Media advisory - Library and Archives Canada hosts Indigenous Writers' Gathering as part of #IndigenousReads campaign

OTTAWA, Oct. 3, 2017 /CNW/ - Hosted by Jennifer David, the Indigenous Writers' Gathering hopes to encourage reconciliation by increasing the understanding of Indigenous issues, cultures, and history.

A panel of prominent Indigenous writers representing the three Indigenous groups will engage in a lively conversation on how to overcome adversity and build resilience.

The discussion will take place in English, with simultaneous French translation, and will be followed by a question period.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/events/Pages/2017/indigenous-writers-gathering.aspx

FEATURED AUTHORS:

• Tracey Lindberg (First Nation; author of Birdie)
• Cherie Dimaline (Métis; author of The Marrow Thieves)
• Zebedee Nungak (Inuit; author of Wrestling with colonialism on steroids: Quebec Inuit fight for their homeland)

DATE: 
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

TIME:
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

PLACE:
Pellan Room
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

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