Public Lecture Event: Tanya Talaga

As the closing event of Winnipeg School Division's Student Absenteeism Summit, families and the public are invited to join guest lecturer Tanya Talaga as she shares reflections on student engagement and belonging in a lecture titled 'Truth Before Reconciliation: the Opportunity in Front of Us.'

Ten years have passed since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission reported on Canada's true history. Ninety-four Calls to Action were made, but only 14 have been fulfilled to date. The Calls were a roadmap, a gift, from Indian Residential School Survivors on how to mend the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. With all the obstacles that our youth face, what can we do as educators, leaders, community members and allies to support our kids - the next generation? 

Event Information

Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Location: EG Hall, located on the 3rd floor of Centennial Hall
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave.

Registration required.

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About Tanya

Tanya Talaga is an award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers, All Our Relations, and The Knowing. Through her bestselling books, acclaimed documentaries and podcasts, regular columns with the Globe and Mail, and powerful keynotes, Talaga aims to amplify Indigenous voices and stories across Canada and the world. She is a born storyteller, who is passionate about education reform and building a more inclusive and equitable future.

Talaga is of Anishinaabe and Polish descent. She is a proud member of Fort William First Nation in the Robinson-Superior Treaty territory with her maternal family having ties to Treaty 9. Her father was Polish Canadian.