Name: Open Word: Readings and Ideas: James Daschuk @ Open Space - Jan 26, 2016
Start: 2016-01-26T20:00:00-08:00
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Open Word: Readings and Ideas: James Daschuk

WRITER: James Daschuk INTERVIEW BY: Patrick Friesen READING 1: Tuesday, Januar...

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Tue. January 26th 2016 + Add to Calendar

Open Space (All Ages)

8:00pm Doors at: 7:00pm

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James Daschuk

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since 1972

University of Victoria Department of Writing

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WRITER: James Daschuk
INTERVIEW BY: Patrick Friesen
READING 1: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor
READING 2: Wednesday, January 27, 7:00 p.m. at the Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

In "Clearing the Plains", James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics—the politics of ethnocide—played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people in pursuit of a 'National Dream'. It was a dream that came at great expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being between First Nations and non-Native populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness today.

"For days after reading it, I was unable to shake a profound sense of sorrow. This is fearless, evidence-driven history at its finest.” Elizabeth A. Fenn

In addition to the readings, James will also be conducting a workshop: "Making History Matter: Using the Past to Inform—and maybe influence—Current Issues". To learn more about the workshop, contact [email protected].

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