Artist/Author Talk
Arts: LiteraryIndigenous: AllMulticultural: Anti-racism
Q & A with Jessie Thistle
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ConnectR & the Reconciliation Saskatoon Learning Committee presents
Q & A with Indigenous Author Jessie Thistle
Read his book From the Ashes leading up to the discussion (a 2020 Canada Reads Selection!)
Jesse Thistle is a Métis-Cree-Scot Ph.D. Candidate in the History program at York University in Toronto. An award-winning author and highly accomplished speaker. His academic work focuses on theories of intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people. This work, which involves reflections on his own previous struggles with addiction and homelessness, has been recognized as having a wide impact on both the scholarly community and the greater public.
ConnectR & the Reconciliation Saskatoon Learning Committee presents
Q & A with Indigenous Author Jessie Thistle
Read his book From the Ashes leading up to the discussion (a 2020 Canada Reads Selection!)
Jesse Thistle is a Métis-Cree-Scot Ph.D. Candidate in the History program at York University in Toronto. An award-winning author and highly accomplished speaker. His academic work focuses on theories of intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people. This work, which involves reflections on his own previous struggles with addiction and homelessness, has been recognized as having a wide impact on both the scholarly community and the greater public.
2020
Aug 12
4:00 PM
— 5:00 PM
Cost: Free
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Sight Impairment
- Safe and Inclusive Space