NATIVE Minds is a series of interactive discussions examining how Indigenous thinking shapes our existence and our view of the world. In an informal setting, governed by tikanga, guest speakers from home and abroad offer their life experiences and ideas with eager audiences. The topics are wide and varied yet speak to the hopes and values we all believe in.

Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

Dr Tasha Hubbard is a filmmaker from Peepeekisis First Nation in Treaty Four Territory, Canada. In her powerful film Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up she tells a troubling story of the deep injustice surrounding the unlawful 2016 killing of a young Cree man named Colten Boushie. The case and the publicity it generated was a potent lesson in uniquely Canadian racism. Every country has stories it hides – to give them light is to force a country to cope with shame and disgust. The NATIVE Mind needs to be unflinching and honest as it seeks a balance with the past to protect the future.

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