University of Manitoba researchers and Indigenous partners plan to discuss the issues surrounding the human right to clean drinking water and effective sanitation in First Nations communities.
The in-depth discussion set for Monday, January 7 will include Elder Billie Schibler, who will open the second term of the seminar series “Critical Conversations.” U of M sociologist Dr. Laura Funk and Sheryl Peters of the Prairie Women’s Centre for Health Excellence will discuss how to do research in a way that is rooted in Indigenous traditions and motivated by social justice.
Monday’s seminar will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 206 of Robson Hall, 224 Dysart Road.
The seminar series will run until March and is free and open to the public.
— Staff
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