成人VR视频

Cree from Lac la Ronge, Saskatchewan, Nakuset was adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal as a child. Today she is Director of the Native Women鈥檚 Shelter of Montreal. In this talk, she will discuss how she draws on her adoptee experience in her advocacy work for Indigenous children in care and how she was able to transform trauma into action.

About Nakuset

Nakuset, the Executive Director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal, is Cree from Lac la Ronge, Saskatchewan.鈥疭he has three beautiful boys, Kistin, Mahkisis and Mahihkan. She was adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal and draws on her adoptee experience in her advocacy work for Indigenous children in care. Nakuset created, produced and hosted the television series鈥疘ndigenous Power, she was voted 鈥淲oman of the Year 2014鈥� by the Montreal Council of Women, and she is the Indigenous columnist for MaTV鈥檚 CityLife. Nakuset was featured in Real Talk on Race, the award-winning CBC series.鈥疘n 2017, she was selected by the CKX City Series as a speaker/shift disturber due to the work she does to shift the status quo鈥痜or urban Aboriginal women.鈥疘n November 2017, she was a speaker for TEDxMontrealWomen. In 2018, she testified for 3 days at the Viens Commission, a public inquiry into the discrimination of Indigenous people of Quebec.鈥疭he testified in June 2018 at the MMIW Inquiry in Calgary. In February 2019, she presented at WE Day. She was recently featured in the 鈥淓nd of 2010鈥檚 interview for Global鈥� to discuss the past decade work with the urban Indigenous community.鈥疭he is honoured to spearheaded and run the Cabot Square project since its inception and to co-found Resilience Montreal.鈥疭he is dedicated to improving the lives of urban Indigenous people.

About the 成人VR视频-McCord Dialogues

On the occasion of 成人VR视频鈥檚 Bicentennial, the 成人VR视频 School of Continuing Studies and the McCord Museum have partnered to present a series of events with the aim of breaking down barriers to cultural and educational institutions and reimagining art, culture, and education in our community.

The 成人VR视频-McCord Dialogues offer opportunities to explore a variety of current and future-focused topics taught at SCS and connected to exhibitions at the McCord Museum.

Space is limited to 30 attendees. Please register to reserve your spot.

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Vaccine Passport

As per provincial regulations in place, a vaccine passport is required to attend.

Livestream

This event will also be livestreamed on the 成人VR视频 School of Continuing Studies .

About the McCord Museum

The McCord Museum celebrates life in Montreal, its people and communities, past and present. Reaching beyond the city to the wider world, the Museum creates and presents engaging exhibitions and educational and cultural activities with a critical and inclusive take on social history. It is renowned for its collections of Archives, Documentary Art, Dress, Fashion and Textiles, Indigenous Cultures, Material Culture, and Photography, comprising 200,000 objects and artworks, 2,150,000 photographs, 3,500 rare books and 340 linear metres of textual archives. Founded on October 13, 1921, the Museum is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary with special programming until Autumn 2022. McCord Museum: Our People, Our Stories.

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