Bobbie Chew Bigby: Indigenous Internationalism Keynote
In-Person & Online
Tuesday,
Aug 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM
- 3:30 PM EDT
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Event Details
Indigenous Internationalism: Journeys of meaningful connections between Countries, communities, and cultures
with Bobbie Chew Bigby
The Office of Indigenous Relations and the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (Faculty of Health) are pleased to co-host a presentation by Bobbie Chew Bigby, postdoctoral fellow at University of Waterloo.
Bobbie is excited and honored to engage with the University of Waterloo community through this talk and dialogue. Beginning by first sharing some personal stories from her background and home base in Oklahoma Indian Country, Bobbie aims to sketch some of the many lines of connection between the lands and communities of the Waterloo area and Oklahoma. Turning next to an overview of her learning journey, research trajectory, and recent PhD dissertation, Bobbie will highlight her work documenting Indigenous-led tourism and resurgence across Indigenous Australia and beyond. Images and stories from fieldwork in both Australia and the US will be shared, along with reflections from navigating research in the recent period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, Bobbie’s more recent research work on documenting and standing in solidarity with Indigenous-led toxic tours of environmentally assaulted land and waterscapes will be briefly covered, along with an overview of other projects that are part of her postdoctoral fellowship. Following the presentation, Bobbie looks forward to an extended question-and-answer and dialogue period to engage in conversation with the UW community.
Location
Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion (LHI) - HLTH EXP 1689
200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 CA
Instructions will be sent out via email after registration.
Tickets
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Price |
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Bobbie Chew Bigby Keynote |
Free |
Organizer Details
Office of Indigenous Relations | University of Waterloo
The Office of Indigenous Relations is a central hub for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students, faculty, and staff, along with allies within the University of Waterloo community. Our work is rooted in the goals of indigenization, decolonization, and reconciliation.
