Aaju Peter: Inuit Lamp Lighting Ceremony & Talk
2017 Jack Matthews Fellow
Event Details
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Monday, January 30, 2017
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Building: Gzowski College First Peoples House of Learning
Room: The Gathering Space
Cost: Free
The 2017 Jack Matthews Fellow, Aaju Peter, will perform a traditional lamp lighting ceremony, followed by a conversation about Inuit culture and traditions. All are welcome to attend.
Aaju Peter is an Inuit lawyer, activist, sealskin clothes designer, and the subject of the documentary film, Angry Inuk. She is an ardent defender of the rights of Canada’s northern Indigenous people and committed to preserving Inuit culture and language. Aaju has raised global awareness of the challenges confronting Canada’s most northern inhabitants, speaking about issues related to sustainability and resources, and their impact on the traditional way of life. In 2012, she received the Order of Canada.
The Jack Matthews Fellowship honours the memory of the legendary Canadian who was a head of Lakefield College School, a founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum, and founder of the Trent University International Program. Previous fellows have included Wab Kinew, Shelagh Rogers, Joseph Boyden, Dalal Al-Waheidi ‘98, and Mike Robinson.