[Candrama] Landspeak: a Gathering of Indigenous & Irish Voices - March 17-20

[Paul Halferty]

Dear Colleagues:

It's my pleasure to inform you of *Landspeak - A gathering of Indigenous
and Irish Voices, *an online event that the Centre for Canadian Studies and
Craig Dobbin Professorship at UCD are organising in partnership with
Ireland Canada University Foundation, and the Centre for Creative Writing
and Oral Culture in the University of Manitoba.

Running from 17th-20th March, *Landspeak* is a series of free online talks,
workshops, events, and activities, which seeks to build connections,
opportunities and friendship between Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island in
Canada, and people of Ireland.

*Landspeak* brings together artists, academics and leaders for explorations
in culture, sport, creativity, language, and the environment. We hope you
will be inspired by the lineup of participants, which includes Manchán
Magan, Pura Fé, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Jeanette Armstrong, Oein
DeBhairduin, Louise Halfe, Nuala Hayes, Kontiwennenhawi — Akwesasne Women
Singers, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Richard Van Camp and Liam Ó Maonlaí, with
more still to be confirmed.

All events are free to attend. More information including how to register
can be found on the Landspeak website here:

http://landspeak.ie
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Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested -
the more the merrier! If you are sharing on Twitter, please use the hashtag
#Landspeak

Best wishes,
Paul Halferty

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*Landspeak* brings together singers and storytellers, filmmakers and
musicians, athletes and academics, online from March 17–20, 2021.

Based on the idea of two lands speaking to each other, and resonating with
Jeanette Armstrong’s “Land Speaking,” this gathering will provide a space
for learning and building lasting relationships between the people of
Ireland and the Indigenous peoples from different nations and territories
of Turtle Island.
The Indigenous languages, story, and song come from the land and connect
Indigenous people to their cultures and to each other. By protecting and
promoting their languages, Indigenous communities affirm the sovereignty
denied under settler colonialism. Thus, the gathering will acknowledge how
the history of Indigenous dispossession and the Irish diaspora are
entangled within the settlement of what is now Canada while learning from
the experience of colonization and decolonization on the island of Ireland
and across North America, such as the revival of language and culture in
Ireland and Indigenous nations. In word, song, and image, Landspeak will be
a space where Indigenous and Irish voices are heard.

-- 
Dr. J. Paul Halferty,
Assistant Professor and Head of Drama Studies, School of English, Drama and
Film, UCD
Director, UCD Centre for Canadian Studies, @UCD_Canada
He/Him
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