982101213> (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. Visit Jesse Thistle's website<https://jessethistle.com/>.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 18, 4:00 to 5:30 PM
WHERE: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages building
MORE INFO<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/indigenous-speakers-series-presents-jesse-thistle>

>From the Ashes: My story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way will be for sale by UWaterloo Bookstore, and Jesse Thistle will be available for book signing from 5:00 to 5:30 PM.

Illustration by Catherine Dallaire, http://www.cdmetisart.com/.

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