This bilingual public event is a joint initiative of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (IRSTRC), the Centre for research on ethics of the University of Montreal (CRÉUM) and the Centre on Values and Ethics (COVE) of Carleton University, that will help to support the work of the Commission. The conference, titled Breaking the Silence: International conference on the Indian residential schools commission of Canada, will take place at the University of Montreal on September 26-27, 2008.

You can download the programme via this link as well as the official poster of the conference and visit the website of the Commission by following the link down below. The conference is open to everyone.

You can now download the audio recordings of the conference at this link

Conference Location

Université de Montréal
Faculté de l’Aménagement
2940 ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Room 1120
Métro Université de Montréal

Cette conférence bilingue et internationale, ouverte au publique, est une intitiative conjointe de la Commission de vérité et de réconciliation sur les pensionnats indiens, du CRÉUM et du Centre on Values and Ethics de l’Université Carleton, qui a pour objectif d’assister les travaux de la Commission. Intitulée Breaking the silence: International conference on the Indian residential schools commission of Canada, la conférence se tiendra à l’Université de Montréal, les 26 et 27 septembre 2008.

Vous pouvez télécharger le programme en cliquant ce lien ainsi que l’affiche du colloque au bas de cette page et vous trouverez un lien vers le site de la commission. Bienvenue à tous!

Vous pouvez maintenant télécharger les enregistrements audio de la conférence en cliquant sur ce lien

où et quand?

Université de Montréal
Faculté de l’Aménagement
2940 ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Room 1120
Métro Université de Montréal
Vendredi et Samedi 26 et 27 septembre 2008

Friday September 26

• 8:45 Welcome prayer by Delbert Sampson, Shuswap Nation, Salmon Arm, B.C. (former Residential School student)
• 9:00 Conference Plenary Eduardo Gonzalez, Deputy Director (Americas) International Center for Transitional Justice
• 9:45 Reconciliation: An International Perspective

Chair: Christa Scholtz, Department of Political Science, McGill University

Jeff Corntassel, Indigenous Governance Programs, University of Victoria
Paige Arthur, Deputy Director of Research, International Center for Transitional Justice
Cynthia Milton, Department of History, Université de Montréal

• 11:00 Break
• 11:15 Rapporteur: Daniel Weinstock, Centre de recherche en éthique de l’Université de Montréal
• 11:30 Questions and comments
• 12:15 Lunch Break
• 2:30 The Ethical Challenges of Reconciliation

Chair: Pierre Noreau, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal

Christian Nadeau, Department of Philosophy, Université de Montréal
Val Napoleon, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
Dale Turner, Government and Native American Studies, Dartmouth University

• 3:45 Break
• 4:00 Rapporteur: Maxime St-Hilaire, Centre de recherche en éthique de l’Université de Montréal
• 4:15 Questions and comments
• 5:00 End of first day

Saturday September 27

• 8:45 Welcome prayer by Mike Standup, Spiritual healer
• 9:00 Media, ethics and reconciliation

Chair: Lance Delisle, Morning show host, K103 Kahnawake

Ellen Gabriel, President, Quebec Native Women
Matt James, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
Duncan McCue, CBC-TV News

• 10:15 Break
• 10:30 Rapporteur: Renée Dupuis, Chief Commissioner, Indian Claims Commission Canada
• 10:45 Questions and comments
• 11:30 Morning Plenary: National Chief Phil Fontaine, Assembly of First Nations
• 12:00 Lunch Break
• 1:30 Memory, truth and reconciliation

Chair: (TBA)

Sue Campbell, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University
Neal McLeod, Indigenous Studies, Trent University
Roger Simon, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Robina Thomas, School of Social Work, University of Victoria

• 3:15 Break
• 3:30 Rapporteur: Paulette Regan, Senior Program Advisor/Academic Liaison, Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission

• 3:45 Questions and comments
• 4:30 Closing Plenary: Justice Harry S. LaForme, Chief Commissioner, Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• 5:00 End of conference