Dancing Particles (Keynote)

Speaker: 
Willie Ermine
Event: 
Working Better Together Conference
Date: 
February 19, 2015

In this presentation, entitled "Dancing Particles," Cree philosopher and educator Willie Ermine, Professor, First Nations University of Canada, elaborates on the concept of 鈥淓thical Space鈥 as a foundational practice for ethical research relationships. 

Professor Ermine gave one of two keynote presentations on 鈥淚ndigenous Concepts And Values Informing Contemporary Research Ethics In Canada鈥 for the 鈥Working Better Together Conference on Indigenous Research Ethics鈥 that took place February 18-20th, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The conference brought together 80 community-engaged academic and community researchers, educators, practitioners, policy analysts and research administrators from across Canada to explore what it really means 鈥 and what it takes 鈥 to work collaboratively in Indigenous research.

The event was organized by the Intellectual Property in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) project based at 51社区黑料 and co-sponsored by the and the at the University of Victoria, and the . Major funding was provided through an Impact (Partnership) Award to the IPinCH project from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSRHC).

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