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Learning Lodge on Mi’kmaw Livelihood Rights

Posted by FishWIKS on September 15, 2021 in News

FishWIKS team member Shelley Denny will be participating in a panel discussion on the 1999 Supreme Court Marshall Decision, Friday, September 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm at the Barrick Auditorium at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.   

Panelists include:

  • Dr. Jane McMillan, Professor of Anthropology at St. FX
  • Senator Dan Christmas, the first Mi’kmaw to be appointed to the Senate  of Canada
  • Elder Kerry Prosper, Knowledge Keeper at St. FX
  • Melissa Nevin, Director of Fisheries and Integrated Resources for the Atlantic Policy Congress of the First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
  • Shelley Denny, Director of Aquatic Research and Stewardship at the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources

The event can be livestreamed at: https://bit.ly/3zuHTrH