A return to the sacred Storyworks of reawakening and justice in an age of reconciliation -FR

Event Details:

The Faculty of Education Colloquium series will feature Dr. Margaret Kress presenting, “A return to the sacred: Storyworks of reawakening and justice in an age of reconciliation.”

Live streamed: http://www.youtube.com/user/UNBFEduc

In a conceptualization of reconciliation, both the reclaiming and the elevation of ancient and contemporary knowledges are vital to the revitalization of First Nation, Inuit and Métis worldviews. Stories of lands and peoples are revealed through oral histories, traditional languages, and in an array of symbolism and artifact. Wide ways of Indigenous knowing, being and doing exist as a legacy of hope and redirect for communities whose knowledge systems have been disrupted. In this presentation, Dr. Kress explores Storywork as a foundational premise of Indigenous research and scholarship. Storywork not only binds us – it leads all of us – Indigenous and non-Indigenous - to a place of healing through ceremony and spirituality, resistance and restitution. Learn how the “digging of medicines” or the rediscovering of stories, oral histories and life knowings help us reconcile, recover and heal.

Dr. Margaret Kress, Tahkwaki Waapikwani Iskwew, Autumn Flower Woman, was born in Saskatchewan, in the grasslands of Treaty Four territory and the Métis homelands. She proudly embraces her Métis ancestry and continues to honour her French, English and German ancestors. Margaret works closely with Elders, knowledge keepers and educational and community leaders throughout Canada in the areas of Indigenous wellness, Indigenous and transformative studies, and social and environmental justice.

Currently, she supports students and faculty as an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick in teaching, research, and service, with a focus on the exploration of critical issues associated with Indigenous studies and education, Indigenous research methodologies, and Indigenous language retrieval and protection. She is the recent recipient of a SSHRC Insight Grant (2016-2020) entitled Preserving sacred landscapes: the reawakening of blood memory as justice. As Principal Investigator, she collaborates with researchers from the Universities of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Stockholm and the Sami University College. She is the author of selected publications of the Canadian Women Studies, kimiwan, Of Land & Living Skies: A community Journal on Place, Land, and Learning, and Honouring Indigenous Women-Hearts of Nation.

Building: Marshall d'Avray Hall

Room Number: 261