Date: Sep 28
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Engaging Evening
Catharyn Andersen was appointed as Memorial’s first vice-president (Indigenous) on July 1, 2021. The position focuses on continuing to build meaningful relationships with Indigenous Peoples and advancing Indigenization at Memorial University.
In this talk, Catharyn will discuss the process of developing the university-wide mandate to support Indigenous education broadly across the university, encouraging respectful engagement and relationship building with Indigenous Peoples and communities, and supporting the success of Indigenous students across Memorial University.
About the presenter:
Catharyn is an Inuk from Nunatsiavut, born and raised in Makkovik, Labrador. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics, a Master of Arts in linguistics, and a Master of Business Administration from Memorial University. She is a 2022 member of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference. She has been living in St. John’s for the past 14 years and loves to return home to Labrador as much as she can.
Non-Member Price: $10 Adults, $6.50 Senior, $6.50 Military, and $5 Youth.
This program is free for members, but space is limited so please ensure you reserve your free ticket online by clicking "Buy Tickets" or by calling 757-8090.
For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish”.
Offered Wednesdays and Saturdays 10:30 am. Included in the cost of admission.
In Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou exhibition find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Offered Tuesdays 10:30 am and Saturdays 2:30 pm
Included in the cost of admission.