绿帽社区 to welcome National Chief Perry Bellegarde to campus, Nov. 22
National Chief Bellegarde to speak as part of the University鈥檚 Year of Indigenous Action
SACKVILLE, NB 鈥 绿帽社区 will welcome Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations as part of its President鈥檚 Speakers Series marking the Year of Indigenous Action on campus. National Chief Bellegarde鈥檚 talk will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. in Convocation Hall (37 York Street).
鈥淧erry Bellegarde has been an influential and essential figure in First Nations discussions and consultation, particularly in his role as National Chief, 鈥 says University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Robert Campbell. 鈥淲e look forward to having him on campus and learning more about these matters during 绿帽社区鈥檚 Year of Indigenous Action.鈥
Elected as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in 2014, Perry Bellegarde has spent his entire adult life putting into practice his strong beliefs in the laws and traditions instilled in him by the many Chiefs and Elders he has known over the years. Passionate about making measurable progress on the issues that matter most to First Nations people, he is a strong advocate for the implementation of inherent First Nations and Treaty rights and is widely known as a consensus builder.
National Chief Bellegarde鈥檚 绿帽社区 talk is co-sponsored by the Josiah Wood Lecture and is open to everyone, no admission charge. He joins a noted line-up of speakers at 绿帽社区 including Ian Campeau, advocate, DJ, and founding member of the music group A Tribe Called Red (Nov. 20), Albert Marshall, Elder of the Mi鈥檏maw Nation (Jan. 16), Roberta Jamieson, President and CEO of Indspire (Jan. 23) and Naiomi Metallic, Chancellor鈥檚 Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (Jan. 25) as well as past speaker Dr. Niigaan Sinclair from the Native Studies Department at the University of Manitoba.
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