Aboriginal Decolonization Conference

Bapiiwin (Survival:Overcoming)Aboriginal Peoples and Decolonization: A Dialogue on Cultural Competency

ReceptionSpeaker: Roger Roulette Ojibwe Language Specialist - University of ManitobaTuesday,

March 25, 2008 - 5:00 pm.Circle of Life Thunderbird House, 715 Main Street

C O N F E R E N C E

Wednesday, March 26, 20089:00 am - 4:00 pmBallroom C - Delta Winnipeg350 St, Mary Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba

Speakers:Clyde Bellecourt, Founder and Director, American Indian MovementDr. Priscilla Settee, Assoc. Professor, Native Studies Dept., U of SaskRichard Lafortune, national director, Two Spirit Press Room•

Are we preventing or perpetuating epidemics among Aboriginal peoples?•

Why do so many Aboriginal students walk away from the education system?•

How can I become an ally to the Aboriginal liberation movement?

Decolonization is the intelligent, calculated, and active resistance to the forces of colonialism that perpetuate the subjugation and/or exploitation of our minds, bodies, and lands, and it is engaged for the ultimate purpose of overturning the colonial structure and realizing Indigenous liberation.