Final Exam

Hello All,

To clarify, the final exam is open book. It will be cumulative, including everything from the beginning of the semester, all readings, and guest speakers. It will be roughly the same format as the midterm. It is worth 40% of your final mark.

Good Luck!

The link below is the elaboration of the presentation given by your classmate Dan Morriseau. The ideas expressed in this document are those belonging independently to Mr.Morriseau and will not be commented on further by Prof. Sioui or the Program of Aboriginal Studies.

Please feel free to comment here on what you have read. This space is to foster ideas, debates and communication. However, please do be respectful with your language and comments to the author and others. Or if you do not wish to share your comments publicly, please feel free to contact Mr. Morriseau.

Propaganda

Final Exam For EAS 1101

When: Dec 21st, 2010.
What Time: 7-10pm
Where: FXT 147.

Monday course schedule in effect on Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Last spring, the University of Ottawa Senate approved a fall study break for all undergraduate students in a bachelor’s program and all graduate students. In 2010, the fall study break took place from October 25 to 29.

In order to accommodate this fall break, greatly supported and sought after by the student population, we had to make some changes to the University’s course schedule. Because Monday classes are often cancelled due to statutory holidays, we have had to add an additional day of Monday classes at the end of the fall session to ensure the minimum required number of classroom hours for each course is offered.
As a result, all classes that were to have taken place on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, are cancelled and replaced with the courses that normally take place on Mondays. This is what it means to you:
· Any classes you have scheduled for Wednesday, December 8, 2010, are cancelled.

· Any classes you have on Monday, December 6, 2010, will be given again on Wednesday, December 8, at the same time and in the same location as on Mondays.

This change applies to all courses and sections without exception.
An email will also be sent to all students advising them of the December 8 change to their schedule. If any of your students have questions about this change, please ask them to contact their faculty’s undergraduate or graduate studies office.
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What this means for EAS 1101:

Class on Wednesday Dec. 8th will be held from 10-11:30am in MNT 207.

BIll C-311 (Climate Change Accountability Act) Defeated in Senate

BIll C-311 (Climate Change Accountability Act) Defeated in Senate

This is a big step back for our Mother Earth. It is very sad for thoughtful and compromised people living on Turtle Island.

Please read below,

Jallalla!
Marcelo

Prof. Marcelo Saavedra-Vargas
Programme d'études autochtones/Program of Aboriginal Studies
Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa
(613) 562-5800, poste/ext. 1165
msaavedr@uOttawa.ca

Some very sad news. Tonight [Tuesday Nov. 16th] the country’s only federal climate change legislation in Parliament, the Climate Change Accountability Act, was defeated in the Senate 43 to 32.

What happened? In an unprecedented move, the Conservatives called for a surprise vote on Bill C-311 in the Senate while many Liberal Senators were missing. While that isn’t a first, the fact that the bill was called for a vote before any debate or consideration could be held is unprecedented. Conservative Senators were ordered not to speak to the bill during the 193 days it was in the Senate, and even the Conservative Speaker of the Senate was told to vote against the bill (when the Speaker’s role is to vote to continue debate in the case of a tie).

Needless to say, it’s incredibly undemocratic of an appointed Senate to kill a bill passed by a majority of elected MPs, representing two-thirds of Canadians, without even giving it due consideration or debate. It’s also colossally hypocritical of Harper to use the unelected Liberal Senate to kill bills passed by our democratically-elected House, when he has spent most of his political career railing against this very tactic.

Tomorrow at 11am, Bruce Hyer will join Jack Layton and others in front of the doors to the Senate to hold a press conference. Any of you in Ottawa are invited to attend.

What does this mean? Canada now heads to the UN climate change negotiations in Cancun without a single law on the books or bill in Parliament tackling greenhouse gas pollution. Worse, all the work thousands of Canadians across the country have done to advance this climate legislation and the climate cause federally is put on hold. Rest assured, however, that it will only be a delay of a couple of years: we passed this climate bill through the House twice already, and will pass climate legislation through the House again after the next election if necessary. The education campaigns people have held are a solid foundation to build on, and we will win eventually. We must.

What can we do? Tell everyone you know about what happened here, and why it’s important. Make some noise. Write in your blogs, in your newsletters, or contact the media. Politicians only change their behaviour if there is a cost to doing things the same. So far, they are hoping this assault on our future will go unnoticed. Let’s prove them wrong.

(Courtesy of Andy Blair Legislative Assistant │ Adjoint législatif)

follow the links here http://www.parl.gc.ca/ to contact your MP, your PM, the opposition..

before Cancun we've got to make some noise.

Ottawa Premiere of the documentary film: 3rd World Canada

Nov. 30th, 2010 at the National Arts Centre

Public Screening & Panel discussion: 7:30 P.M. Tickets: $18.00
Paypal online or reserve & pay at the door

RSVP strongly recommended

(Toronto event at the ROM was sold out)
andree@andreecazabon.ca (613) 755-5315

Engage with National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo,
Participants in the film from remote Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (K.I.), and Gemini-nominee local filmmaker, Andrée Cazabon

An invitation to all Canadians to support the reconciliation movement and close the gap in standards of living

Parts of proceeds to go to:
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and ONEXONE breakfast program

Through intimate testimonies, ‘Third World Canada’ reveals an impoverished First Nations community and its struggles to care for eight children left behind by their parents’ suicides. A catalyst for wholesale rethinking, this film has the power to sow the seeds of reconciliation and renewal and engage with Canadians.

Reserve Tickets Online at: www.thirdworldcanada.ca/ottawa-premiere

Click Here to View Poster

Indian Taco Sale

There will be an Indian Taco sale in the basement of UCU (near the Campus
Bookstore) on Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Each Indian Taco will be $5 and a pop for $1.

The proceeds will go towards fundraising for a Spring Pow Wow on campus.

So, next week, come on down and grab a taco!!

(Courtesy of the Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC))

Free film at National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive
Aakideh: The Art and Legacy of Carl Beam (2010)

Sunday November 14 at 2 pm, 65 min

In this film avant-première, discover an intimate and revealing look at Carl Beam's rich art legacy. His wife Ann and daughter Anong, both artists, talk about his life and career. Followed by a discussion with directors Paul Eichhorn and Robert Waldeck, artist Ann Beam and curator Greg Hill. In the Auditorium. Free admission.

The film is presented in conjunction with the current exhibition on Carl Beam's work. Here are details on the exhibition. Note that admission is free on Thursdays from 5 pm to 8 pm:

Carl Beam

22 OCTOBER 2010 – 16 JANUARY 2011

GALLERIES B102, B103 AND B104Carl Beam (1943-2005) is renowned for his powerful combinations of highly charged images from his personal Anishinaabe aesthetic, which is more akin to the expressive layering of Rauschenberg than the traditional forms of Anishinabek “Woodland School” painters. The exhibition features a selection of 50 of Beam’s most remarkable works spanning his 30-year career, from his monumental-scale paintings and constructions, to his ceramics and video.

Exhibition website: http://www.gallery.ca/beam/en/index.htm

Photos From Trip

Could those of you who took pictures during the trip to Akwesasne please send me some. As I mentioned, I had forgot my camera and would like the pictures of the trip to be included in the Institute of Canadian Studies newsletters as well as the Program of Aboriginal Studies own newsletter.

I would need them no later than Wednesday.

Also, make sure you give me your name so I know who to give proper credit to.

Meegwetch!
Adrienne
afleming@uottawa.ca

REMINDER: STUDY WEEK

Just a reminder that next week, from Oct. 25th to Oct 29th, is the first Fall Study Week at the University of Ottawa. There will be no classes.

Also, Prof. Sioui will not be holding regular office hours, however he will be available via email.

Have a Great Study Break!

Public Lecture in French and in English

présente

La Crise d'Oka – 20 ans plus tard :
La reconciliation est-elle possible ?

Ellen Gabriel

Présidente, Femmes autochtones du Québec

Francine Lemay

Traductrice agréée, “À l’orée des bois” | “At the Wood’s Edge”

Pierre Trudel

Chercheur, Peuples autochtones et gouvernance, Université de Montréal\CEGEP Vieux-Montréal

Jessica Yee

Chair, National Aboriginal Youth Council, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network

Mercredi, 3 novembre
11 h 30 à 14 h 00
Pavillon Desmarais, pièce 3120

http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/eng/fera_3nov2010.asp

http://www.sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/fra/fera_3nov2010.asp

"How Democracy Came to St.Regis"

Sorry for the delay, here is the article Rarihokwats was talking about. It might help to give you some perspective when visiting Akwesasne Wednesday. Also, for those who are unable to come on the trip you might want to check it out anyways, it is an interesting read.

How Democracy Came to St. Regis

(Courtesy of Four Arrows)

Reminder: Field Trip Money, Etc.

Just a reminder that I will be collecting money after class on Monday Oct.18th for the Field Trip to Akwesasne. The cost is $15. For those who will not be in class, etc. I will also collect your money before you get on the bus. However, if you can give me the money on Monday that would be preferable to save time the morning of the trip.

Please remember to bring your Passports, Snacks, and Lunch for those who cannot eat the meal that will be provided.

Please remind yourselves of departure times, etc. We hope to leave promptly. For those who plan on driving we can coordinate the day of.

I look forward to seeing you all there, it will be Fun!

Meegwetch!
Adrienne
afleming@uottawa.ca

Update: Trip

Here is a list of names that have stated they are coming on the trip to Akwesasne. If there are any mistakes could you please let me know.

Also, for those of you who are driving yourself, could you please contact me.

Thank you,
Adrienne
afleming@uottawa.ca

Conibear	Kira
Davis	Lauren
Dent	Raelyn
Depape	Brigette
Dixon	Andrea
Doswell	Jenny
Dupuis	Sarah
Gill-Findlay	Laura
Holness	Justin
Iseler	Lindsay
Jackson	Jessica-Rose
Kullar	Karen
Lambert-Tenasco	Mélissa Anne
Landon	Katrina
Laski	Carolyn
Loader	Emma
Luesby	Katie
Mandin	Gareth
Mangin	Alice
Mathews	Brittany
Morriseau	Dan
Paalman	Lieneke
Pachano	Melanie
Patterson	Lauren
Peters	Nathasa
Poirier	Alexander
Prendergast	Molly
Russell	Josh
Sa'd	Caryma
Sova	Rachel
Sparling	Tina
Spence	Victor
Tomah	Cheyenne
Vanden Boomen	Karyn
Yusuf	Ubah

Update: Syllabus

The Syllabus has been updated again to accommodate changes of dates for the Guest Speakers and No Class on Monday Oct.11th - Thanksgiving

Akwesasne: Sign-Up Sheet

For those who have not yet stated whether or not they are coming on the trip to Akwesasne, could you please email me your answer no later than Sunday, Oct. 3rd, as I need to inform the people at Akwesasne of our numbers.

Meegwetch!
Adrienne
afleming@uottawa.ca

EAS 1101 : TRIP TO AKWESASNE (MOHAWK) COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20^th 2010

“…Akwesasne borders the countries of Canada and the United States of America; the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec; and the American State of New York. Despite the apparent difficulties of this multi-jurisdictional location, this Mohawk Community of about 13,000 Peoples, has learned how to manoeuvre effectively, to make the best that we can of our situation. Despite the negative media coverage concerning the use of some of our People in unrestrained cross-border enterprise, our People have been able to create an honourable and viable Mohawk society and a strong economic base for its People...” (Learn more at www.akwesasne.ca)

ITINERARY

DEPARTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY: 7:45am - We will depart from 145 Seraphin-Marion (in front of the parking lot across from Tabaret).

ARRIVAL AT AKWESAHSNE: Approx. 10am - We will arrive in Akwesasne at A’nowara’kowa Arena, 36 Arena Road, Akwesasne ON.

LUNCH: Approx. 12:30pm – We will be provided with a traditional meal from the community.

N.B. This meal is heavy in meat, for those who are vegetarian or who have special dietary needs please bring your own lunch and snacks. Also, it is suggested you bring snacks for the bus ride there and back.

DEPARTURE FROM AKWESAHSNE: Approx. 4:30pm

ARRIVAL AT THE UNIVERSITY: Approx. 6pm

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

-The cost of the trip is $15 which will be collected in class Before the trip

· You MUST have a VALID PASSPORT to be able to visit the entire community

· A bus will be provided for transportation, however there is limited seating so for those who are willing to take their own vehicles please indicate this on the Sign-Up Sheet along with how many passengers aside from yourself you are willing to take

Please check the blog regularly for updates and changes to the itinerary as it is expanded upon.

· If you have any further questions please contact Prof. Sioui at gsioui@uottawa.ca or Adrienne Fleming at afleming@uottawa.ca

ELS Placements

Placement Officer Barbara Alves from the Experiential Learning Services has informed us that she is working hard to find placements for those who are interested. She ensures us that she will find you placements in time to complete the course requirements.

A Reminder: the EAS 1101 course only allows for 20 volunteer placements through the ELS.

Those who are interested in doing a placement, please contact Barbara Alves and she will put you on her list to contact once a placement becomes available.

Barbara Alves : balves@uOttawa.ca
613-562-5800 #4881

The Forum for Aboriginal Studies and Research brownbag lunch sessions

Meet the University’s new Chair in Métis Studies

Brenda Macdougall, Chair Metis Studies, University of Ottawa
Metis Across the Homeland: Land, Mobility, Family.
Wednesday October 6th, 11:45-1pm - DMS 3105

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Les conférences midi du Forum d’études et de recherches autochtones

Venez rencontrer la récipiendaire de la nouvelle chaire en Études métisses

Brenda Macdougall, Chaire d’études métisses de l’Université d’Ottawa
Metis Across the Homeland: Land, Mobility, Family
Mercredi 6 octobre, 11h45-1h – DMS 3105

Présentation en anglais, questions-réponses dans les deux langues
Pour plus d’informations/ for more information: fera@uottawa.ca

Information: fera@uottawa.ca / 613-562-5800 (2657)

Update: Guest Speakers

Please note that some of the dates listed for guest speakers have been changed. These updates have been made to the electronic version of the syllabus, and can also be found on the blog under the Guest Speaker list on the right hand side.

Article: "Time and the American Indian"

"Time and the American Indian" in The American Indian and the Problem of History, Edited by Calvin Martin, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. 1987. Epilogue 192-220.

"Time and the American Indian": Part 1

"Time and the American Indian": Part 2

"Time and the American Indian": Part 3

"Time and the American Indian": Part 4

Update: Textbooks

Please note that there are 8 copies of the text "For An Amerindian Autohistory" at the Agora Bookstore @ 145 Besserer street. Also, more copies have been ordered for the University Bookstore and hopefully will be arriving soon.

Next class you will be discussing the assigned readings in your clans.

Public Lecture: Cindy Blackstock

Please join us for

A Public Lecture by Cindy Blackstock, the Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Exhibition of the Caring Across Boundaries Photography Exhibit:

Is this Our Canada?
How racial discrimination in children’s services undermines the potential of this generation of First Nations children and what you can do to help

with an opening ceremony by Claudette Commanda and introduction by Georges Sioui and Comments by Grand Chief Randall Phillips

Lecture will begin at 7 pm on Wednesday, Sept 22, 2010
@ Alumni Theatre, Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa

Caring Across Boundaries Photography Exhibit Photography by Liam Sharp will be open all day, from 11 am to 9 pm on Wednesday, Sept 22, 2010 @ Agora, Ground Floor of Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa

** Admission is free, everyone is welcome. Donation is appreciated.

As of May of 2005, the Wen:de study found that 0.67% of non Aboriginal children were in child welfare care in three sample provinces in Canada as compared to 10.23% of status Indian children.

According to federal government figures the number of status Indian children entering child welfare care rose 71.5% nationally between 1995-2001.

Is this our Canada?

The Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) has found that First Nations children come to the attention of child welfare authorities for different reasons than non Aboriginal children. First Nations are not more likely to experience abuse than non-Aboriginal children. First Nations children are more likely to be reported for neglect which is driven by poverty, poor housing and caregiver substance misuse.

Based on an audit conducted by the Auditor General of Canada, the percentages of children in care on reserves ranged from 0 to 28% in 2007.

Is this our Canada?

Provincial child welfare laws apply both on and off reserves. The provinces fund child welfare for children off reserve but expect the federal government to fund it on reserve. If the federal government does not fund the services or funds them inadequately, the provinces typically do not top up the funding levels. This results in a two tiered child welfare system where First Nations children on reserves get less funding for child welfare than other children.

Repeated reports, including by the Auditor General of Canada (2008) and Standing Committee on Public Accounts (2009) confirm that federal government funding for child welfare services on reserves is inadequate and must be changed in order to ensure First Nations children and families on reserves receive a comparable and culturally based child welfare services.

Although the federal government has been aware of the shortfalls in its child welfare funding for over nine years, it has implemented only modest improvements in three provinces.

Is this our Canada?

Overall there are more First Nations children in child welfare care in Canada than at the height of residential schools. Canada ranked 3rd on the United Nations Human Development index however; the First Nations communities in Canada ranked 72nd.

Please join us in this lecture to learn about the reality of child welfare services in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island (a.k.a. Canada) and ways you can make difference for the First Nations children.

For comprehensive background information, research and publications on First Nations Child Welfare, please visit http://www.fncaringsociety.com/.

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Caring Across Boundaries is an exhibition about the importance of reconciliation between First Nations and the rest of Canada for the wellbeing of children and youth. Reconciliation opens the doors for all Canadians to have a new relationship with First Nations based on mutual respect and friendship.

In this exhibition, three First Nations communities share their daily experiences with a view to inviting every Canadian to make a positive difference for First Nations children and their families.

It is a collaboration between renowned photographer Liam Sharp, Aboriginal child rights advocate Cindy Blackstock and the First Nations communities of Attawapiskat, Ontario; Carrier-Sekani Family Services: a branch society of the Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council, British Columbia; and, Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick.

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Bios

Liam Sharp is an internationally renowned photographer who specializes in storytelling conceptual photography. For over twenty years, Liam has worked in settings ranging from diamond vaults to impoverished neighbourhoods, museums, sky scrapers and theme parks. He was the recipient of the Silver Award of the Art Directors Club of Canada in 2009 and was nominated for a National Magazine Award. His work has been featured in Graphis, Applied Arts and PDN magazines, Report on Business, The London Times Magazine, among others publications. Go to liamsharp.com for a glance of his work.

Cindy Blackstock is one of Canada’s leading and most passionate spokespersons for the promotion and strengthening of First Nations cultures, knowledge and rights. A member of the Gitksan First Nation, and the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS), she has worked in the field of child and family services for over 20 years.

ATTAWAPISKAT FIRST NATION is home to the Mushkego or Omushkego James Bay Cree located along the Attawapiskat River near James Bay, Ontario. The community takes great pride in its Cree culture and language and most children are fluent in Cree despite the devastating impacts of colonization. Daily life for families in the community is difficult. The school sits on a site contaminated by over 30,000 gallons of diesel fuel, sanitation systems are grossly inadequate, food costs are high, and there are severe housing shortages. The community leadership has worked hard with federal and provincial governments to deal with the problems but progress is slow.

CARRIER SEKANI NATIONS people historically have resided in a vast territory, of over 76,000 kilometers, primarily located in North Central British Columbia. Today there are approximately 10,000 individuals represented by 22 Indian Bands or First Nations, as recognized by the Department of Indian Affairs that identify as being Carrier or Sekani societies. Families are challenged by the inter-generational impacts of colonization, poverty and unresolved land claims. Carrier Sekani peoples have developed institutions such as Carrier Sekani Family Services to help community members but they need more resources to meet all of the needs. Go to www.csfs.org for more information.

TOBIQUE FIRST NATION is a Maliseet community located in a rural area along the St. John River in New Brunswick. A hydro electric dam was built on their lands but the community receives very little benefit from the dam. They pay some of the highest electric power bills in the province, have seen their traditional foods and medicines eroded due to the dam and many community members are living in poverty. Federal and Provincial government funding for essential government services such as education and child welfare fall far below what other children in the province receive. This community is working hard to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their children but they need access to the resources other communities take for granted.

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This lecture and exhibition are presented by First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, Forum on Aboriginal Research and Study – University of Ottawa and Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa , and sponsored by Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Public Service Alliance of Canada and Ontario Public Interest Research Group – University of Ottawa

The lecture will be presented in English.