Collaboration between Nicole Porter and Mt.A to host Indigenous speakers
This October, Mt.A students and Tantramar community members will have various opportunities to listen to Indigenous voices and learn about their experience at the Indigenous Speaker Series, organized in collaboration with Nicole Porter, a Mi’kmaq cultural coordinator and knowledge keeper from Fort Folly First Nation.
The first speaker was Elder George Paul, who shared his talk Journey to the Honour Song on Oct. 8. As stated in the release Mount Allison University launches 2025 Indigenous Speaker Series, Paul says he has been involved with “the Aboriginal Traditional Movement in reviving Mi’kmaq songs, chants and ceremonies for the past 30 years.” Paul “has been appointed on several occasions to be a voice for his people on several Aboriginal issues” and “collaborated with many schools, universities and government agencies in the development of Mi’kmaq music, language, art and dance.”
The second speaker is Anne Tracy Cloud, who will be giving a Treaty Education talk on Wednesday, October 22, at 6:30pm in Crabtree M14. Clous is “a proud member of Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation and has been the Director of Trilateral Negotiations for Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI), since 2016.” “[Her] work has focused on facilitating dialogues on aspects of self-determination, governance, leadership, nation rebuilding and rights implementation”
The final speaker of the series is Michelle Peters, who will be presenting a talk Thinking L’nu; How Authenticity, Connection and Wholistic Practice will Help You Thrive (and Survive) your Western Educational Experience on November 3, at 6:30 pm in Windsor Grand Room.
To learn more about each speaker, visit https://mta.ca/about/indigenous-engagement/indigenous-ceremony-events-and-activities. If you are interested in attending aforementioned events, please visit the Indigenous Studies Support Group Instagram or Facebook page at @mta_issg to register for the events, or email [email protected].