Dear friends of UMIH,
in this week’s newsletter, we want to bring your attention to a couple of forthcoming events:
Indigenous Peoples and the Lula Administration: The Role of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Dr. Eloy Terena, Vice-Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil
Wednesday October 1st, 2:30 pm, 108 St. John’s College
A member of the Terena Indigenous people in Brazil, Dr. Terena is a lawyer and the Vice-Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil. He holds doctoral degrees in Law and Anthropology, and a post-doctoral degree in Social Science (École des
Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France). He has worked as the general counsel for the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) as well as in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court. Dr. Terena recently received
Brazil’s most prestigious award, the Order of Rio Branco, for his work in establishing the first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil’s history.
There will be refreshments available after the presentation.
We also your attention to the following event organized by UIMIH Research Affiliate Dr. Mariya Shymchyshyn
The Great Overlooked – Prof. Leonid Biletskyi as Teacher and Scholar
This is a one-day symposium honoring Leonid Biletskyi (1882–1955), an influential Ukrainian literary scholar, educator, and cultural leader whose work in Winnipeg left a lasting legacy. This one-day, mixed-format symposium will be held on
November 18th, and the keynote address will be delivered via Zoom at 2:30pm by Prof. Rostyslav Radyshevskyi (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv). We invite submissions for the symposium, for further information see attached pdf and
contact Dr. Shymchyshyn at
mariya.shymchyshyn@umanitoba.ca
Stay tuned for more events!
Jorge A. Nállim
Director, Institute for the Humanities
Faculty of Arts Humanities Research Professor
Department of History
405 Fletcher Argue Bldg.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V5
+1 (204) 474 6387
https://umanitoba.ca/arts/jorge-nallim
umanitoba.ca/institutes/humanities
