In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2020 Genocide and Human Rights Webinar Series, Professor Lorena Fontaine discusses the impact of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in North America, with a focus on the loss of Indigenous languages. She explores how language is deeply tied to identity, culture, and rights, and why its revitalization is essential to reconciliation and justice.
Professor Fontaine is Cree-Anishinaabe and a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation in Canada. She currently serves as the Department Head of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba.
This webinar was originally recorded on August 12, 2020.
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