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Chee itayhtamawk
Erynne m. Gilpin
PhD Candidate. Indigenous Governance.
University of Victoria
Indigenous Restoration & Environmental Justice: Book Launch and Fundraiser.
Please join us for an evening to raise awareness about and honour Indigenous environmental justice and Heiltsuk restoration efforts.
On October 13th the Nathan E. Stewart tug ran... aground in Heiltsuk waters, the tug remains submerged. Its resultant diesel spill is uncontained as booms continue to fail. Heiltsuk community members have been on the scene of the accident since the very first hours the spill was reported. From dawn til dusk the Heiltsuk have been leading the containment and clean up efforts.
An estimated 110,000 litres of diesel fuel and other petroleum products has spilled into an area vital to local food security and colloquially referred to as the “breadbasket” of Heiltsuk territory. Members of the community harvest at least 25 species from the area, including cockles, clams, seaweed, kelp halibut, prawns and both sockeye and coho salmon.
There will be a silent auction and funds will be accept. The goal of the silent auction is to help cover costs that the Kirby Corporation is not willing to cover. The proceeds will go towards helping the Heiltsuk conduct cultural impact interviews, traditional food harvest interviews, and allow the Nations the means to obtain video and photo documentation to find out what went wrong, as well as help with clean up and restoration efforts.
If you are able to donate to the silent auction it would be much appreciated.
***Inconjunction to the Heiltusk Nation fundrasing efforts***
All are welcome to join author, Sarah Marie Wiebe, at the launch of her book Everyday Exposure: Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada's Chemical Valley.
Sarah Marie Wiebe is an assistant teaching professor at the University of Victoria. She has published on the politics of reproductive justice, ecologies of Indigenous citizenship, and community-engaged scholarship. She has also worked with Indigenous communities in Ontario and British Columbia on community filmmaking projects such as Indian Givers and To Fish as Formerly.
Russell Books will be selling advance copies of the paperbacks: ISBN 978-07748-3264-9 | $32.95
Legacy Art Gallery, 630 Yates Street: http://uvac.uvic.ca/ 6:00-9:30pm
Legacy Art Gallery will also be exhibiting Lindsay Delaronde’s photography project, In Defiance.The portraits aim to dismantle negative stereotpyes of First Nations women and re-flect the truth of diversity, power and respect. For more information: http://uvac.uvic.ca/
Proposed Schedule:
6:00 - Silent Auction
7:00 - Welcome & Territorial Acknowledgments (Jessica Brown)
-Water Song (Lindsay Borrows)
-Author Introduction (Jim Tully)
-Author Reading and Conversation (Sarah Marie Wiebe)
8:00 - Book Signing/Silent Auction/Refreshments
8:30 - Moment of Recognition for Late Mary Vickers
-Indigenous Restoration in Heiltsuk Territory (Frank Brown & Heiltsuk Community)
9:15 - Closing Song (Heiltsuk Singers)
The Facebook page of the event can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/events/1694572480871452/
Please also see the attached poster:
Many Thanks.
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Margo MatwychukDirector
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