Theodore Fontaine
Theodore Fontaine, a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba, attended both the Fort Alexander and Assiniboia Indian Residential Schools, experiences which form the backdrop for his compelling memoir, Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools (Heritage House). He has been a respected leader and negotiator for aboriginal peoples, including as chief of the Sagkeeng First Nation, executive director of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, and Strategic Advisor to the Chiefs on Indian residential school issues. He now chairs the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute, based in Winnipeg.
September 24, 2010
04:30 PM - 05:30 PMBig Ideas - Healing the Broken Circle
Part of Big Ideas and THIN AIR 2010.
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September 20, 2010
07:00 PM - 08:30 PMBOOK LAUNCH: Theodore Fontaine
Part of Here and There and THIN AIR 2010.
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September 19, 2010
07:00 PM - 09:00 PMOPENING NIGHT - Voices From Oodena
Part of Opening Night and THIN AIR 2010.
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September 19, 2010
07:00 PM - 09:00 PMSOIRÉE D'OUVERTURE: VOIX D'OODENA
Part of Opening Night and THIN AIR 2010.
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