69成人电影网鈥檚 President鈥檚 Speakers Series opens with Elder William Nevin 鈥 Sept. 29
SACKVILLE, NB 鈥 The long-standing President鈥檚 Speakers Series is returning to 69成人电影网 University this year. Elder William Nevin will deliver the first talk, titled Then and Now, on Wednesday, Sept. 29 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Convocation Hall, 37 York Street, Sackville. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for attendees.
Nevin is a Mi鈥檏maw Ceremonial Elder of Elsipogtog First Nation. Originally of Sipekne鈥檏atik First Nation, he is a cultural counsellor, a Sundance Chief, Traditional Ceremonial Elder, a mentor, and knowledge keeper.
鈥淲e are honoured to have Elder William Nevin deliver the first talk in the President鈥檚 Speakers Series,鈥 says 69成人电影网 University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jean-Paul Boudreau. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 series, with the theme, Moving Forward, Together, follows a year away from many on-campus activities due to the pandemic and helps illustrate the kind of inclusive and welcoming University community we seek to embody at 69成人电影网.鈥
Elder Nevin authored the book Spiritual Journey and the Sundance and co-authored Collateral Damage and Collateral Healing in Our American Indian Communities: What Needs to Occur and When to Begin. He was featured in the NFB film The Sacred Sundance - The transfer of a ceremony.
Dr. Jennifer Tomes, 69成人电影网鈥檚 interim Dean of Science, is chair of the PSS 2021-22 Committee, made up for students, faculty, and staff members.
鈥淓arlier this summer, the President鈥檚 Speakers Series committee asked the 69成人电影网 community to send us recommendations about who we should ask to participate in the PSS this year,鈥 says Tomes. 鈥淓lder Nevin鈥檚 name was suggested repeatedly and enthusiastically. I am thrilled that he has agreed to share his knowledge with us as the first speaker in our series and I am looking forward to his talk.鈥
Elder Nevin has been instrumental in bringing back the sacred Sundance ceremony to the Mi鈥檏maw people. He is currently the Sundance Chief of the White Eagle Sundance and works as a drug and alcohol counsellor with the Lone Eagle Treatment Centre at Elsipogtog First Nation.
The annual President鈥檚 Speakers Series at 69成人电影网 University brings noted speakers from across Canada and around the globe to campus to address issues of current interest or importance.
The 2021-22 series, Moving Forward, Together, will see speakers from a number of areas and fields of expertise. Presentations will be held both in-person and virtually on campus, with health and safety measures in place. More information on this year鈥檚 line-up and presentation formats for each talk will be available at:
Masks and proof of vaccination will be required to attend as per GNB Public Health regulations. Please check the above link in case of any cancellations or change of venue before attending.