Saint Mary's University Anthropology
923 Robie Street B3H 3C3 Halifax, NS, Canada

SMU Anthropology invites you to a panel discussion titled "Painting on Statues and Engaging History: Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Canada." Beginning with current discussions on the toppling and vandalism of key Canadian statues, this multimedia presentation will explore themes of Canadian identity, governance, Reconciliation, and the legacy of residential schools through personal philosophy, story, song, and memory. Panelists:... Dr. Omeasoo Wahpasiw (University of PEI, Saddle Lake Cree Nation) Julie Pellissier-Lush (Mi'kmaw artist, PEI Poet Laureate) Marie Knockwood (Mi'kmaw elder) Thursday, November 19th, 7:00 PM (Atlantic) https://zoom.us/j/94162376550

The Acadian Cemetery at Grand-Pré National Historic Site Part I: Victorian Rediscovery

The Religious Studies Virtual Seminar Series at Saint Mary's is hosting Sharon Angnakak from the University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa, with the Department of Classics and Religious Studies. The talk is titled, "Uqattiartuq: An Ethnohistorical Study of How Language Influences Our Understanding of Early Cultural Exchanges in Inuit History." All are welcome including students and members of the community. The seminar is free but you must register in advance.

Growing vegetables in the arctic year-round brings its own anthropological and linguistic challenges, like what to call the bok choy that grows next to the qungulit.

Mapping Halifax's Hidden Watercourses