VIRTUAL Knowledge in Relation: A Dialogue with Shawn Wilson on How an Indigenist Research Paradigm Supports Community Partnerships

Join Re-Storying the West via Zoom on Monday, October 6 from 5:30-7:00 pm MT as they welcome Dr. Shawn Wilson (Opaskwayak Cree Nation), an expert on Indigenist ways of building knowledge in and with community, will join us This session is part of Re-Storying the West‘s  practices in public humanities series.

Indigenous frameworks have much to teach us about the web of relations in which we live. Join Re-Storying the West for a Zoom visit with Dr. Shawn Wilson to consider different aspects of the framework and to discuss how we can enact these lessons in our community partnerships and public humanities practices.

Dr. Shawn Wilson is from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Canada and lives on Syilx territory in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and coordinates the Indigenous Knowledges Theme at the University of British Columbia. Shawn has worked with Indigenous people worldwide and co-leads a research project aiming to define rules and guidelines for respecting and safeguarding sacred teachings, such as Ceremonial and Star Knowledge. Learn more at drshawnwilson.com.