Graduate Student Speaker Series - Vicki Monague
Event Date:
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 12:00pm EDT
Event Location:
via Zoom
Event Contact Name:
Yolanda Twance
Event Contact Phone:
807-343-8010 Ext. 8084
Event Contact E-mail:
Sharing Stories and Learning from Each Other
Indigenous Graduate Speaker Series
The Indigenous Student Services Centre is pleased to share this inspiring student speaker series.
Vicki Monague - Master of Education, Education for Change: Indigenous Education
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 12 pm to 1 pm EST
via zoom
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining.Everyone is welcome to attend.
Everyone welcome to attend.
Gene Nowegejick is a member of the Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek. He is a parent, grandparent, and great grandparent. He assisted with the development of cultural programming for children with various organizations for many years. He has been blessed to grow up traditionally and to have learned from his grandparents. He is from the Lake Nipigon peoples. Gene’s grandfather is a direct descendent of one of the signatories to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. He has relations at Fort William First Nation, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek, and Grand Portage. Gene has many historical connections with these communities. Gene previously worked with adult students at Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services - Matawa (KKETS) where he provided student supports and services. He’s been a social worker for 30 years, as well as a former police officer. Gene believes we need to reinforce our connections to language and traditional ceremonies and conducts the monthly sweat lodge ceremonies at Lakehead University. Gene is currently retired. 
Ma-Nee has faced numerous challenges in her life that have prompted her to embark on a path of spiritual healing through art. She was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and was adopted by a French Canadian family. She was then found and returned home to her Cree kokum at the age of two to be raised in a remote Ojibwe community north of Lake Nipigon. Being a two-spirited Elder and storyteller, she uses various media for personal and community spiritual healing. She is visually impaired and her art tells a story of the journey people face each day. Ma-Nee has also authored, A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder; a compelling and harrowing, but ultimately uplifting story of resilience and self-discovery.