Chiniki Lecture in First Nations History

The University of Calgary History Graduate Students’ Union, Stoney Tribal Administration, and the Banff Centre are pleased to present the 8th Annual Chiniki Lecture in First Nations History. For eight years the Chiniki Lecture has fostered a dialogue on First Nations History, bringing together academics, First Nations communities, and the general public. This year’s lecture will feature historians Maureen Lux and Frits Pannekoek. Maureen Lux (Brock University) is the author of Medicine that Walks: Disease, Medicine, and Canadian Plains Native People, 1880-1940 (University of Toronto Press: 2001) and will be presenting material from a new book project in her talk, “‘Neither law nor treaty’: Indian Hospitals and the construction of National Health.” Frits Pannekoek edited Behind the man: John Laurie, Ruth Gorman, and the Indian vote in Canada (University of Calgary: 2007) and will be addressing the struggle for First Nations’ political rights. His talk is entitled, “The Indian Association of Alberta, Ruth Gorman and John Laurie – The Vote for Treaty People.” The 2015 lecture will be held on March 21st from 2-4pm with commentary and questions to follow. It will be in the Banff Centre’s Margaret Greenham Theatre (107 Tunnel Mountain Drive). For more information contact: Will Pratt at ranke@ucalgary.ca or see https://hist.ucalgary.ca/hgsu/node/27

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/chiniki-lecture-first-nations-history