Unsettling Our Settler Ways: Looking At the Waters of Mahone Bay
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Friday April 26 2024
Approximate running time: 2 hours
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On April 26th at 7:30, Margaret Knickle Ph.D will give a talk at the Chester Playhouse that will shake up traditional settler views about Mahone Bay by sharing her experiences as a settler who has researched and documented the history of Lunenburg County from a Mi’kmaw perspective.
Do you love where you live so much that you are inspired to learn more? We all love the rich beauty of Mahone Bay's islands and waters, but there is also history that many of us know little about.
In this thought-provoking talk, Dr. Margaret JA Knickle examines her settler roots using what she's learned about Mi'kmaw history in the area. The discussion explores how much of what we understand about where we are from is based on our colonial biases and prejudices. Dr. Knickle also examines the role and responsibility of settlers in decolonization, truth, reconciliation, and authentic Indigenous allyship. The evening includes drumming, singing, and discussion from All Nations Drum, a women’s big drum group based in Mi’kma’ki.
Margaret J.A. Knickle PH. D teaches part-time in the Faculty of Education Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax; is on the Fort Point Museum Board of Directors; and continues to research the history of Lunenburg County from a Mi’kmaw perspective.
This event is part of the Chester Art Centre’s Donald Curley Lecture Series, which over the past decade has focused on broadening the discussion about creativity and how it connects to the world we live in. Proceeds from the event fund the Chester Art Centre’s Artist in Residence Program.
Presented by the Chester Art Centre Please address all content questions to them.
Tickets:
Adult - $20 plus taxes & fees.
General Admissin
Run Time approx. 1 hr
Do you love where you live so much that you are inspired to learn more? We all love the rich beauty of Mahone Bay's islands and waters, but there is also history that many of us know little about.
In this thought-provoking talk, Dr. Margaret JA Knickle examines her settler roots using what she's learned about Mi'kmaw history in the area. The discussion explores how much of what we understand about where we are from is based on our colonial biases and prejudices. Dr. Knickle also examines the role and responsibility of settlers in decolonization, truth, reconciliation, and authentic Indigenous allyship. The evening includes drumming, singing, and discussion from All Nations Drum, a women’s big drum group based in Mi’kma’ki.
Margaret J.A. Knickle PH. D teaches part-time in the Faculty of Education Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax; is on the Fort Point Museum Board of Directors; and continues to research the history of Lunenburg County from a Mi’kmaw perspective.
This event is part of the Chester Art Centre’s Donald Curley Lecture Series, which over the past decade has focused on broadening the discussion about creativity and how it connects to the world we live in. Proceeds from the event fund the Chester Art Centre’s Artist in Residence Program.
Presented by the Chester Art Centre Please address all content questions to them.
Tickets:
Adult - $20 plus taxes & fees.
General Admissin
Run Time approx. 1 hr