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McGill University Symposium on Indigenous Cultures 2006
MUSIC 2006
September 21 and 22, 2006
 
Presented by:
Indigenous Studies in Education, Research, and Teaching (ISERT)
First Peoples House (FPH)
Joint Senate-Board Subcommittee on Equity for First Peoples (JSBSC-FP)
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The McGill University Symposium on Indigenous Cultures 2006 (MUSIC 2006)
uses the autumn solstice to represent balance-a time when day and night are
equal. At this time we console each other and greet each other with
friendship and sharing. MUSIC 2006 creates an opportunity to share
Indigenous Peoples' understanding of the indigenous world. The oral,
audio-visual, graphic-textual, and performative expression of indigenous
peoples' collective memory is presented through two days of MUSIC 2006.
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MUSIC 2006 Schedule
 
September 21, 2006
 
10 am to 4 pm. -- McGill University Pow Wow
Honouring our Alumni and Graduates
 
4 pm. to 10 pm. --  MUSIC Live
 
September 22, 2006
 
9:00 am. to 11:30 am. --  Indigenous Multiliteracies
 
11:30 to I2:30 pm. --  Luncheon with Special Guest Speaker
 
1 pm. to 3 pm. - Indigenous Governance
 
3 pm. to 5 pm. - Indigenous Futures
 
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First Peoples House Annual PowWow
September 21, 2006 
 
First Peoples House Annual PowWow : 10:00 am.-4 pm. MUSIC 2006 begins with
exhibitions of performative culture featuring the First Peoples House annual
PowWow and Indigenous dance festival on September 21. The FPH PowWow
presents cultural expression through arts, crafts, dances, stories, and live
performances. Eastern Woodlands dancing includes northeastern North American
drummers and dancers. Also included are demonstrations of western-style
dancing, and Inuit drumming and chanting.
 
MUSIC Live: 4 pm. - 10 pm.
 
MUSIC 2006 continues into the night with a live event. MUSIC 2006 provides a
stage for Indigenous peoples who are fashion designers, dancers, singers and
entertainers. The program provides a blend of performance artists who
deliver a heritage of artistic expressions in contemporary but also
traditional forms. 
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Indigenous Cultures Symposia
September 22, 2006  9 am to 5 pm.
 
MUSIC 2006 features action and research in multiliteracies, governance, and
Indigenous youth and children. MUSIC 2006 provides a forum for Indigenous
practitioners and researchers from the area for dialogical engagement with
the McGill University learning community. The sessions on September 22
focuses on Indigenous research in:
 
Indigenous Multiliteracies - focusing on First Language research on
multiliteracies, information and educational technologies, advances in
videographic research methods, and the use of web-based resources.
Indigenous orthographies and syllabic written systems are applied to recover
and stabilize the loss of Indigenous languages.
 
Indigenous Governance - focusing on diversity and inclusion to the
identification and elimination of barriers to healthy communities facing
Indigenous people such as membership codes, local governance, and
international relations.
 
Indigenous Futures ­ this panel addresses risk factors facing children and
youth focusing on health and lifestyle parameters for psychosocial and
physical determinants of health and disability, children and adolescent
healthy lifestyles and social behaviors, coping with emotional disorders,
and resistance to substance abuse.
 
MUSIC 2006 presents current work undertaken to reform governance, preserve
culture, and promote stable social change for Indigenous Peoples.
 
Supported by the:
Eberts Family Endowment, Max Bell Foundation,
 McGill University Social Equity and Diversity Education (SEDE) Office,
McGill University Faculty of Education, and the McGill University Office of
Student Service
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